Cebu City
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Cebu City Lungsod ng Cebu Dakbayan sa Sugbo |
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| Location of Cebu City in the Province of Cebu | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Central Visayas | ||
| Province : | Cebu | ||
| Barangays : | 80 | ||
| District: | 6. District of Cebu | ||
| PSGC : | 072217000 | ||
| Income class : | 1st income bracket | ||
| Households : | 147,600 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 922.611 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 3168 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 291.2 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 10 ° 18 ' N , 123 ° 54' E | ||
| Postal code : | 6000 | ||
| Area code : | +63 32 | ||
| Mayor : | Tomas DR Osmeña | ||
| Website: | www.cebucity.gov.ph | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Cebu City (officially: City of Cebu ; Cebuano : Dakbayan sa Sugbo or; Filipino : Lungsod ng Cebu ) is the capital of the province of Cebu in the Visayas archipelago and was founded in 1565 as the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines . Along with Manila, Cebu is the Philippines’s second international air hub.
Location and history
The city is located on the island of the same name . Cebu City is the center of Metro Cebu , the second most important metropolitan area in the country, which also includes the cities of Lapu-Lapu , Mandaue City , Talisay City and Danao City and also has an economic impact on Mindanao in the south . The Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Lapu-Lapu City can be reached in twenty minutes drive from Cebu City. The metropolis has the most important trading port in the Philippines, an oil refinery and several universities. With the Asia-IT Park, the city has had a special economic area since 2008, which mainly houses telecommunications and information technology companies (call centers and software companies) and is exclusively export-oriented ( business process outsourcing ). The vernacular in Cebu is not the Filipino official language Tagalog , but Cebuano .
Cebu City was the starting point for the Christian colonization of the Philippines under Ferdinand Magellan and is now the seat of the archbishop.
Attractions
- Fortress of Fuerza de San Pedro
- Daoist temple
- Magellan's Cross
- Basilica del Santo Niño , oldest Christian church in the Philippines
- Colon Street, historic, busy and oldest documented street in the Philippines
- Carbon Market, big street market in downtown
- Capitol, seat of the provincial government and the governor
- Top of the Hills, viewpoint 650 m above the city with a view over the bay and the island of Mactan
- Central Cebu National Park and Sudlon National Park which are home to many endemic animal species
panorama
Business park
Development zone
Daoist temple
Colleges
- University of San Carlos
- University of San Jose
- University of Cebu
- Cebu Normal University
- Cebu Doctors´ University (Medical College)
- Southwestern University
- University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Cebu College
- Indiana Aerospace University, Lapu-Lapu
- St. Theresa's College ( Memento from July 24, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Cebu Bible College
- University of the Visayas
Shopping centers
- Ayala Center
- SM Mall
- Gaisano Country Mall
- Banilad Town Center
- Robinsons Place
- Robinsons Galleria Cebu
- SM Seaside City Cebu
Well-known business enterprises
- Timex , wrist watches
- Maitland Smith, furniture manufacturing
- Lear, automotive supplier
- Lexmark , computer printer
- Bigfoot Entertainment, film production
- Granstar Motors, Motorcycles and Minivans
- Dedon , outdoor furniture
- M. Lhuillier, pawn shop group
- Cena Pro, activated carbon filter
- Daimler , automotive industry
- 1 & 1 Internet AG , Internet provider
- San Miguel Corporation
- Coca-Cola Bottling Plant
- Goodyear
City structure
The city is divided into two districts. The north district consists of 46 and the south district of 36 barangays . All 82 barangays are listed alphabetically below:
- Adlawon
- Agsungot
- Apas
- Babag
- Bacayan
- Banilad
- Basak Pardo
- Basak San Nicolas
- Binaliw
- sweet
- Budla-an
- Buhisan
- Bulacao
- Buot Taup
- Busay
- Calamba
- Cambinocot
- Capitol Site
- Carreta
- Cebu Port Center
- Cogon Pardo
- Cogon Ramos
- Day-as
- Duljo
- Ermita
- Guadalupe
- Guba
- Hipodromo
- Inayawan
- Kalubihan
- Kalunasan
- Kamagayan
- Kamputhaw
- Kasambagan
- Kinasang-an
- Labangon
- Lahug
- Lorega San Miguel
- Lusaran
- Luz
- Mabini
- Mabolo Proper
- Malubog
- Mambaling
- Pahina Central
- Pahina San Nicolas
- Pamutan
- Parian
- Paril
- Pasil
- Pit-os
- Poblacion Pardo
- Pulangbato
- Pung-ol-Sibugay
- Talamban
Sons and daughters
- Patricio Hacbang Alo (* 1939), Roman Catholic clergyman, bishop emeritus of Mati
- Antonieto Cabajog (* 1956), Roman Catholic Bishop of Surigao
- Eric Chavez (born 1965), straw weight boxer
- Florante Condes (* 1980), straw-weight boxer
- Joseph Durano (* 1970), politician
- Marcelo B. Fernan (1927–1999), lawyer and politician
- Enrique Gil (* 1992), singer and actor
- Robert Hill (* 1953), American harpsichordist and musicologist
- Francisco Montecillo Padilla (* 1953), Roman Catholic Archbishop and Diplomat of the Holy See
- Sergio Osmeña (1878–1961), politician and President of the Philippines
- Rolando Pascua (* 1965), light flyweight boxer
- Vicente Rama (1887–1956), writer and politician
- José Rojas Rojas Jr. (* 1956) Roman Catholic Bishop of Libmanan
- Manman van Ruitenbeek (* 1987), Dutch road cyclist
- Dennis C. Villarojo (* 1967), Roman Catholic Bishop of Malolos
