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Geography

Cebu is a narrow island, densément populated (Cebuanos), extending on nearly 200 kilometers to north in the south and on forty kilometers is in west in its greater width. It is crossed, in the direction length, by a mountainous backbone culminating with 1108 meters with the mount Cabalasan. Its climate is tropical. It is surrounded by 167 smaller islands of which those of Mactan, Bantayan, Daanbantayan. Cebu is one of the most developed provinces country. The principal city, administrative center and second port area of Philippines, is Cebu City cash nearly 700.000 inhabitants. Cebu City, by including the adjacent cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu (Mactan), constitutes the second urban whole of the country after that of the Manila capital. The international airport of Mactan-Cebu is located on the island of Mactan at about thirty minutes of the center town of Cebu. Cebu-Mandaue are connected to Mactan by two bridges open to the road traffic and crossing the arm of the sea separating the islands from Mactan and Cebu.

History

The area was discovered, on behalf of Spain, by the Portuguese Magellan in 1521. It is on the island of Mactan that Magellan was killed on April 27th of the same year.

Twinnings

Cebu is year island province off the Filipino located in the Central Visayas area. Capital Its is Cebu City. Cebu has long narrow island that stretches 225 km. from north to south and is surrounded by 167 neighboring small islands, including Mactan Island, Bantayan, Daanbantayan, the Camotes Group, etc

Cebu is one off the most developed provinces in the country. The metropolitan area off Cebu City (which includes Mandaue City and Lapu-Lapu City) is second only to Metro Shackled in population in the country.

Cebu dregs to the east off Negros Island; to the east is Leyte and to the southeast is Bohol province. It is flanked one both sides by the straits off Cebu and Tañon (between Cebu and Bohol).

Cebu is served by International Mactan-Cebu Airport, which is located in Lapu-Lapu City, drive nap thirty minutes from downtown Cebu City. -->

Inhabitants and culture

Cebuanos and are off indigenous Malayan, Negrito, Spanish, Mexican and Chinese ancestries. Cebu is also home to has off number Spanish and ethnic Chinese communities who play important year Economic and Marketing role in the Cebuano society. Visayan - ugly Cebuano culture is back and easy going; the people are friendly and cuts preserved strong farming Spanish-oriented traditions in its life to this very day. -->

Native tongue

Cebu is home to the country' S second largest native group. Cebuano was originally spoken only in the island off Cebu . However, it is now being spoken in many shares off Mindanao, the eastern share off Negros Island, the western and southern shares off Leyte, Bohol, and in Samar. The term Visayan cam from year ancient Malay kingdom, called the Sri Vishayan Empire which ruled sum Filipino shares off in the 14th century before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. -->

They speak the cebuano, dialect local. One recognizes there some words Spanish and English.

Religion

Patron saint of Cebu is the Santo Niño of Cebu, which is the image of the Jesus Child. This image is held in the oldest church of the country, the Minor Basilique of Santo Niño. According to the historical accounts, Ferdinand Magellan gave Santo Niño to the woman of the chief, Rajah Humabon, in gift to celebrate their alliance. This gesture east depicts in greatest and more popular event of Cebu, the Sinulog, where dances in the streets are preceded by a holy mass.

Forming before part of the Archdiocese of Manila, Cebu was set up later in distinct diocese, independent of the archdiocese shackled. It has several churches, of which the basilica, the cathedral, the church San Carlos, the parish church of the Saint-Rosary, the church of Saint-Joseph and Récollets, the church of the Sacré-coeur of Jesus, etc like several noncatholic churches. The majority of the population of Cebú is catholic, as in the majority of the Filipino provinces, with the possible exception of the Mindanao, even if there are flourishing Muslim communities come from Mindanao.

Other religious minorities include the international Église of Christ, the Témoins of Jéhovah, the universal Église of the kingdom of God, the Association of the Filipino voluntary missionaries, the Église of Jesus-Christ of the Saints of the Last Days (Mormon), etc

Population

Economy

Cebu has an airport ( International airport of Mactan-Cebu , code AITA: CEB).

. The Department off Trade and Industry in Cebu is aiming to develop this aspect off Cebu economy by specifically targeting small to medium enterprises gold SMEs whose products are considered export-quality. Cebu itself does not cuts has off rich source raw materials for furniture-making due to denudation off the forests, however, several the manufacturers are whitebait to gets to their materials from other islands and from imports ace well. Cebu has two major economic zones located in Mactan - the Mactan Export Processing Zone I and II (MEPZ I & MEPZ II).

