Medellin, Cebu

The name Medellin is of Spanish origin and refers to the village with the same name in the Badajoz province of Extremadura in Spain. Medellin became a municipality by royal decree of Queen Isabel II of Spain on September 9, 1881.

Medellin was formerly part of Daanbantayan. As a town, it started with only 3 barangays, namely; Kawit and Buenavista on the west coast, and Tindog on the east coast. Kawit, being the biggest and most progressive barangay at that time, became the first seat of government.

Due to its deep shore water, the area was prone to pirates. As a consequence, the seat of government was then transferred to Buenavista (Daanlungsod). However, in view of its shallow shore water, traders and merchants found it difficult to transport their wares to and from Buenavista. A distance away south of Buenavista, there was a place called Tawagan which was an ideal site for trade and commerce. When the seat of government was transferred to Tawagan, the new poblacion was then called Medellin.

Medellin is bordered on the north by the town of Daanbantayan, to the west by the Tañon Strait, on the east by the Camotes Sea, on the southwest by the town of San Remigio and the southeast by the city of Bogo. It is 119 kilometres (74 mi) north from Cebu City.

Medellin is one of the nine municipalities comprising the 4th Congressional District Cebu Province.

Barangays

Medellin is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2024[6]		2010[7]
072231001	Antipolo	8.0%	4,981	4,440	▴	0.82%
072231007	Canhabagat	3.8%	2,355	2,145	▴	0.67%
072231008	Caputatan Norte	4.6%	2,890	2,520	▴	0.98%
072231009	Caputatan Sur	4.4%	2,712	1,962	▴	2.34%
072231002	Curva	3.6%	2,241	2,049	▴	0.64%
072231003	Daanlungsod	6.1%	3,782	3,328	▴	0.92%
072231004	Dalingding Sur	1.6%	970	821	▴	1.20%
072231005	Dayhagon	2.9%	1,803	1,678	▴	0.51%
072231016	Don Virgilio Gonzales	2.4%	1,473	1,287	▴	0.97%
072231006	Gibitngil	3.4%	2,128	1,880	▴	0.89%
072231010	Kawit	12.3%	7,626	6,279	▴	1.40%
072231011	Lamintak Norte	3.4%	2,130	2,116	▴	0.05%
072231017	Lamintak Sur	4.2%	2,583	2,400	▴	0.53%
072231012	Luy‑a	3.1%	1,938	1,700	▴	0.94%
072231018	Maharuhay	2.4%	1,477	1,809	▾	−1.44%
072231019	Mahawak	4.9%	3,060	3,363	▾	−0.67%
072231013	Panugnawan	3.7%	2,290	2,233	▴	0.18%
072231014	Poblacion	8.8%	5,500	4,617	▴	1.26%
072231015	Tindog	5.5%	3,393	3,420	▾	−0.06%
	Total		62,163	50,047	▴	1.56%

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Poverty incidence of Medellin

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^{[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]}

The principal source of livelihood among locals is Fishing and Farming while Tourism plays a promising future. Large tracts of land were engage in cultivating Sugarcane hence the tagged as the "Sugar Bowl of Cebu". A sugar milling company BOMEDCO is still operating since it was founded in the year 1928. Its mill is located in Barangay Luy-a, Medellin, Cebu. The principal product of the company is raw sugar.