Metropolitan Cebu Development Council

Metropolitan Cebu Kalakhang Cebu Kaulohang Sugbo
Metropolis
Satellite view of parts of Metro Cebu
Map of Cebu with Metro Cebu highlighted
Metropolitan Cebu 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)
Managing entity	Metropolitan Cebu Development Council
Areanscb
• Metro	1,062.88 km2 (410.38 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population (2015 census)
• Metro	2,849,213
• Density	2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Divisions
• Independent cities	3 Cebu City Lapu-Lapu Mandaue
• Component cities	4 Carcar Danao Naga Talisay
• Municipalities	6 Compostela Consolacion Cordova Liloan Minglanilla San Fernando
• Barangays	349
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	6000–6004, 6014–6019, 6037, 6045, 6046
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32

Metropolitan Cebu, or simply Metro Cebu, (Cebuano: Kaulohang Sugbo, Filipino: Kalakhang Cebu), is the main urban center of the province of Cebu in the Philippines. Metro Cebu is located along the central eastern portion of the island including the nearby island of Mactan. It accounts for 20 percent of the land area and 61.5 percent of the population (2015 census) of the entire island of Cebu.

Metro Cebu is a metropolitan area that consists of Cebu City (the capital of Cebu and the regional center of Central Visayas) along with twelve surrounding cities and municipalities.

The Metropolitan Cebu Development Council (MCDC) is a body mandated to formulate development plans for the Metro Cebu area and coordinate their implementation. Unlike the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, the MCDC does not have legal and institutional powers. However, MMDA's powers are limited by jurisdiction to only the core of the agglomeration.

Metro Cebu is almost twice the size of Metro Manila. It comprises seven cities (Carcar, Cebu City, Danao, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Naga, and Talisay) and six municipalities.

The provincial capitol, the central business district, major educational institutions and the international port are all located in Cebu City while major industrial companies and factories are located in Mandaue. The international airport and the export processing zone are located in Lapu-Lapu on Mactan Island. Danao is primarily a mining city while Talisay is a residential city with its income generated by small- and medium-sized businesses.