๐ต๐ญ Toledo, officially the City of Toledo, is a 3rd class component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. Toledo City is bordered to the north by the town of Balamban, to the west is the Taรฑon Strait, to the east is Cebu City and Naga and the town of Minglanilla, and to the south is the town of Pinamungajan.
On June 18, 1960, Toledo became a chartered city under Republic Act No. 2688.
Its patron saint is John of Sahagun and his feast day is celebrated every June 12.
Toledo is 67 km (42ย mi) away from Cebu City and is widely known for its huge mining industry owned by Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation, which is the umbrella of Carmen Copper Corporation and its Toledo Mine.
1History It is formerly known as Pueblo Hinulawan.
1Second World War In 1942 the Japanese Imperial forces captured and occupied the town of Toledo.
In 1945, local Filipino forces of the Philippine Commonwealth Army from the 8th, 82nd, 83rd, 85th and 86th Infantry Division aided by Cebuano guerrilla resistance fighters, battled against the Japanese Imperial forces and liberated the town of Toledo.
1Cityhood On June 19, 1960, Toledo became a chartered city under Republic Act No. 2688. It was made into a city through the efforts of then Congressman Manuel A. Zosa, representative of the old Sixth District Cebu, who authored Republic Act No. 2688.
Although not as progressive as Cebu's other cities, it is unique in that it is the only city in the province on the western seaboard facing Negros Oriental โ and therefore strategically located. (Danao, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Cebu City, Talisay, Naga, and Carcar are on the east. One more city, Bogo, is in the north, on the eastern side.)
1Shrine of Saint Pedro Calungsod Following the canonization on October 21, 2012, of Visayan teen martyr Pedro Calungsod (1672), the hilltop parish of Cantabaco became the first shrine and church named after the second Filipino saint.
1Mabulig Lake Toledo has been the source of water for Metro Cebu, Cebu City Water District. It uses Vacuum Type Water Systems, the Pipes from this lake go up the mountain and go down to Cebu Proper, Mabulig Lake is situated and located more higher than Cebu City Proper.
1Barangays Toledo is politically subdivided into 38 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
1Economy Toledo City is known as the "Copper City". Carmen Copper Corporation a subsidiary of Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development Corporation operates the Toledo Copper mine covering 1,674 hectares. The mine is located in Barangay Don Andres Soriano (Lutopan), Toledo City. The copper concentrate are shipped and delivered mainly to smelting factories in China, India and Japan.
Aside from mining, Toledo City is also known as the "Power City" as a handful of power providers are located in the city. Global Business Power Corporation (GBP) is a holding company that has become the leading energy provider in the Visayas region. It owns Toledo Power Co. (TPC) which owns a 60 MW and 82 MW coal-fired power plants in Barangay Daanlungsod and a 40 MW diesel plant in Carmen; and Cebu Energy Development Corporation (CEDC), a 246 MW clean coal-fired power plant utilizing Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) boiler technology also located in Barangay Daanlungsod. Another coal-fired power plant is AboitizPower subsidiary Therma Visayas, Inc.(TVI) which has a net capacity of 300 MW located in Bato, Toledo City. Aside from coal-fired power plants, a 60 MW solar power plant is located in a 73-hectare property in Barangay Talavera owned by First Toledo Solar Energy Corporation a subsidiary of Citicore Power Inc. a community-focused renewable energy company. The National Grid Corporation (NGCP) currently has two substations in Toledo City located in Barangay Calong-calong and Magdugo.
Other companies in Toledo City include Atlas Fertilizer Corporation and San-Vic Agro-Builders, Inc. to name a few.
Shopping malls are also present in Toledo like Gaisano Grand, Gaisano Metro and Prince Warehouse Club.
1Leisure time The barangays of Cantabaco and Poog have limestone cliffs that local climbers have developed into popular crags for sport climbing.
1Toledo has a population of over 207,314 people. Toledo also forms part of the wider Cebu Province which has a population of over 3,325,385 people.
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๐ฎ๐ณ Pudukkottai 10.383
๐ต๐ญ Consolacion 10.4
๐จ๐ด Cartagena de Indias 10.4
๐ต๐ญ La Carlota 10.42
๐ป๐ณ Long Xuyรชn 10.382
๐ป๐ช San Antonio de los Altos 10.372
๐ป๐ช Los Teques 10.346
๐ป๐ณ Vลฉng Tร u 10.342
๐ต๐ญ Mandaue City 10.33
๐ต๐ญ Legaspi Port 123.73
Locations Near: Toledo 123.648,10.3826
๐ต๐ญ Naga 123.75,10.22 d: 21.2
๐ต๐ญ Talisay 123.839,10.263 d: 24.7
๐ต๐ญ San Carlos 123.423,10.49 d: 27.3
๐ต๐ญ Cebu City 123.897,10.3 d: 28.8
๐ต๐ญ Cebu 123.916,10.312 d: 30.4
๐ต๐ญ Carcar 123.64,10.103 d: 31.1
๐ต๐ญ Mandaue City 123.93,10.33 d: 31.4
๐ต๐ญ Mandaue 123.941,10.328 d: 32.6
๐ต๐ญ Consolacion 123.95,10.4 d: 33.1
Antipodal to: Toledo -56.352,-10.383
๐ง๐ท Sinop -55.633,-11.833 d: 19835.7
๐ง๐ท Sorriso -55.7,-12.533 d: 19765.6
๐ง๐ท Lucas do Rio Verde -55.917,-13.067 d: 19712.9
๐ง๐ท Nova Mutum -56.084,-13.838 d: 19629.8
๐ง๐ท Campo Novo do Parecis -57.892,-13.675 d: 19612.5
๐ง๐ท Tangarรก da Serra -57.491,-14.621 d: 19527.8
๐ง๐ท Vilhena -60.11,-12.708 d: 19530.9
๐ง๐ท Cacoal -61.447,-11.439 d: 19446.5
๐ง๐ท Cuiabรก -56.096,-15.596 d: 19434.7
๐ง๐ท Vรกrzea Grande -56.139,-15.652 d: 19428.7