Mandaue

Highly urbanized city in Cebu, Philippines

Highly urbanized city in Central Visayas, Philippines

Mandaue

Highly urbanized city

Mandaue Presidencia

Zuellig Avenue

Marcelo Fernan Bridge

Oakridge Business Park

Parkmall

Mandaue Church

Flag

Seal

Nicknames:

* Furniture Capital of the Philippines
* Industrial City of Southern Philippines

Anthem: Mandaue ang Dakbayan
English: Mandaue, the City

Map of Central Visayas with Mandaue highlighted

OpenStreetMap

Mandaue

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 10°20′N 123°56′E﻿ / ﻿10.33°N 123.93°E﻿ / 10.33; 123.93
Country| Philippines
Region| Central Visayas
Province| Cebu (highly urbanized city participating in the provincial government of Cebu)
District|  Lone district
Pueblo| circa 1656
Municipality Status| 1901
Cityhood| August 30, 1969
Highly urbanized city| February 15, 1991
Barangays| 27 (see Barangays)
Government

[1]

• Type| Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor| Thadeo Jovito “Jonkie” M. Ouano (Lakas)
• Vice Mayor| Glenn O. Bercede (1Cebu)
• Representative| Emmarie M. Ouano-Dizon (Lakas-CMD)
• City Council|

Members

*   * Nerissa Corazon C. Soon-Ruiz
* Malcolm A. Sanchez
* Jimmy C. Lumapas
* Jesus P. Arcilla Jr.
* Marie Immaline C. Cortes-Zafra
* Cynthia C. Remedio
* Jennifer S. del Mar
* Joel M. Seno
* Cesar Y. Cabahug Jr.
* Andreo O. Icalina

• Electorate| 236,853 voters (2025)
Area

[2]

• Total

| 34.87 km2 (13.46 sq mi)
Elevation

| 22 m (72 ft)
Highest elevation

| 984 m (3,228 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 0 m (0 ft)
Population

(2024 census)[3]

• Total

| 364,482
• Density| 10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
• Households

| 103,345
Economy

• Gross domestic product (GDP)| ₱109.6 billion (2022)[4]
$1.936 billion (2022)[5]
• Income class| 1st city income class
• Poverty incidence|

10.4

% (2021)[6]
• Revenue| ₱ 3,544 million (2022)
• Assets| ₱ 34,231 million (2022)
• Expenditure| ₱ 3,253 million (2022)
• Liabilities| ₱ 2,016 million (2022)
Service provider

• Electricity| Visayan Electric Company (VECO)
• Water| Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD)
Time zone| UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code|

6014

PSGC|

072230000

IDD : area code | +63 (0)32
Native languages| Cebuano
Website| www.mandauecity.gov.ph

Mandaue (locally [mɐnˈdaʊ.ɛ]), officially the City of Mandaue (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Mandaue; Filipino: Lungsod ng Mandaue), is a highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 364,482 people.[7]

It is geographically located on the central-eastern coastal region of Cebu by Philippine Statistics Authority but administratively independent from the province. Its southeast coast borders Mactan Island where Lapu-Lapu City is located and is connected to the island via two bridges: the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge and Marcelo Fernan Bridge. Mandaue is bounded on the north by the town of Consolacion, to the east by the Camotes Sea, and to the west and south by Cebu City.

It is one of three highly urbanized cities on Cebu island and forms a part of the Cebu Metropolitan area[8] and was part of the sixth district of Cebu joined with the municipalities of Consolacion and Cordova - it was qualified for a lone district since 1991. On April 5, 2019, the city became a lone legislative district.[9] As of June 30, 2022, Mandaue had its first representation in the 19th Congress of the Philippines.

Mandani Bay in Construction May 2023 Photo: Bart Sakwerda, Budots Media

## History

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A community was established in Mandaue by a flourishing group of Austronesian people. The Venetian chronicler Antonio Pigafetta wrote of a settlement called "Mandaui" which existed in the area with a chieftain named Apanoaan[10] some called him Lambuzzan in other accounts.[11]

Mandaue natives were forced into a town as decreed by the Spanish authorities. This may have started off as a mission village (which included present day Consolacion, Liloan and Poro) serving as a bulwark for the church in the northern Cebu and was managed by the Jesuit in 1638 then a century later by the Recollects.[12]

