Cebu (island)

Cebu Sugbo
Province
Province of Cebu
Cebu Provincial Capitol
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): The Gateway to a Thousand Journeys
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°19′N 123°45′E / 10.32°N 123.75°E / 10.32; 123.75Coordinates: 10°19′N 123°45′E / 10.32°N 123.75°E / 10.32; 123.75
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Founded	6 August 1569
Provincial Capital	Cebu City
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Hilario Davide III (LP)
• Vice governor	Agnes Magpale
• Provincial Board	Members 1st ProvDist Yolanda Daan Raul Bacaltos 2nd ProvDist Edsel Galeos Jose Mari Salvador 3rd ProvDist Victoria Corominas Alex Binghay 4th ProvDist Sun Shimura Horacio Franco 5th ProvDist Miguel Magpale Jude Sybico 6th ProvDist Glenn Bercede Thadeo Ouano 7th ProvDist Jerome Librando Christopher Baricuatro 2016 unofficial result
Area
• Total (province)	4,943.72 km2 (1,908.78 sq mi)
Area rank	20th out of 81
	excludes independent cities
Elevation	1,097 m (3,599 ft)
Population (2015 census)
• Total (province)	2,938,982
• Rank	4th out of 81
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
• Density rank	7th out of 81
• Voter (2016)	1,903,740
	excludes independent cities
Divisions
• Independent cities	3 Cebu Lapu–Lapu Mandaue
• Component cities	6 Bogo Carcar Danao Naga Talisay Toledo
• Municipalities	44 Alcantara Alcoy Alegria Aloguinsan Argao Asturias Badian Balamban Bantayan Barili Boljoon Borbon Carmen Catmon Compostela Consolacion Cordova Daanbantayan Dalaguete Dumanjug Ginatilan Liloan Madridejos Malabuyoc Medellin Minglanilla Moalboal Oslob Pilar Pinamungajan Poro Ronda Samboan San Fernando San Francisco San Remigio Santa Fe Santander Sibonga Sogod Tabogon Tabuelan Tuburan Tudela
• Barangays	1,066 +  137 including independent cities 1,203
• Districts	1st–7th districts of Cebu (shared with Mandaue) 1st and 2nd districts of Cebu City Lone district of Lapu-Lapu
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	6000–6053
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
ISO 3166 code	PH-CEB
Income class	1st class
PSGC	072200000
Website	www.cebu.gov.ph

Cebu Island

Sugbo
Geography
Location	Visayas
Archipelago	Philippines
Adjacent bodies of water	Camotes Sea Visayan Sea Cebu Strait Tañon Strait
Area	4,467.5 km2 (1,724.9 sq mi)
Length	196 km (121.8 mi)
Width	32 km (19.9 mi)
Coastline	513.9 km (319.32 mi)
Highest elevation	1,097 m (3,599 ft)
Administration
Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Cebu
Demographics
Demonym	Cebuanos (masculine) / Cebuanas (feminine)
Population	3,979,155 (2015 census)
Pop. density	890 /km2 (2,310 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Visayans (Cebuanos)

Cebu (/sɪˈbuː/, /siːˈbuː/ or /sɛˈbuː/; Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Sugbo, Filipino: Lalawigan ng Cebu) is a 1st provincial income class island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas (Region VII) region, and consisting of the main island itself and 167 surrounding islands and islets. Its capital is Cebu City, the oldest city and first capital of the Philippines, which is politically independent from the provincial government. Cebu City forms part of the Cebu Metropolitan Area together with four neighboring cities (Danao City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City and Talisay City) and eight other local government units. Mactan-Cebu International Airport, located in Mactan Island, is the second busiest airport in the Philippines.