Minglanilla, Cebu

Minglanilla
Municipality
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Nickname(s): Sugat Capital of the south
Map of Cebu with Minglanilla highlighted
Minglanilla Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°15′N 123°47′E / 10.25°N 123.78°E / 10.25; 123.78Coordinates: 10°15′N 123°47′E / 10.25°N 123.78°E / 10.25; 123.78
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province	Cebu
District	1st district of Cebu
Founded	1858
Barangay	19 (see § Barangays)
Government [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Elanito Peña (NP)
• Vice mayor	Robert Selma
• Town Council	Members Jeremias Cañares Samuel Adlawan Roy Nacario Loben Geonzon Kap Getuaban Boyet Velez Lamberto Cañada Maam Laput 2016 unofficial result
• Representative	Gerald Gullas
Area[2]
• Total	65.6 km2 (25.3 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	132,135
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,200/sq mi)
• Voter (2016)[4]	55,652
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP code	6046
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
Income class	1st class
PSGC	072232000
Website	elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/minglanilla-cebu/

Minglanilla is a 1st municipal income class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines.^[2] According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 132,135.^[3] In the 2016 election, it had 55,652 registered voters.^[4]

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.

History

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

Geography

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).

Climate

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.

Barangays

Minglanilla municipal hall

Minglanilla comprises 19 barangays:^[2]

Demographics

In the 2016 election, it had 55,652 registered voters, meaning that 42% of the population are aged 18 and over.^[4]

Tourism

Culture

Minglanilla Church

Churches

Festivals

• Sugat–Kabanhawan festival

In its devotion to the celebration of Christ's resurrection, the municipality of Minglanilla has long held the distinction of being the "Sugat Capital of the south". Annually held every Easter Sunday, the occasion primarily focuses the re‑enactment of the meeting of the Risen Christ and the Sorrowful Mother – followed by a string of activities and events scheduled to take place throughout the day. As one of the biggest annually celebrated occasions of the municipality, the festival takes a direct translation in celebrating Christ's resurrection, with street dancing, a wide assortment of day games, and entertainment features. Essentially a socio-religious event, celebrations have played the role of host to a diverse range of organized contests, competitions and games, including a carabao race, a burda-making contest (burda = embroidery), and a mud volleyball tournament. Easter-egg hunts also are part of Sugat-Kabanhawan festivals, just as the street dancing and the ritual showdown have become mainstay staples of the festivals overall program flow.

• Annual Fiesta of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

References

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	Toledo		Cebu City
			Talisay
		Minglanilla
	Naga		Cebu Strait

Province of Cebu
Cebu City (capital)
Municipalities	Alcantara Alcoy Alegria Aloguinsan Argao Asturias Badian Balamban Bantayan Barili Boljoon Borbon Carmen Catmon Compostela Consolacion Cordova Daanbantayan Dalaguete Dumanjug Ginatilan Liloan Madridejos Malabuyoc Medellin Minglanilla Moalboal Oslob Pilar Pinamungajan Poro Ronda Samboan San Fernando San Francisco San Remigio Santa Fe Santander Sibonga Sogod Tabogon Tabuelan Tuburan Tudela
Component cities	Bogo Carcar Danao Naga Talisay Toledo
Highly urbanized cities	Cebu City Lapu-Lapu Mandaue (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Cebu by the Philippine Statistics Authority. Mandaue is grouped under the 6th legislative district of Cebu but still independent from the province.)