Metro Cebu

Metro Cebu
Kaulohang Sugbo
Metropolis
Cebu City the capital of Visayas.
Map of Cebu with Metro Cebu highlighted
Metro Cebu
Lokasyon sa Pilipinas
Coordinates: 10°17′N 123°54′E / 10.28°N 123.9°E / 10.28; 123.9
CountryPhilippines
StateVisayas
RegionCentral Visayas
Capital cityCebu City
Urbanized citiesLapu-Lapu City & Mandaue
LanguagesStandard Cebuano
Area
 • Metro1,062.88 km2 (410.38 sq mi)
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2015 census)[2]
 • Metro2,849,213
 • Density2,700/km2 (6,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)grancebuana
grancebuano
Divisions
 • Independent cities
3
 • Component cities
 • Municipalities
6
 • Barangays349
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
IDD:area code +63 (0)32

Metropolitan Cebu, (Cebuano: Kaulohang Cebu; Kasugbuanon), commonly known as Metro Cebu, is the metropolitan in the province of Cebu. It is the second largest metropolitan area after Metro Manila in the Philippines.

Cities

There are 13 cities and municipalities in Metro Cebu. They are Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue, Talisay, Danao, Liloan, Minglanilla, Consolacion, Carcar, Naga, San Fernando, Cordova and Compostela.

Cities and municipalities of Metro Cebu

Province Capital Settlement type
Cebu
Carcar City
Component city

CEBU CITY
Cebu, capital city
Highly Urbanized city

Compostela
Municapalities/towns

Consolacion

Cordova

Danao City
Component city

Lapu-Lapu City
Highly Urbanized city

Liloan
Component city

Mandaue City
Highly Urbanized city

Minglanilla
Municapality/town

Naga City
Component cities

San Fernando

Talisay City

References

  1. "Province: Cebu". Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC). Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  2. Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Number of Registered Voters by Sex : 2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. 2019.