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Cebu City

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The City of Cebu (Cebuano Dakbayan sa Sugbo Filipino Lungsod ng Cebu Spanish Ciudad de Ceb), is the capital city of Cebu in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan center in the Philippine Islands, and known as the oldest city in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu, and is the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines. Cebu is the Philippines' main domestic shipping port, and is home to more than 80% of the country's domestic shipping companies. Cebu also holds the second largest international flights in the Philippine Islands, and is a significant center of commerce, trade, and industry in the Visayas, and Mindanao region. According to the 2007 Philippine census, the city has a population of 798,809 people.Cebu City is the center of a metropolitan area called Metro Cebu, which includes the cities of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Talisay, Naga. Metro Cebu has a total population of about 2 million people. The Mactan-Cebu International Airport, located in Lapu-Lapu City is only a twenty-minute drive away from Cebu City. To the northeast of the city are Mandaue City, and the town of Consolacion, to the west are Toledo City, 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 where Lapu-Lapu City and an aquarium attraction are located.^[1]

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Articles

• Reliving the Tale of Cebu's Past
• Pasigarbo sa Sugbo
• Cebu Bids for MICE Conference 2011
• Dive into paradise

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