Cebu City is the provincial capital of Cebu in the Philippines and is the second most important metropolitan center in the country. The city lies on the eastern shore of the island of Cebu and is the oldest city in the country, even older than the nation's capital, Manila. It is the country's main shipping hub and is home to more than 80% of the country's interisland shipping companies. Cebu is also the main hub, outside of the capital, of international flights into the country and is the most important center of commerce, trade, and industry in the Visayas and Mindanao, the southern parts of the country. It is because of this and other important aspects that Cebu City is dubbed Queen City of the South. According to the official 2000 census, it has a population of 718,821 people in 147,600 households.

Cebu City is the center of a metropolitan area called Metro Cebu, which includes the cities of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, and Talisay. Metro Cebu has a total population of more than 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 is located.

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RT @MariaAmorTorres: EXOTIFIT PHILIPPINES! Next year's line-up will be Teachers Course in Manila, Cebu, Davao, Bagiou City and more... h ...
Ninpha (Ninpha Gatdula) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:25:33 -0000
RT @MariaAmorTorres: EXOTIFIT PHILIPPINES! Next year's line-up will be Teachers Course in Manila, Cebu, Davao, Bagiou City and more... h ...
at sm city cebu having lunch
harriskent (HarrisKent Lim) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:19:56 -0000
at sm city cebu having lunch
been to TOPs and mountain view nature's park where i could see the beauty of cebu city at its aerial or bird's view..such a romatic scenery.
avidreigne (bleu) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:55:31 -0000
been to TOPs and mountain view nature's park where i could see the beauty of cebu city at its aerial or bird's view..such a romatic scenery.
Hi if you're within Cebu City (but open for everyone) please join Cebu Drupal User Group on Facebook. http://is.gd/5nWkU
mindginative (Richard Sentino) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:46:19 -0000
Hi if you're within Cebu City (but open for everyone) please join Cebu Drupal User Group on Facebook. http://is.gd/5nWkU
CEBU -- Former project chairman of the Metro Cebu Development Project Samuel Darza withdrew Monday from the Cebu City ma http://url4.eu/vmNz
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