Province of Cebu

Cebu Sugbu
Q24746
Province of Cebu
Cebu Provincial Capitol
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): The Gateway to a Thousand Journeys
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°19′N 123°45′E / 10.32°N 123.75°E / 10.32; 123.75Coordinates: 10°19′N 123°45′E / 10.32°N 123.75°E / 10.32; 123.75
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Founded	6 August 1569
Provincial Capital	Cebu City
Government
• Governor	Hilario Davide III (LP)
• Vice governor	Agnes Magpale
• Council	Members 1st ProvDist Yolanda Daan Raul Bacaltos 2nd ProvDist Edsel Galeos Jose Mari Salvador 3rd ProvDist Victoria Corominas Alex Binghay 4th ProvDist Sun Shimura Horacio Franco 5th ProvDist Miguel Magpale Jude Sybico 6th ProvDist Glenn Bercede Thadeo Ouano 7th ProvDist Jerome Librando Christopher Baricuatro 2016 unofficial result
Area
• Total (province)	4,943.72 km2 (1,908.78 sq mi)
Area rank	20th out of 81
	excludes independent cities
Elevation (Mount Manunggal)	1,097 m (3,599 ft)
Population (2015 census)
• Total (province)	2,938,982
• Rank	4th out of 81
• Density	590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
• Density rank	7th out of 81
• Voter (2016)	1,903,740
	excludes independent cities
Divisions
• Independent cities	3 Cebu City Lapu–Lapu Mandaue
• Component cities	6 Bogo Carcar Danao Naga Talisay Toledo
• Municipalities	44 Alcantara Alcoy Alegria Aloguinsan Argao Asturias Badian Balamban Bantayan Barili Boljoon Borbon Carmen Catmon Compostela Consolacion Cordova Daanbantayan Dalaguete Dumanjug Ginatilan Liloan Madridejos Malabuyoc Medellin Minglanilla Moalboal Oslob Pilar Pinamungajan Poro Ronda Samboan San Fernando San Francisco San Remigio Santa Fe Santander Sibonga Sogod Tabogon Tabuelan Talisay Tuburan Tudela
• Barangay	1,066 +  137 including independent cities 1,203
• Districts	1st–7th districts of Cebu (shared with Mandaue) 1st and 2nd districts of Cebu City Lone district of Lapu-Lapu
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	6000–6053
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
ISO 3166 code	PH
Income class	1st class
PSGC	072200000
Website	www.cebu.gov.ph

Cebu Island

Sugbu
Geography
Location	Visayas
Archipelago	Philippines
Adjacent bodies of water	Camotes Sea Visayan Sea Cebu Strait Tañon Strait
Area	4,467.5 km2 (1,724.9 sq mi)
Length	196 km (121.8 mi)
Width	32 km (19.9 mi)
Coastline	513.9 km (319.32 mi)
Highest elevation	1,097 m (3,599 ft)
Administration
Philippines
Region	Central Visayas
Province	Cebu
Demographics
Demonym	Cebuanos (masculine) / Cebuanas (feminine)
Population	3,979,155 (2015 census)
Pop. density	890 /km2 (2,310 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups	Visayans (Cebuanos)

Cebu (/seˈbuː/;Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Sugbu, Filipino: Lalawigan ng Cebu) is a [[of the Philippines#Income classification|1st provincial income class Q24746]] of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas (Region VII) region, and consisting of the main island itself and 167 surrounding islands and islets. Its capital is Cebu City, the oldest city and first capital of the Philippines, which is politically independent from the provincial government. Cebu City forms part of the Cebu Metropolitan Area together with four neighboring cities (Danao City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City and Talisay City) and eight other local government units. Mactan-Cebu International Airport, located in Mactan Island, is the second busiest airport in the Philippines.

Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines, with Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas. In a decade it has transformed into a global hub for shipping, furniture-making, tourism, business processing services, and heavy industry.

The name "Cebu" came from the old Cebuano word sibu or sibo ("trade"), a shortened form of sinibuayng hingpit ("the place for trading"). It was originally applied to the harbors of the town of Sugbu, the ancient name for Cebu City. Alternate renditions of the name by traders between the 13th to 16th centuries include Sebu, Sibuy, Zubu, or Zebu, among others. Sugbu, in turn, was derived from the Old Cebuano term for "scorched earth" or "great fire".