Cebu City, Philippines

Cebu City Dakbayan sa Sugbu Lungsod ng Cebu
Highly Urbanized City
City of Cebu
(From top, left to right): Basilica Minore del Santo Niño, Magellan's Cross, Ayala Center Cebu, Globe Innove IT Plaza, Cebu Taoist Temple, Cebu City at night
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Nickname(s): Queen City of the South First Capital of the Philippines Oldest City in the Philippines
Map of Cebu with Cebu City highlighted
Cebu City Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°17′N 123°54′E / 10.28°N 123.9°E / 10.28; 123.9Coordinates: 10°17′N 123°54′E / 10.28°N 123.9°E / 10.28; 123.9
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province	Cebu (geographically only)
District	1st (North) and 2nd (South) districts of Cebu City
Founded (as Spanish colony) Reincorporated (as city)	1565 24 February 1937
Barangays	80 (see § Barangays) Adlaon Agsungot Apas Babag Bacayan Banilad Basak Pardo Basak San Nicolas Binaliw Bonbon Budla‑an Buhisan Bulacao Buot-Taup Pardo Busay Calamba Cambinocot Camputhaw Capitol Site Carreta Central Cogon Pardo Cogon Ramos Day‑as Duljo Ermita Guadalupe Guba Hippodromo Inayawan Kalubihan Kalunasan Kamagayan Kasambagan Kinasang‑an Pardo Labangon Lahug Lorega (Lorega San Miguel) Lusaran Luz Mabini Mabolo Malubog Mambaling Pahina Central Pahina San Nicolas Pamutan Pardo Pari‑an Paril Pasil Pit‑os Pulangbato Pung‑ol-Sibugay Punta Princesa Quiot Pardo Sambag I Sambag II San Antonio San Jose San Nicolas Central San Roque Santa Cruz Sapangdaku Sawang Calero Sinsin Sirao Suba (Suba San Nicolas) Sudlon I Sudlon II T. Padilla Tabunan Tagbao Talamban Taptap Tejero (Villa Gonzalo) Tinago Tisa To‑ong Pardo Zapatera
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor	Tomas Osmeña (LP)
• Vice mayor	Edgar Labella (UNA)
• City Council	Members 1st District (North) Alvin Arcilla Mary Ann delos Santos Sisinio Andales Joy-Augustus Young Jerry Guardo Raymond Alvin Garcia Pastor Alcover Jr. Joel Garganera 2nd District (South) David Tumulak Margarita Osmeña Eduardo Rama Jr. Joey Daluz Hanz Abella Eugenio Gabuya James Cuenco Jocelyn Pesquera 2016 unofficial result
• Representative	Congress 1st LegDist (North) Raul del Mar 2nd LegDist (South) Rodrigo Abellanosa 2016 unofficial result
Area
• City	315.00 km2 (121.62 sq mi)
• Metro	1,062.88 km2 (410.38 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population (2015 census)
• City	922,611
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
• Metro	2,849,213
• Metro density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
• Voter (2016)	630,003
Demonym(s)	Cebuano Cebuana
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	6000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
Income class	1st class
PSGC	072217000
Website	www.cebucity.gov.ph

Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbu; Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu), is the capital city of the province of Cebu in Central Visayas and is the "second city" of the Philippines after Manila. Cebu City is a 1st city income class highly urbanized city where its political governance is independent and separate from the province of Cebu, and according to the 2015 census, it has a population of 922,611, making it the fifth most populated city in the nation. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 630,003 registered voters. Cebu City is a significant center of commerce, trade and education in the Visayas.

The city is located on the mid-eastern side of Cebu island. It is the first Spanish settlement, the country's oldest city, and the first capital of the Philippines. It is considered as the Fount of Christianity in the Far East.

Cebu is the Philippines' main domestic shipping port and is home to about 80% of the country's domestic shipping companies. Cebu City is bordered to the north by Balamban and Danao City, to the east by the city of Mandaue and the towns of Consolacion, Liloan and Compostela, to the west are Toledo City, and Balamban, to the south are Talisay City and Minglanilla. Across Mactan Strait to the southeast is Cordova, part of Mactan Island.