Cebu City

Cebu City Dakbayan sa Sugbo 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
Seal
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
Barangay	80 (see § Barangays)
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/a
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 Sugbo; Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu), is the capital city of the province of Cebu and is the "second city" of the Philippines being the center of Metro Cebu, the second most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines after Metro Manila. Cebu is a 1st city income class highly urbanized city where 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 country. 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 region.

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 northeast by Mandaue and the town of Consolacion, to the west are Toledo City, and the towns of Balamban and Asturias, to the south are Talisay City and the town of Minglanilla. Across Mactan Strait to the east is Mactan Island.