The Philippine Revolution of 1898 gave the town a new form of administration in accordance with the organic decree of the Central Revolutionary Government. The short-lived revolution was overthrown by the American troops and a battle nearly destroyed the town in 1901, killing Presidente Benito Ceniza.[13]

Mandaue was a semi-autonomous functioning town. Semi-autonomous as it was still under the jurisdiction of Cebu. Despite having been developed and organized by the Spaniards throughout the ages and its population increasing as the years gone by, the Spaniards did not make an initiative to elevate the town into an independent municipality. It was only after the death of Presidente Ceniza and the establishment of American Rule in Mandaue that the dream of becoming an independent municipality came true. In 1901, Mandaue became an independent municipality.[14]

Mandaue became independent from being an American Commonwealth and a Japanese garrison on July 4, 1946, along with the entire nation.

### Cityhood

[edit]

Main article: Cities of the Philippines

Former flag of Mandaue

On August 30, 1969, Mandaue became a chartered city and decades later it was recognized as a highly urbanized city on February 15, 1991.[15] In early-April 2019, Mandaue separated from the sixth district and, since 2022, is represented under its lone district.[9][16]

## Geography

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The city has a total area of 34.87 km2 (13.46 sq mi). According to the 2020 census, the population density is 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi).

Land utilization  | Category | Land Area

|

ha | acres
Industrial  | 1,695  | 4,190 | 51.4% |
Residential  | 872  | 2,150 | 26.5% |
Agricultural | 283  | 700 | 8.6% |
Commercial  | 242  | 600 | 7.3% |
Roads  | 120  | 300 | 3.6% |
Institutional  | 60  | 150 | 1.8% |
Parks  | 24  | 59 | 0.7% |

The city is the 6th smallest government unit in terms of land area; among the Metro Cebu local government units the city is the second smallest next to the municipality of Cordova in the island of Mactan. The city's land area is only 4.5% of the total land area of Metro Cebu and less than 1% of the total land of the province of Cebu.

The North Reclamation Project, now known as the North Special Administrative Zone, currently has about 180 ha (440 acres) reclaimed land. Of the 180 hectares, about 36 ha (89 acres) belong to the city.

It is one of the two (the other one being the municipality of Consolacion) local government units located within the mainland Metro Cebu where the elevation of land is less than 100 m (330 ft).

Many of the areas of the city are extremely flat. About 77.37% is within the 0-8% slope category. Barangays belonging to this region are Centro, Looc, South Special Administrative Zone, Cambaro, Opao, Umapad, Paknaan, Alang-alang, Tipolo, Ibabao, Guizo, Subangdaku, Mantuyong, Maguikay and Tabok. The greater portion of the city, comprising about 70%, is dominated by the Mandaue Clay Loam soil series. This is found in the 0-2% and 2-5% slope ranges. Faraon clay loam characterizes the rest of the land with slope range from 5-8% and up to 25-40%.[17]

### Climate

[edit]

Climate data for Mandaue

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 28
(82)  | 29
(84)  | 30
(86)  | 31
(88)  | 31
(88)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 28
(82)  | 30
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 23
(73)  | 23
(73)  | 23
(73)  | 24
(75)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 25
(77)  | 24
(75)  | 23
(73)  | 24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 70
(2.8)  | 49
(1.9)  | 62
(2.4)  | 78
(3.1)  | 138
(5.4)  | 201
(7.9)  | 192
(7.6)  | 185
(7.3)  | 192
(7.6)  | 205
(8.1)  | 156
(6.1)  | 111
(4.4)  | 1,639
(64.6)
Average rainy days  | 13.4  | 10.6  | 13.1  | 14.5  | 24.2  | 27.9  | 28.4  | 27.7  | 27.1  | 27.4  | 22.5  | 15.9  | 252.7
Source: Meteoblue [18]

### Barangays

[edit]

Mandaue is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Political map of Mandaue

PSGC |  Barangay  |  Population  |  ±% p.a.

