Consolacion
| Consolacion | |
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 Map of Cebu with Consolacion highlighted |
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 Consolacion
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| Coordinates: 10°30′N 123°57′E / 10.5°N 123.95°ECoordinates: 10°30′N 123°57′E / 10.5°N 123.95°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas (Region VII) |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 6th District of Cebu |
| Founded Reestablished |
1871 1920 |
| Barangay |
21 (see § Barangays)
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| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Teresa Alegado (LP) |
| • Vice mayor | Aurelio Damole |
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| • Representative | Jonas Cortes |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.03 km2 (14.30 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 131,528 |
| • Density | 3,600/km2 (9,200/sq mi) |
| • Voter (2016) | 73,893 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6001 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Income class | 1st class; partly urban |
| PSGC | 072219000 |
Consolacion is a 1st municipal income class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. It is about 12 1⁄2 kilometres (7.8 mi) from Cebu City, within Metro Cebu, and stretches some 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from north to south with 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) at its widest. Consolacion is bounded on the north by Liloan, Cebu, on the south by the city of Mandaue, on the west by the Mactan Channel and on the east by the city of Cebu. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 131,528. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 73,893 registered voters.
Consolacion was a component barangay first founded in 1871 with a population of 14,248. Before this, it was only a barrio of the municipality of Mandaue. Consolacion became a separate town in 1871. However, in 1902 and 1903, unable to maintain its status as an independent municipality, it reverted to Mandaue.
In 1920 Consolacion was again made an independent municipality after a petition was accepted by the governor. So grateful were the townspeople to the Spanish governor that they named their new town after his daughter – Consolacion – and they also chose San Narciso as their patron saint, the namesake of the governor's wife, Narcisa.
A year after the construction of the Casa Real or municipal hall, the people built their first church. Because it was made of wood, nipa, and bamboo, it was totally destroyed by a typhoon in 1888. A second one was also destroyed by a typhoon in 1892. A third one was built just before World War II, on its current site.
The present municipal hall is already the third one. The first was destroyed by the typhoon of 1892. The second one was also destroyed, by the Japanese during World War II. Today, Consolacion is a robust residential urban municipality with a vigorous economy, providing a place to live for people employed in the neighboring cities of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Cebu.
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