About the City of Cebu

The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu in the Philippines, and is the second most significant metropolitan center in the Philippine Islands. The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu, and is the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. Cebu is the Philippines' main domestic shipping port, and is home to more than 80% of the country's domestic shipping companies. Cebu also holds the second largest international flights in the Philippine Islands, and is a significant center of commerce, trade, and industry in the Visayas, and Mindanao region. According to the 2007 Philippine census, the city has a population of 798,809 people.

Cebu City is the center of a metropolitan area called Metro Cebu, which includes the cities of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Talisay, Naga. Metro Cebu has a total population of about 2 million people. The Mactan-Cebu International Airport, located in Lapu-Lapu City is only a twenty-minute drive away from Cebu City. To the northeast of the city are Mandaue City, and the town of Consolacion, to the west are Toledo City, the towns of Balamban, and Asturias, to the south are Talisay City, and the town of Minglanilla. Across Mactan Strait to the east is Mactan Island where Lapu-Lapu City and an aquarium attraction are located.

There are 80 barrios or barangays in Cebu City all in all.

North District Adlawon Agsungot Apas Bacayan Banilad Binaliw Budla-an Busay Cambinocot Capitol Site Carreta Cebu Port Center Cogon Ramos Day-as Ermita Guba Hipodromo Kalubihan Kamagayan Kamputhaw (Camputhaw) Kasambagan Lahug Lorega San Miguel Lusaran

Luz Mabini Mabolo Proper Malubog New York Pahina Central Parian Paril Pit-os Pulangbato Sambag I Sambag II San Antonio San Jose San Roque Sirao Santa Cruz Santo Niño T. Padilla Talamban Taptap Tejero Tinago Zapatera

South District Babag Basak Pardo San Nicolas Bonbon Bulacao Pardo Buot-Taup Calamba Cogon Pardo Duljo Guadalupe Inayawan Kalunasan Kinasang-an Labangon Mambaling Oprra Pahina Pamutan Pasil Pardo Proper Pung-ol Sibugay Punta Princesa Quiot Pardo San Nicolas Proper Sapangdako

Sawang Calero Sinsin Sudlon I Sudlon II Tabunan Tagba-O Tisa Toong

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