|
|
|

|  |  2024[19] |  2010[20] |
072230001 |  Alang-alang |  3.2% |  11,495 |  12,475 |  ▾  |  −0.57%
072230002 |  Bakilid |  1.2% |  4,387 |  5,027 |  ▾  |  −0.95%
072230003 |  Banilad |  5.0% |  18,386 |  22,297 |  ▾  |  −1.34%
072230004 |  Basak  |  3.2% |  11,777 |  7,858 |  ▴ |  2.88%
072230005 |  Cabancalan  |  4.1% |  14,841 |  12,202 |  ▴ |  1.38%
072230006 |  Cambaro  |  2.5% |  8,990 |  8,082 |  ▴ |  0.75%
072230007 |  Canduman  |  6.4% |  23,455 |  17,100 |  ▴ |  2.24%
072230008 |  Casili  |  1.5% |  5,403 |  3,743 |  ▴ |  2.61%
072230009 |  Casuntingan |  4.6% |  16,846 |  13,217 |  ▴ |  1.72%
072230010 |  Centro (Poblacion)  |  0.8% |  2,980 |  3,236 |  ▾  |  −0.58%
072230011 |  Cubacub  |  3.8% |  13,832 |  8,255 |  ▴ |  3.69%
072230012 |  Guizo  |  2.0% |  7,258 |  8,554 |  ▾  |  −1.15%
072230013 |  Ibabao-Estancia  |  1.9% |  6,994 |  8,641 |  ▾  |  −1.47%
072230014 |  Jagobiao |  3.3% |  12,138 |  12,227 |  ▾  |  −0.05%
072230015 |  Labogon  |  5.6% |  20,466 |  19,175 |  ▴ |  0.46%
072230016 |  Looc |  4.8% |  17,395 |  14,438 |  ▴ |  1.32%
072230017 |  Maguikay  |  4.1% |  14,956 |  17,782 |  ▾  |  −1.21%
072230018 |  Mantuyong  |  1.5% |  5,487 |  5,869 |  ▾  |  −0.47%
072230019 |  Opao  |  3.3% |  12,014 |  9,907 |  ▴ |  1.36%
072230020 |  Paknaan  |  8.4% |  30,532 |  22,957 |  ▴ |  2.02%
072230021 |  Pagsabungan  |  5.6% |  20,266 |  16,838 |  ▴ |  1.31%
072230022 |  Subangdaku  |  4.7% |  17,097 |  20,333 |  ▾  |  −1.21%
072230023 |  Tabok  |  5.3% |  19,486 |  15,709 |  ▴ |  1.52%
072230024 |  Tawason  |  1.9% |  6,984 |  4,891 |  ▴ |  2.53%
072230025 |  Tingub  |  1.7% |  6,082 |  5,780 |  ▴ |  0.36%
072230026 |  Tipolo |  4.3% |  15,790 |  17,273 |  ▾  |  −0.63%
072230027 |  Umapad  |  5.2% |  18,779 |  17,454 |  ▴ |  0.51%
| Total  | 364,482  | 331,320  |  ▴ | 0.67%

## Demographics

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Aerial photo of the Mactan Channel looking south. Mandaue is on the right side while Lapu-Lapu City is on the left Population census of MandaueYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1903 | 11,078| —
1918 | 21,086| +4.38%
1939 | 17,431| −0.90%
1948 | 19,068| +1.00%
1960 | 29,281| +3.64%
1970 | 58,579| +7.17%
1975 | 75,904| +5.33%
1980 | 110,590| +7.81%
1990 | 174,342| +4.66%
1995 | 194,745| +2.10%
2000 | 259,728| +6.37%
2007 | 318,577| +2.86%
2010 | 331,320| +1.44%
2015 | 362,654| +1.74%
2020 | 364,116| +0.08%
2024 | 364,482| +0.02%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[21][22][20][23][24]

Data showed that the oldest written accounts of Mandaue came from a population of 160 in 1637 to 1638. Mandaue had 10,309 souls according to the Buzeta & Bravo (1850). During the first year of its township in 1899, Mandaue had 42 barrios with a population of 21,086. When Mandaue was a second class municipality in 1964 its population was 33,811.[25]

According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 364,116, which is an increase of 104,388 from the 2000 census. Among all the Philippine's highly urbanized cities, the City of Mandaue posted the highest proportion of household population who reported Roman Catholic as their religious affiliation at 95.2%.[26] Mandaue has a significantly large population at or below the poverty line.[27]

## Economy

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Poverty incidence of Mandaue

2.5

7.5

12.5

2000
14.51

2003
5.38

2006
14.50

2009
14.05

2012
5.49

2015
11.34

2018
5.99

2021
10.40

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]

San Miguel Brewery Inc. - Mandaue Brewery

About 40 percent of Cebu's export companies are found in Mandaue. The city is dubbed as the industrial hub of Region VII and hosts about 10,000 industrial and commercial businesses, making it a "little rich city" in the country.

