Cebu

Cebu

*Sugbo*
Cebu Sugbo
Province
	Clockwise from the top: Osmeña Peak, Kawasan Falls, Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, Malapascua Island, Campinsa Hills, Cantabugon, Aloguinsan, Magellan Monument
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: The Gateway to a Thousand Journeys
	Anthem: Sugbo (Cebu);
	Location in the Philippines
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 10°19′N 123°45′E
Country	Philippines
Island Group	Visayas
Region	Central Visayas
Founded	6 August 1569
Capital; and largest city	Cebu City
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Gwendolyn F. Garcia (1Cebu)
• Vice Governor	Hilario R. Davide III (LP)
• Legislature	Cebu Provincial Board Members
Area
• Total (province)	4,943.72 km2 (1,908.78 sq mi)
• Rank	20th out of 81
	excludes independent cities
Highest elevation (Osmeña Peak)	1,072 m (3,517 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total (province)	3,325,385
• Rank	5th out of 81
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
• Rank	7th out of 81
• Voter (2019)	3,082,621
• Language	Cebuano; Forohanon; Bantayanon
	Population data excludes independent cities
Divisions
• Independent cities	3 Highly urbanized cities of: ; Cebu City; Lapu-Lapu; Mandaue; ; ;
• Component cities	6 Bogo; Carcar; Danao; Naga; Talisay; Toledo; ;
• Municipalities	44 Alcantara; Alcoy; Alegria; Aloguinsan; Argao; Asturias; Badian; Balamban; Bantayan; Barili; Bogo; Boljoon; Borbon; Carcar; Carmen; Catmon; Compostela; Consolacion; Cordova; Daanbantayan; Dalaguete; Danao; Dumanjug; Ginatilan; Liloan; Madridejos; Malabuyoc; Medellin; Minglanilla; Moalboal; Naga; Oslob; Pilar; Pinamungajan; Poro; Ronda; Samboan; San Fernando; San Francisco; San Remigio; Santa Fe; Santander; Sibonga; Sogod; Tabogon; Tabuelan; Talisay; Toledo; Tuburan; Tudela; ;
• Barangay
1,066
+ 137	including independent cities
	1,203
• Districts	Legislative districts of Cebu; Legislative districts of Cebu City; Legislative district of Lapu-Lapu; Legislative district of Mandaue;
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6000–6053
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
ISO 3166 code	PH-CEB
Income class	1st class
PSGC	072200000
Patron	Santo Niño de Cebu
Website	www.cebu.gov.ph

Cebu (/sɛˈbuː/ seb-OO; Cebuano: Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Sugbo; Hiligaynon: Kapuroan sang Cebu; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Cebu), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas (Region VII) region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. Its capital and largest city is Cebu City, nicknamed "the Queen City of the South", the oldest city and first capital of the Philippines, which is politically independent from the provincial government.

The Cebu Metropolitan Area or Metro Cebu is the second largest metropolitan area in the Philippines (after Metro Manila) with Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas. Being one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines, in a decade it has transformed into a global hub for business processing services, tourism, shipping, furniture-making, and heavy industry. Mactan–Cebu International Airport, located on Mactan Island, is the second busiest airport in the Philippines.

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