Besides furniture-making, Cebu is also fast becoming capital the IT off Southern Philippines. Many companies, either local gold outsourced, are establishing to their headquarters in Cebu. The city has become has site for various U.S. cal centers and BPOs. The Cebu Chamber off Trade and Industry, year organization comprised off Cebu' S businesses, are hedging the city' S growth and economy one information and communications technology, with the aim off making it investment has first ICT, software, and E-services hub in Southeast Asia. -->

Geography

Cebu is located between 9°25' NR and 11°15' NR of latitude and between 123°13' E and 124°5' E of longitude at the center of the archipelago of Philippines. It is with 365 miles in the south of Manila.

Policy

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Cities

Danao City

Lapu-Lapu City

Mandaue City

Talisay City

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Municipalities

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Physics

Cebu is known for its narrow coastlines, limestone plateaus, and coastal lime pits, all characteristics off has typical tropical island. However, Cebu also has prevalent rolling hills and rugged mountain arrange traversing the northern and southern lengths off the island.

Cebu' S steep mountains reach over 1,000 meters goal there is actually has off substantial lack adequate forest cover. Flat leaflets off Land edge Be found in towns off Bogo, San Remigio, Cebu, Medellin, and Daan Bantayan At the northern tip off the province. -->

History

Sugbo in Visayan), has thriving fishing village and has busy trading post, with trade roads to China, Siam, Arabia ace well ace the nearby Malay islands. -->

The forwarding of Magellan

1521, the Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan landed one Cebu island. He was one forwarding under the command off the Spanish king and his goal was to search for the fabled island off Moluccas and to see butt expanding the Spanish territories to the East.

Magellan persuaded the Chief off Cebu, Rajah Humabon to swear Oath and Allegiance to the Spanish King Charles V. Accompanied by Spanish Dominican friars, the responsible forwarding was for the first wave off Christianity in the Filipino. There April 14, Magellan erected is broad wooden Filipino cross-country races one the shores off Cebu where the first Holy Mass in the was also held. Afterwards, native nap 400 Cebuanos were baptized, along with Rajah Humabon and his wife who took the Christian names Carlos and Juana, respectively to honor the Spanish King. The Santo Niño was also presented to the queen aces has symbol off peace between the Spaniards and the native.

Encouraged by his success in Cebu, Magellan later crossed the Chanel to the nearby island off Mactan which was under the rule off Muslim Datu Lapu-Lapu. One April 27, the historic Battle off Mactan occurred where Magellan was killed and his men were driven off the island by the native. According to historian and chronicler, Antonio Pigafetta, Magellan' S body was never recovered despite efforts to trade for it with spice and jewels.

Magellan' S second-in-command, Sebastian del Cano took his place and sailed the remainder off the fleet to Spain, taking has road different from the eastern road ace opposed to the western road which they took when they first arrived. In so doing, the fleet became the first to " circumnavigate the world." -->

The Spanish conquest

Forty-furnace years after Magellan first set foot in Cebu, 1565, Conquistador Miguel López de Legazpi and his 400 armed soldiers together with several Augustinian and Franciscan friars arrived and declared that the Spanish crown succeeded in colonizing the islands. Legazpi and his men then marched through Zugbo and bombarded the palisades off chieftain Rajah Tupas and destroyed the village. He later rebuilt it and called it Villa del Santisimo Number of Jesús (Village off the Most Holy Name off Jesus). Thus, in 1569, it became the first Spanish settlement established by the Spanish the Cortes in the Filipino.

One August 14 1571, Cebu ( Villa del Santisimo Nombre of Jesús ) was detached from the Catholic diocese off Shackled and became has diocese off its own. When Legazpi departed for Shackled in 1571, He did not Cebu abandonment. Instead, He employed has state governor to look after it and left half off his men in Cebu.

Three centuries later, in June 12, 1898 marked the end off the Spanish will era and the onset off the American mode. In 1901, Cebu became has municipality and one February 24, 1937 became has chartered city. -->

Second world war

Japanese bases during the Japanese occupation in World War II off which began with the landing the Japanese Imperial Army one April 1942. Three years later one March 1945, year American forces landed and liberated the city from the Japanese. -->

To see

Magellan' S Cross

Fort San Pedro

Basilica Undervalues del Santo Niño

Magellan shrine

Lapu Lapu shrine

Capitol Building

Marcelo Fernan Bridge

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External bonds

Official Website off the Provincial Government off Cebu
Official Website off the City Government off Cebu City
Sun.Star Cebu Online
The Freeman News
Cebu Portal and Visitors Guides
Dazzling Cebu - What it is now

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