It is home to some of the world's biggest companies such as San Miguel Corp., Coca-Cola Bottling Corp. Shemberg, the number one exporter of carrageenan, Monde Nissin, Profood International Corp., and 7D Dried Mangoes. Mandaue City also accounts for 75 percent of the country's total exports in the furniture sector, making the city the furniture capital of the country. One of these furniture companies is Mandaue Foam which started in 1971 and now has 25 factories and showrooms nationwide.

## Tourism

[edit]

Mandaue's point of interests, destinations, and attractions include:

Natural areas

* Monkey Caves
* Cansaga Bay
* Butuanon River
* Casili Hills
* Jagobiao Spring
* Cabancalan-Banilad Sinkholes
* Mahiga River

Historical locations

* Bantayan Sa Hari
* National Shrine of Saint Joseph
* Mandaue Presidencia, City Hall
* Ouano Wharf
* Mandaue Salt Beds
* Eversley Childs Sanitarium
* Rizal-Bonifacio Memorial Library
* Bathan Press
* San Miguel Brewery
* Rainbow Lane[36]
* Cebu International Convention Center[37]

Museums

* 856 G Gallery
* Luis Cabrera Ancestral House and Museum
* Mandaue City Public Library
* Quijano Museum

Parks

* City Plaza
* Bridge Park
* Ibabao Mandaue Agri-Eco Park[38]
* Subangdaku Wireless Sports Center
* Cebu Westown Lagoon
* WaterWorld Cebu

Sports

* Wireless Plaza and Sports Complex
* Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex
* Mandaue Tennis Complex
* Portside Badminton Plaza
* Quick Points Badminton Club
* San Roque Football Club
* Sacred Heart–Ateneo de Cebu Sports Complex
* Cebu Golf Academy
* Gorilla Booth Camp

Retail and mixed-use developments

* Ayala Malls Gatewalk Central (under construction)
* Bridges Town Square
* City Times Square
* Insular Square Mall
* Mandani Bay
* Oakridge Business Park
* Pacific Mall
* Parkmall
* SM J Mall (formerly J Centre Mall)

|

* Cebu International Convention Centre

* Bantayan sa Hari, 1912

### Fiestas

[edit]

Mandaue Fiesta: Celebrated on May 8 in honor of the town patron, Saint Joseph. Activities that are typically held during this feast are the procession, inter-barangay sports competition, Miss Mandaue (the longest-running beauty competition in the province), rodeos, street festival (Mantawi Festival), bailes, fairs, and many more.[citation needed]

Panagtagbo sa Mandaue: This is Mandaue's current major festival in honor of the Holy Family. This is celebrated every 2nd week of January on the eve of the Traslacion (Transfer of Relic), of one of the significant religious events of the Sinulog Festival which commemorates the union of the Holy Family. In the Translacion, the Santo Niño and the Virgin of Guadalupe come and stay over at the shrine of Saint Joseph in Mandaue for an overnight vigil. This happens on a Friday, and on the early morning of the following Saturday, a fluvial procession is held on Cebu Strait going back to the Basilica . In the festival, there are singing and dancing competitions with a street dancing during the Bibingkahan in honor of Santo Niño. At night, there is a ritual showdown performance which is the highlight of the cultural-religious events.[citation needed]

Kabayo Festival: The Kabayo (Horse) festival also known as Governor's Cup is a horse racing and different equestrian sports with the western way of riding event held annually in the second week of February.[citation needed]

Pasigarbo sa Sugbo: It is a festival showcasing Cebu's culture, faith, history, products, and festivals from each individual town. It is held annually around August 6 which is the Charter day of the Province of Cebu. It was formerly held in Mandaue City at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), but was transferred to the Cebu City Sports Complex in Cebu City in 2019 due to the abandoned and disrepaired state of the convention center.[citation needed]

## Cuisine

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Masareal from Mandaue

Mandaue has many restaurants which cater to gourmets and international cuisines like Italian, Japanese, Indian, Mediterranean, Lebanese, Arabic, Russian, Korean, Mexican, and Western cuisines. A variety of restaurants also serves meals of local cuisine.

