Minglanilla, Cebu
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| Nickname(s): Sugat Capital of the south | |
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| Coordinates: 10°15′N 123°47′E / 10.25°N 123.78°ECoordinates: 10°15′N 123°47′E / 10.25°N 123.78°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas (Region VII) |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 1st district of Cebu |
| Founded | 1858 |
| Barangay | 19 (see § Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Elanito Peña (NP) |
| • Vice mayor | Robert Selma |
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| • Representative | Gerald Gullas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 65.60 km2 (25.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 132,135 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi) |
| • Voter (2016) | 55,652 |
| Time zone | PHT (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6046 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Income class | 1st class |
| PSGC | 072232000 |
Minglanilla is a 1st municipal income class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 132,135. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 55,652 registered voters.
Minglanilla lies within Metro Cebu. It is known as the "Sugat Capital of the South". (Sugat in Cebuano means meeting.) The Kabanhawan (Cebuano for "Resurrection") festival is held annually on Easter Sunday.
A big socio-religious event in Minglanilla is the Sugat, which attracts not only people from adjacent towns but also from Cebu city and further. On Black Saturday night, a public dance is held at the church plaza to witness the re‑enactment of the "meeting" of the risen Christ and his mother. Their images, borne on richly-decorated carrozas, meet amidst joyous songs and the presence of child angels suspended by wires.
Father Sanchez, Minglanilla's first parish priest, is credited as the founder of the town in 1858. The roads and bridges were built by the same Fr. Sanchez together with Fr. Magaz.
There were a number of capitanes who headed the town during the Spanish era. The first capitan was Hilario Castañares. During the American regime the first was Canuto Larrobis. The first elected municipal mayor was Gregorio de la Calzada.
Buat was the former name of Minglanilla. It was the place where early settlers dried (buad/buat) their sea catches. But in 1858, it was renamed Minglanilla by Fr. Sanchez, after a place in Spain.
The town suffered setbacks, among them during the Philippine Revolution when insurrectos burned down its municipal building and looted many houses. This event is remembered by a street named 18 de Julio (18 July). In 1942, its poblacion was razed to the ground by the Japanese in retaliation for the presence of the guerrillas in the town
Minglanilla is located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Cebu City. It is bounded southwest by Naga; northwest by Toledo; northeast by Talisay; and southeast by the Bohol Strait. Its land area is 65.6 km2 (25.3 sq mi).
The climate of Minglanilla is classified as Coronas type III, characterized by a dry season lasting from one to six months. There is no pronounced maximum rain period. The town is placed within the tropical rainforest type of world climate (Köppen type: Af) which has uniform high temperature and heavy precipitation distribution throughout the year.
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