Medellin, officially the Municipality of Medellin, is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has …Medellin, officially the Municipality of Medellin, is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,605 people. The name Medellin is of Spanish origin and refers to the village with the same name in the Badajoz province of Extremadura in Spain. Medellin became a municipality by royal decree of Queen Isabel II of Spain on September 9, 1881.