Many famous Cebuano meals like the lechon[39] or inasal, eaten with achara or pickled vegetables. The sugba or barbecue of either isda (fish), baboy (pork), manok (chicken) or baka (beef) is found all over Mandaue eaten with puso, a diamond-shaped hanged rice covered in coco leaves. Kinilaw[40] is raw meat usually pork or fish drenched in vinegar and salt. The buwad or dried seafood, either fish or squid, can be pungent with a crunchy and chewy texture. There are some exotic meals that can be found like dinuguan or pig's blood which is eaten like a soup. Barbecued chicken feet are liked by many locals.

Original cuisine in Mandaue includes bibingka which is steamed rice cakes mixed with coconut and sometimes egg. Binangos paired with rice is made of ground up corn with Bolinao fish. This dish is found only in Mandaue; other delicacies includes the tagaktak, the seasonal buriring fish (stewed with iba) and the famous masareal.

## Transportation

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Philippine Jeepney

Mandaue City's road network is composed of a national highway which connects the city to its neighboring cities and municipalities, and a national secondary road which traverses the city's metropolitan area. The total length of the city road network (paved and unpaved) and the four bridges, is about 133.7 km (83.1 mi), broken down into:

* National road - 13.2 km (8.2 mi)
* City road - 57.1 km (35.5 mi)
* Barangay road - 63.4 km (39.4 mi)

Road density is 5.31 km/km2 (8.55 mi/sq mi) of land. In terms of population, road density is 0.04 km (0.025 mi) per one thousand inhabitants.

Land transportation is being served by PUJ, utility vehicles, mini-buses, multi-cabs, tricycles, trisikads and for cargoes, trailers and vans. Sea transport of Mandaue is highly dependent on Port of Cebu and Cebu International Port, because of the city's proximity to these facilities.

MyBus expansion is a 9.5 kilometers new road starting from boundary of SM City Cebu – Cebu International Port to SM City J Mall in October 2024. In 2017, it began operations along City di Mare at the South Road Properties.[41]

## Education

[edit]

See also: List of colleges and universities in Metro Cebu

Lapu-Lapu–Mandaue campus of the University of Cebu.

Mandaue houses two universities, the Cebu Doctors' University and the Lapu-Lapu–Mandaue campus of the University of Cebu. There are also technical schools like TESDA in barangays Banilad and Looc and other private institutions that provide certificate degrees. Associate degree, Baccalaureate Degrees, Master's and Doctoral programs.

Mandaue has institutionalized learning with the Cabahug Medal which was started on 1923 by Sotero Cabahug as a medal of academic excellence annually. The Mandaue Fraternal Society was also created in the early part of the 19th century to provide a community for the professionals during the time when Mandaue was still a sleepy town.

Cebu's part-time Japanese school, the Cebu Japanese School (CJS; セブ補習授業校 Sebu Hoshū Jugyō Kō), is located on the fifth floor of the Clotilde Commercial Center in Barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City.[42]

## Media

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NOTE: Television and radio stations from Cebu City are also primarily served in this area.

### Television

[edit]

Television stations based in Mandaue City:

* DYCB-TV (ABS-CBN Cebu) - Channel 3; a television station of the ABS-CBN's regional network division, ABS-CBN Regional, now defunct due to the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission after its legislative franchise lapsed last May 5, 2020 and its denial by the congress last July 10, 2020.[43][44]
* DYKC-TV (RPTV 9) - Channel 9; a relay television station of the Radio Philippines Network / Nine Media Corporation.

### Radio

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Radio stations licensed in Mandaue City:

* DYKC-AM (Radyo Ronda) \- 675 kHz; an AM radio station owned by the Radio Philippines Network (RPN) / Nine Media Corporation.
* DYAR-AM (Sonshine Radio) - 765 kHz; an AM radio station owned by Swara Sug Media Corporation and operated by Sonshine Media Network International (SMNI), currently off-air after the network issued a cease-and-desist order by the National Telecommunications Commission last December 2023.[45]
* DYAB-AM (Radyo Patrol) 1512 kHz; an AM station owned by ABS-CBN Corporation, now defunct due to the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) after its legislative franchise lapsed last May 5, 2020.
* DYPC-FM \- 88.7 MHz; a community FM station owned by the Mandaue Broadcasting Center, an affiliate member of Vimcontu Broadcasting Corporation's radio station DYLA-AM in Cebu City. Currently off-air since 2019 due to non-renewal of permit.
* DYLS-FM (MOR Philippines) - 97.1 MHz; a commercial FM station owned by ABS-CBN Corporation, now defunct due to the cease and desist order issued by the National Telecommunications Commission after its legislative franchise lapsed last May 5, 2020.

