Metro Cebu
Metro Cebu
Kaulohang Sugbo ( Metropolitan Cebu Development and Coordinating Board | |
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Area | |
• Metro | 1,062.88 km2 (410.38 sq mi) |
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Population (2020)[2] | |
• Metro | 3,165,799 |
• Density | 3,000/km2 (7,700/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | grancebuana grancebuano |
Divisions | |
• Highly urbanized cities | |
• Component cities | |
• Municipalities | 6
|
• ZIP code | 6000–6004, 6014–6019, 6037, 6045, 6046 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
Metropolitan Cebu, or simply Metro Cebu, (Cebuano: Kaulohang Sugbo; Filipino: Kalakhang Cebu), is the main urban center of the province of Cebu in the Philippines. Metro Cebu is located along the central eastern portion of the island including the nearby island of Mactan. It accounts for 19.9 percent of the land area and 61.5 percent of the population (2020 census) of the entire province of Cebu.
Metro Cebu is a metropolitan area that consists of Cebu City (the capital of Cebu and the regional center of Central Visayas) along with twelve surrounding cities and municipalities.
The
As of the 2020 census, Metro Cebu is the largest metropolitan area in the Visayas and the third-largest metropolitan area by urban population in the Philippines, after Metro Manila (in Luzon) and Metro Davao (in Mindanao).
Cities and municipalities
Metro Cebu comprises seven cities (
City/Town | Population
(2020) |
Land Area | Population Density | Classification | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sq. Km. | Sq. Mi. | Sq. Km | Sq. Mi. | |||
Cebu City | 964,169 | 315.00 | 121.62 | 3,060.85 | 7,927.58 | Highly
urbanized city |
Lapu-Lapu City | 497,604 | 58.10 | 22.43 | 8,564,61 | 22,182.25 | Highly
urbanized city |
Mandaue City | 364,116 | 34.87 | 13.46 | 10,442.10 | 27,044.91 | Highly
urbanized city |
Talisay City | 263,048 | 39.87 | 15.39 | 6,597.64 | 17,087.82 | Component
city |
Danao | 156,321 | 107.30 | 41.43 | 1,456.86 | 3,773.25 | Component
city |
Liloan | 153,197 | 45.92 | 17.73 | 3,336.17 | 8,640.64 | Municipality |
Minglanilla | 151,002 | 65.60 | 25.33 | 2,301.86 | 5,961.79 | Municipality |
Consolacion | 148,012 | 37.03 | 14.30 | 3,997.08 | 10,352.40 | Municipality |
Carcar | 136,453 | 116.78 | 45.09 | 1,168.46 | 3,026.30 | Component
city |
Naga City | 133,184 | 101.97 | 39.37 | 1,306.11 | 3,382.81 | Component
city |
San Fernando | 72,224 | 69.39 | 26.79 | 1,040.84 | 2,695.77 | Municipality |
Cordova | 70,595 | 17.15 | 6.62 | 4,116.33 | 10,661.24 | Municipality |
Compostela | 55,874 | 53.90 | 20.81 | 1,036.62 | 2,684.84 | Municipality |
Total /
Average |
3,165,799 | 1,062.88 | 410.38 | 2,978.51 | 7,714.31 |
History
Cebu City was a fishing village and farming settlement governed by Visayan native kings who traded with the neighboring islands of
On 7 April 1521, Portuguese explorer
On 27 April 1565, Spanish explorers led by Miguel López de Legazpi arrived in Cebu from Mexico. The Spaniards renamed the city on 1 January 1571, from San Miguel (Saint Michael) to Villa del Santissimo Nombre de Jesús (Town of the Most Holy Name of Jesus). The island were a former capital city of the Spanish East Indies before the capital city was moved to Manila in 1571.
Mandaue then was known as Mandani ruled by their lord Aponoan. It was formally constituted into a "pueblo" (people) between 1580 and 1700 and was officially known as the Población de Mandaue (Town of Mandaue) in 1899. It emerged into the industrial city of Mandaue. Mandaue became a chartered city on 21 June 1969 through Republic Act 5519. It was considered a highly urbanized city in the year 1991.
Talisay was a former
Lapu-Lapu city was originally referred to as "Mactan." It later became the town of Opon in 1730, the 7th town founded by the Augustinian Friars in Cebu. The town of Opon became a city on 17 June 1961. Its largest district, Lapu-Lapu, was named after Datu Lapu-Lapu.
Metropolitan Cebu was conceptualized by government planners in the 1970s and was based on the experiences of urban planning in Metro Manila. Metro Cebu represented the province's thriving urban centers that are physically proximate to Cebu City, which is the leading commercial and financial hub in the Visayas and northern Mindanao areas with a population largely dependent on the economic opportunities prevailing in the area.
