Toledo was originally known as "Hinulawan" which derives its names from the Hinulawan River running across the municipality. It was renamed Toledo, during its establishment as a new town -borrowing the name from a province of Spain.
One of the earliest recorded history of Toledo, the "Estadismo" of Fr. Joaquin de Zuniga, reported that Toledo had already a settled community of a little over 500 inhabitants as early as 1800.
When the first Philippine Republic was formed under President Emilio Aguinaldo, Toledo was converted into a district of Cebu Province and governed by a "Junta Popular". Following the colonization of the archipelago (1896-1946), Toledo became a full-fledge municipality when Governor Francis Burton Harrison signed Act. No. 119 on December 19, 1919.
Toledo saw a few changes during the first 40 years of its independent existence as a municipality. Real growth and changes came into Toledo in the 1950's after Atlas Consolidated Mining and Development corporation (ACMDC), one of the biggest copper mines in the world, started the development of a large porphyry copper ore in Barrio Don Andres Soriano, located nearly sixteen kilometers from the town's poblacion.
On June 19, 1960, Toledo attained the status of a chartered city by virtue of Republic Act No. 2688, authored by the late Rep. Manuel Zosa of the 6th District of Cebu. Toledo is classified as a second class city.
Physical Features-Location
Toledo City is situated on the central west coast of the elongated island province of Cebu. It is directly opposite San Carlos City of Negros Occidental, 25 nautical miles away across the Tañon Strait.
It is bounded by the coastal towns of Pinamungajan located ten kilometers to the South and Balamban 13.9 kilometers to the North. It shares common boundaries with the city of Cebu and the municipalities of Talisay. Minglanilla and Naga, all of which are located on the eastern and southern coasts of the island.
Land Forms, Topography and Geology
The terrainb of Toledo City is characterized by narrow coastal plains that give way abruptly to a few rolling hills andf rugged mountain ranges and slopes. Roughly twenty square kilometers (2,000 hectares) along the coastline have an elevation of less than forty meters above sea level. The poblacion is located in the middle of this strip, which stretches some fifteen kilometers along the coastline and one to three kilometers inland. There are fairly level and rolling plateaus and valleys comprising some fifty square kilometers spread throughout the interior.
The highest mountain peak is 700 meters above sea level and is located to the northeast of the Poblacion. Toledo's mountain crusts are of volcanic origin formed millions of years ago during the glacial age.
Infrastructures and Utilities
* The entire network of Toledo City has a total length of 99.08 kms. of national road and 62.54 kms. of city road/street.
* There are two operational ports in Toledo. One is owned by Atlas Mines while the other is a public port facility owned by the city government.
* Toledo has two airstrips located at the Barangay Don Andres Soriano and Sangi. Both are owned and maintained by the Atlas Mines.
* Transportationh facilities are tricycles, jeepneys and buses.
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