## Sister cities

[edit]

### Local

[edit]

* Bacolod
* Baguio
* Butuan
* Dumaguete
* Iloilo City[46]
* Marikina

### International

[edit]

* Bacău, Romania[47]
* Mosul, Iraq[48]

## Notes

[edit]

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Barangays|

* Alang-alang
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* Cambaro
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* Casili
* Cubacub
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Institutions|

* Mayor
* Council
* City Hall
* President of Mandaue
* Cebu International Convention Center
* Cebu Doctors' University
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* Mantawi Festival
* Mandaue City College
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* Mandaue City School for the Arts
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Metro Cebu, Cebu, Philippines

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Schools in Mandaue

Universities|

* Cebu Doctors' University
* University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu Mandaue
* University of the Visayas

Colleges|

* AMA Computer Learning Center (ACLC)
* Benedicto College
* Mandaue City College
* STI College
* Saint Louis College of Cebu (formerly Saint Louis School of Mandaue)

Secondary|

* Mandaue City Science High School
* Labogon National High School
* Mandaue City School for the Arts
* Mandaue City Comprehensive National High School
* University of the Visayas Mandaue
* 27 public schools

Elementary|

* Mandaue City Central School
* University of the Visayas Mandaue
* 26 public schools

Primary Level|

* Children's Montessori
* Stepping Stones Learning Centre
* STI Prep School
* Sotero B. Cabahug Forum for Literacy
* 27 public barangay daycare centers

Christian|

* Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion
* Mandaue Christian School
* Mount Olives Christian School
* Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu
* St. John Paul II Cognition School
* St. Joseph Academy

International
Schools|

* Cebu Japanese School
* Maternelle Filipino-French School
* Royal Oaks International School
* Sacred Heart School – Ateneo de Cebu
* Singapore School Cebu
* Woodridge International School

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Populated places in Metro Cebu

Highly urbanized cities|

* Cebu
* Lapu-Lapu
* Mandaue

Component cities|

* Carcar
* Danao
* Naga
* Talisay

Municipalities|

* Compostela
* Consolacion
* Cordova
* Liloan
* Minglanilla
* San Fernando

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Province of Cebu

Cebu City (capital and largest city)

People|

* List of people from Cebu
* Governor
* Vice Governor
* Cebu Provincial Board

Municipalities|

* 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
* Tuburan
* Tudela

Component cities|

* Bogo
* Carcar
* Danao
* Naga
* Talisay
* Toledo

Highly urbanized cities|

* Cebu City
* Lapu-Lapu
* Mandaue

(Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Cebu by the Philippine Statistics Authority. However, qualified voters in Mandaue are allowed to vote in elections for Cebu provincial officials by virtue of Republic Act No. 6641, in accordance with Section 452-c of the Local Government Code of 1991.)

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Central Visayas (Region VII)

Regional center|

* Cebu City

Provinces|

* Bohol
* Cebu

Metropolitan Area|

* Metro Cebu

Highly urbanized cities|

* Cebu City
* Lapu-Lapu
* Mandaue

Component cities|

* Bogo
* Carcar
* Danao
* Naga
* Tagbilaran
* Talisay
* Toledo

Provincial capitals|

* Cebu City
* Tagbilaran

Municipalities|

* Alburquerque
* Alcantara
* Alcoy
* Alegria
* Alicia
* Aloguinsan
* Anda
* Antequera
* Argao
* Asturias
* Baclayon
* Badian
* Balamban
* Balilihan
* Bantayan
* Barili
* Batuan
* Bien Unido
* Bilar
* Boljoon
* Borbon
* Buenavista
* Calape
* Candijay
* Carmen (Bohol)
* Carmen (Cebu)
* Catigbian
* Catmon
* Clarin
* Compostela
* Consolacion
* Cordova
* Corella
* Cortes
* Daanbantayan
* Dagohoy
* Dalaguete
* Danao (Bohol)
* Dauis
* Dimiao
* Duero
* Dumanjug
* Garcia Hernandez
* Getafe
* Ginatilan
* Guindulman
* Inabanga
* Jagna
* Lila
* Liloan
* Loay
* Loboc
* Loon
* Mabini
* Madridejos
* Malabuyoc
* Maribojoc
* Medellin
* Minglanilla
* Moalboal
* Oslob
* Panglao
* Pilar (Bohol)
* Pilar (Cebu)
* Pinamungajan
* Poro
* President Carlos P. Garcia
* Ronda
* Sagbayan
* Samboan
* San Fernando
* San Francisco
* San Isidro
* San Miguel
* San Remigio
* Santa Fe
* Santander
* Sevilla
* Sibonga
* Sierra Bullones
* Sikatuna
* Sogod
* Tabogon
* Tabuelan
* Talibon
* Trinidad
* Tubigon
* Tuburan
* Tudela
* Ubay
* Valencia