People
Ancestry
The people of Cebu are called Cebuanos, which are Visayan people (Bisaya). Some also have Chinese, Japanese, Indian and other foreign ancestries as well as ancestries from other Filipino ethnic groups.
Languages
Education
Metro Cebu is the seat of more than a dozen educational institutions, the oldest of which is the University of San Carlos. Some of these institutions include, in alphabetical order:
- Asian College of Technology (1988)
- Cebu Doctors' University (1975)
- Cebu Eastern College (1915)
- Cebu Institute of Medicine (1957)
- Cebu Institute of Technology – University (1946)
- Cebu Normal University (1902)
- Cebu Technological University (1911)
- Colegio de la Inmaculada Concepcion(1880)
- Don Bosco Technical College–Cebu (1954)
- Saint Theresa's College of Cebu (1933)
- Southwestern University (1946)
- University of Cebu (1964)
- University of San Carlos (1595)
- University of San Jose–Recoletos (1947)
- University of Southern Philippines Foundation (1927)
- University of the Philippines Cebu (1918)
- University of the Visayas (1919)
- Velez College (1957)
A large number of students from neighboring provinces in the Visayas, as well as northern Mindanao, prefer to go to Metro Cebu to take up tertiary-level education.
There is also a sizable number of South Korean, Iranian, Sub-Saharan African, and South Indian students who take up tertiary-level courses in Metro Cebu, taking advantage of Metro Cebu's, and the Philippines', lower cost of education relative to their home countries.
Cebu has four internationally connected educational institutions: Cebu International School and CIE British School are located in Cebu City; Singapore School Cebu and Woodridge International School are located in Mandaue.
Healthcare
Metro Cebu also has several hospitals and clinics, there are two types of hospitals in Metro Cebu: the public hospitals which is owned by the government. Some public hospitals in Metro Cebu are the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, Cebu City Medical Center and there are also few public district hospitals which are also managed by the provincial government of Cebu.
Some of the private hospitals in Metro Cebu are the Chong Hua Hospital, Cebu Doctors' University Hospital, University of Cebu Medical Center, Perpetual Succor Hospital and Cebu Institute of Medicine Hospital.
Events
2004 presidential inauguration
On 30 June 2004, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was the first Philippine President to be inaugurated in Metro Cebu. The inauguration was done in front of Cebu Provincial Capitol in Cebu City. This was done in gratitude for the support given to her by the people of Cebu during the election. In a break with tradition, she delivered her inaugural address in Manila before departing for Cebu for her inauguration.
2005 Southeast Asian Games
The Philippine SEA Games Committee wanted to decentralize the games from Manila, so that other cities of the country could experience the SEA Games.
Metro Cebu hosted six sports.
Sport | Venue | City |
---|---|---|
Dancesport | Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino | Cebu City |
Pencak Silat |
Cebu Coliseum | |
Sepak Takraw |
University of San Carlos | |
Judo | Mandaue Coliseum | Mandaue City |
Karate | ||
Mountain Biking |
Ramon M. Durano Sports Complex | Danao City |
2007 ASEAN Summit and 2nd East Asia Summit
The 12th Summit of the
heduled for 10–14 December 2006 was postponed to January 2007 due to Typhoon Utor and the consideration of the safety and welfare of the participants. [1]
The
51st International Eucharistic Congress
The
Utilities
Communication
There are three wireless telecommunication companies serving Metro Cebu as well as the rest of the Philippines. These are:
- Smart Communications/Pilipino Telecommunications Corp., a PLDT subsidiary – using the brands: Smart, Talk 'n' Text, Sun Cellular, and Addict Mobile
- Globe Telecom – using the brands: Globe and TM
- Dito Telecommunity – using the brand Dito
Electricity
Metro Cebu's electricity is mostly supplied from Leyte Geothermal Power Plants operated by PNOC-EDC which is interconnected across Cebu through electrical submarine cables operated by TransCo. It is transmitted by the state-owned National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) through several high tension wires. It is stored and distributed by the Visayan Electric Company (VECO), except in the island of Mactan (Lapu-Lapu City and Cordova) which is served by the Mactan Electric Company, the city of Carcar, which is served by Cebu I Electric Cooperative (CEBECO I), and the city of Danao and the municipality of Compostela, which are served by Cebu II Electric Cooperative (CEBECO II). They put out 220VAC 50 Hz.
Water
In 1974 the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) took over in distributing potable water to the whole metropolis after the Osmena Waterworks System suffered financial losses. MCWD supplies potable water to the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-lapu and Talisay and the municipalities of Consolacion, Liloan, Compostela and Cordova from their reservoirs in Lake Plumbero, Minglanilla; Buhisan Reservoir in Cebu City; Casili in Consolacion and Mananga in Talisay.
