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Toledo
Philippines
Toledo, city, on the western coast of Cebu island, central Philippines. It was the site of the country’s largest copper mine until it closed in 1994 after being flooded; operations resumed at the mine in 2008. The ore is extracted by strip or open-cut mining, concentrated, and trucked to the port of Sangi. There also is a major coalfield nearby. Local agriculture (corn [maize], coconuts) adds to the city’s economy. Toledo has a commercial airport and ferry service across Tanon Strait to San Carlos on the island of Negros. Inc. city, 1960. Pop. (2000) 141,174; (2010) 157,078.
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