Visayas, Republic of the Philippines

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Highly urbanized
cities|

* Angeles City
* Bacolod
* Baguio
* Butuan
* Cagayan de Oro
* Caloocan
* Cebu City
* Davao City
* General Santos
* Iligan
* Iloilo City
* Lapu-Lapu City
* Las Piñas
* Lucena
* Makati
* Malabon
* Mandaluyong
* Mandaue
* Manila
* Marikina
* Muntinlupa
* Navotas
* Olongapo
* Parañaque
* Pasay
* Pasig
* Puerto Princesa
* Quezon City
* San Juan
* Tacloban
* Taguig
* Valenzuela
* Zamboanga City

Independent
component cities|

* Cotabato City
* Dagupan
* Naga, Camarines Sur
* Ormoc
* Santiago

Component cities|

* Alaminos
* Antipolo
* Bacoor
* Bago
* Bais
* Balanga
* Baliwag
* Batac
* Batangas City
* Bayawan
* Baybay
* Bayugan
* Biñan
* Bislig
* Bogo
* Borongan
* Cabadbaran
* Cabanatuan
* Cabuyao
* Cadiz
* Calaca
* Calamba
* Calapan
* Calbayog
* Candon
* Canlaon
* Carcar
* Carmona
* Catbalogan
* Cauayan
* Cavite City
* Danao
* Dapitan
* Dasmariñas
* Digos
* Dipolog
* Dumaguete
* El Salvador
* Escalante
* Gapan
* General Trias
* Gingoog
* Guihulngan
* Himamaylan
* Ilagan
* Imus
* Iriga
* Isabela
* Kabankalan
* Kidapawan
* Koronadal
* La Carlota
* Lamitan
* Laoag
* Legazpi
* Ligao
* Lipa
* Maasin
* Mabalacat
* Malaybalay
* Malolos
* Marawi
* Masbate City
* Mati
* Meycauayan
* Muñoz
* Naga, Cebu
* Oroquieta
* Ozamiz
* Pagadian
* Palayan
* Panabo
* Passi
* Roxas
* Sagay
* Samal
* San Carlos, Negros Occidental
* San Carlos, Pangasinan
* San Fernando, La Union
* San Fernando, Pampanga
* San Jose, Nueva Ecija
* San Jose del Monte
* San Pablo
* San Pedro
* Santa Rosa
* Santo Tomas
* Silay
* Sipalay
* Sorsogon City
* Surigao City
* Tabaco
* Tabuk
* Tacurong
* Tagaytay
* Tagbilaran
* Tagum
* Talisay, Cebu
* Talisay, Negros Occidental
* Tanauan
* Tandag
* Tangub
* Tanjay
* Tarlac City
* Tayabas
* Toledo
* Trece Martires
* Tuguegarao
* Urdaneta
* Valencia
* Victorias
* Vigan

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Philippine cities with a 100,000+ population

2,000,000 and more|

* Quezon City (3,084,270)

1,000,000–1,999,999|

* Manila (1,902,590)
* Davao City (1,848,947)
* Caloocan (1,712,945)
* Taguig (1,308,085)
* Zamboanga City (1,018,849)

500,000–999,999|

* Cebu City (965,332)
* Antipolo (913,712)
* Pasig (853,050)
* Dasmariñas (744,511)
* Cagayan de Oro (741,617)
* Valenzuela (725,173)
* General Santos (722,059)
* Parañaque (703,245)
* San Jose del Monte (685,688)
* Bacoor (661,381)
* Las Piñas (615,549)
* Bacolod (624,787)
* Biñan (584,479)
* Calamba (575,046)
* Muntinlupa (552,225)

