A year after the construction of the Casa Real or municipal hall, the people built their first church.

Today, Consolacion is a robust residential urban municipality with a vigorous economy, providing a place to live for people employed in the neighboring cities of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Cebu.

The contours are irregular and the highest point is about 500 meters (1,600 ft) above sea level.

The population of Consolacion is fast-growing with an intercensal growth rate of 50.45% from 1980 to 1990, repeated and more in subsequent decades.

To protect farmers and the folks from the sun and the rain, the sarok, a conical hat made from bamboo strips and dried banana leaves, becomes the needed fad for the people of Consolacion especially that the town is an agricultural land.

This dance is usually performed by pairs of dancers during social gatherings like baptism, weddings, and special programs in the poblacion.

[18][19] (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Cebu by the Philippine Statistics Authority.

However, qualified voters in Mandaue are allowed to vote in elections for Cebu provincial officials by virtue of Republic Act No.