Cordova, Cebu


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Also spelled Cordoba, most of the municipality lies on separate islands off the southern coast of Mactan Island. It is connected to the main island of Mactan by two bridges with a third to be opened by 2021.
Cordova is bordered to the north by the city of Lapu-Lapu, to the west is the Mactan Channel, to the east is Hilutangan Channel and Olango Island, and to the south is the Cebu Strait.

History

On 22 May 1863, the Spanish Governor General of the Philippines Rafael Echagüe y Bermingham created a new town comprising the barrios of Gabi, Dayas and Pilipul, all of which are located on the southeastern tip of Mactan Island. Some authors think he chose the name Cordoba which means "stark nakedness and bare", but they do not indicate in what language. The decree of becoming a municipality only became effective in 1864.
However, before being appointed Governor General, in 1858, Rafael Echagüe y Bermingham was representative in the Spanish Congress of Deputies for the province of Cordoba, so he should have given that name in memory of his previous experiences.
In addition to Spain and the Philippines, there are other cities or provinces named Cordoba, Cordova or Las Cordobas in Argentina, Colombia, USA and Mexico, all of them founded and named by Spanish, in memory of the Spanish Cordoba or the surname/family name of its founders.
Cordova became a municipality in 1864, and from 1913 up to the present, a total of 15 mayors governed the district.
The Cebu–Cordova Link Expressway, which is set to be completed by 2021, will connect Cebu City in mainland Cebu to the town. This will be the third bridge connecting mainland Cebu to Mactan Island, after the Mactan–Mandaue Bridge and the Marcelo Fernan Bridge.

Geography

Geographically, Cordova consists of a main island, bordering on and separated from Mactan Island by a narrow stream, as well as the islets of Gilutongan, Nalusuan, Shell, Tongo and Lava. The two islets of Gilutongan and Nalusuan are part of the Olango Island Group in the middle of the Cebu Strait. Its land area is, of which constitutes the main island and are outlying islets.
The surface of the town consists entirely of karstic limestone rock geologically associated with the Plio-Pleistocene Carcar Formation, dated to 2½–3 million years ago. The topography of Cordova is flat land, the highest point being only above sea level.
A PRIVATE firm is set to build a Mangrove Propagation and Information Center in Barangay Day-as in the town of Cordova, a facility that will help the local government protect its mangroves. Metro Pacific Investments Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of Metro Pacific Investments Corp., will build the center in the middle of a 500-square-meter mangrove plantation in Barangay Day-as. Cordova has at least two hectares of mangroves that surround several of its barangays.

Climate

The climate of Cordova is of Coronas type III, meaning the seasons are not very pronounced and are classified as hot and humid.
Its temperature ranges from, with a mean high temperature of and a mean low of.

Barangays

Cordova comprises 13 barangays:

Demographics

Tourism

Cordova is a quiet fisherman town off the coast of mainland Cebu. It has several hotels, resorts and accommodations, which include:
A special attraction is the mangrove forest and swamp area. The best access to this area is the Day-as Boardwalk and Marine Park. The total mangrove plantation is estimated to cover more or less. Most of the mangrove forest is located in the barangays of Pilipog, Bangbang, San Miguel, Dayas and Catarman.

Education

The children in Cordova are served by 14 day-care centers, eleven public elementary schools, two private elementary schools, one public high school, a private high school and the public college. Educational achievement is relatively high, with 75% of adults having finished elementary and high school and 23% have attended university or received a degree. Around 2% of the population report not having received formal schooling.