200,000–499,999|

* Lapu-Lapu City (497,813)
* Angeles City (483,452)
* General Trias (482,453)
* Imus (481,949)
* Iloilo City (473,728)
* Marikina (471,323)
* Mandaluyong (465,902)
* Pasay (453,186)
* Santa Rosa (430,920)
* Tarlac City (401,892)
* Malabon (389,929)
* Lipa (387,392)
* Butuan (385,530)
* Cotabato City (383,383)
* San Fernando (Pampanga) (377,534)
* Baguio (368,426)
* Iligan (368,132)
* Cabuyao (365,202)
* Mandaue (364,482)
* Batangas City (358,267)
* San Pedro (348,968)
* Cabanatuan (343,672)
* Puerto Princesa (316,384)
* Makati (309,770)
* Mabalacat (306,594)
* San Pablo (300,166)
* Tagum (300,042)
* Lucena (280,331)
* Malolos (269,809)
* Olongapo (264,903)
* Talisay (Cebu) (263,832)
* Marawi (259,993)
* Tacloban (259,353)
* Navotas (252,878)
* Ormoc (238,545)
* Meycauayan (228,023)
* Trece Martires (227,892)
* Santo Tomas (226,772)
* Valencia (Bukidnon) (223,620)
* Panabo (211,242)
* Kabankalan (210,893)
* Legazpi (210,616)
* Naga (Camarines Sur) (210,545)
* San Carlos (Pangasinan) (208,330)
* Toledo (206,692)
* Pagadian (206,483)
* Koronadal (201,844)

100,000–199,999|

* Malaybalay (195,046)
* Bago (192,993)
* Digos (192,063)
* Calbayog (187,848)
* Sorsogon City (187,670)
* Roxas City (185,236)
* Surigao City (177,333)
* Dagupan (174,777)
* Baliwag (174,194)
* Tuguegarao (167,297)
* Ilagan (164,020)
* Cadiz (161,558)
* Danao (161,307)
* Kidapawan (160,864)
* San Jose (Nueva Ecija) (156,714)
* Sagay (152,543)
* Isabela (Basilan) (151,297)
* Santiago (150,313)
* Mati (148,672)
* Calapan (148,558)
* Urdaneta (145,935)
* Ozamiz (143,620)
* Cauayan (143,539)
* Dumaguete (142,171)
* Tabaco (140,779)
* Carcar (140,308)
* Gingoog (138,895)
* Naga (Cebu) (138,727)
* Silay ( 136,802)
* Dipolog (136,528)
* San Juan (Metro Manila) (134,312)
* San Carlos (Negros Occidental) (133,175)
* Gapan (129,610)
* Bayawan (126,744)
* San Fernando (La Union) (124,809)
* Tabuk (122,771)
* Ligao (119,779)
* Samal (Davao del Norte) (119,701)
* Himamaylan (117,286)
* Tacurong ( 116,945)
* Lamitan (116,652)
* Tayabas (115,318)
* Iriga (115,306)
* Baybay (114,708)
* Carmona (112,140)
* Laoag (112,117)
* Bayugan (110,313)
* Balanga (109,931)
* Talisay (Negros Occidental) (109,204)
* Catbalogan (107,896)
* Guihulngan (106,576)
* Tagbilaran (106,120)
* Masbate City (104,011)
* Alaminos (Pangasinan) (100,430)

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Largest cities and municipalities in the Visayas

PSA Census July 2024

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1 | Cebu City | Central Visayas | 965,332 | 11 | Bago | Negros Island Region | 192,993
2 | Bacolod | Negros Island Region | 624,787 | 12 | Calbayog | Eastern Visayas | 187,848
3 | Lapu-Lapu | Central Visayas | 497,813 | 13 | Roxas | Western Visayas | 185,236
4 | Iloilo City | Western Visayas | 473,728 | 14 | Cadiz | Negros Island Region | 161,558
5 | Mandaue | Central Visayas | 364,482 | 15 | Danao | Central Visayas | 161,307
6 | Talisay | Central Visayas | 263,832 | 16 | Liloan | Central Visayas | 158,387
7 | Tacloban | Eastern Visayas | 259,353 | 17 | Minglanilla | Central Visayas | 155,934
8 | Ormoc | Eastern Visayas | 238,545 | 18 | Consolacion | Central Visayas | 153,931
9 | Kabankalan | Negros Island Region | 210,893 | 19 | Sagay | Negros Island Region | 152,543
10 | Toledo | Central Visayas | 206,692 | 20 | Dumaguete | Central Visayas | 142,171

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