In 1998, the Mananga Phase I Project located in Maghuway, Talisay was completed producing an additional 33,000 cubic metres (33,000,000 L; 8,700,000 US gal) of potable water per day. And the other area through a series of 5HP submersible pumps powered by Solar Electric Energy (note: Operates only during daytime) in Minglanilla near Lake Plumbero.
Transportation
Roads
Metro Cebu's roadways are among the country's busiest and most congested. The south highway, Osmeña Boulevard, Colon Street, and V. Rama are Metro Cebu's major roads. A new highway called the South Coastal Road or the Cebu Coastal Road was completed in 2010. The 12 kilometer, 4-lane highway was created to improve traffic in Metro Cebu. It connects Cebu City, Talisay and other southern municipalities. In conjunction with the development of the Cebu South Coastal Road, a roadway underpass nearly a kilometer long is currently under construction to connect the South Coastal Road with the Sergio Osmeña Avenue in the North Reclamation Area. Other planned projects include a series of flyovers in the north district, the Cebu North Coastal Road and Cloverleaf interlink road project.
Mactan is connected to the island of Cebu via two bridges: the
Airport
Mactan–Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is, officially, the only airport in the Metro Cebu. Located in Lapu-Lapu, it is the second busiest airport in the Philippines, after Metro Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport.
It has two terminals. Terminal 1 is used solely for domestic flights, while Terminal 2, which was opened on July 1, 2018, serves international flights. Together the two terminals have a total capacity of 12.5 million.
The number of weekly international flights to and from MCIA has constantly increased over the years. Currently, there are direct regular and/or charter flights to the following international destinations:
Metro Cebu's MCIA is the international gateway to the economic hub of the Central and Southern Philippines. There are numerous daily flights between Cebu and most Philippine cities. Air freight to and from Cebu is reliable and efficient with major international couriers like FedEx, Fastpak Global Express, and 2GO operating here.
Seaport
Metro Cebu's Port of Cebu is the busiest domestic seaport in the Philippines. Along with the ports areas of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu, Cebu's "seaport complex" is considered as the busiest port in the Philippines in terms of number of annual passengers. It is also the main port of entry in the province of Cebu and Central Visayas Region. It plays a vital role in the Philippine's shipping industry with about 80 percent of the country's shipping companies that are based here. The port is located at the center of the province's east coast. It is nestled in a natural harbor in the narrow strait between Cebu City and Mactan, the latter providing a natural cover and breakwater, making the port one of the safest and operational the whole year round.
Cebu International Port and Cebu Domestic Port serves container vessels and passenger ships with destinations around the country and the world. Cebu International Port is a multipurpose terminal covering an area of 10 hectares with 690 meters of berthing space and a controlling draught of minus 8.5 meters at MLLW. The Cebu Baseport – Domestic Zone is the area for the domestic transactions of different business coming from and going to the different island of the archipelago. It is dedicated to coastwise shipping with 3.5 kilometers of berthing space, 3 finger piers and 3 passenger terminals.
Economy
Metro Cebu, as the second most important metropolitan area of the Philippines, has established itself as a major economic hub, attracting several multinational companies in various industries ranging from
Cebu City is the primary economic center of Metro Cebu. Historically, Colon Street and its surrounding areas collectively known as "Downtown Cebu", was the major economic center of Cebu, but development has since spread to other parts of Metro Cebu with the opening of newer and more modern developments such as Cebu Business Park and Cebu IT Park (collectively known as the Cebu Park District), which is the home of many business processing outsourcing companies, among other industries. The South Road Properties, a 300-hectare reclamation project in the city's South district is poised to become a major economic hub for Metro Cebu.[8]
Major industrial factories are found in Mandaue, but the city's North Reclamation Area (also known as New Mandaue City) has seen various
Lapu-Lapu City, where the
The other cities and municipalities of Metro Cebu remain primarily residential with several subdivisions (or suburbs), with residents commuting to the "tri-cities" for work, but are also poised for more opportunities, with developments such as the Minglanilla Techno-Business Park in Minglanilla and the New Cebu International Container Port in Consolacion seen to accommodate industries for businesses to set up shop outside of Metro Cebu's traditional core of Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, and Mandaue.
Metropolitan Cebu Development and Coordinating Board
The Metropolitan Cebu Development and Coordinating Board (MCDCB) is the successor of the Metropolitan Cebu Development Council (MCDC) which was created by the RDC through Resolution No.117 (1997) and was subsequently replaced by the former in June 2011. Like its predecessor, it was mainly patterned after the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority with the inclusion of regional offices of the National Government agencies, regional services and utility agencies, and private institutions. It is mandated to formulate development plans, prepare programs and projects, and coordinate/monitor the implementation of programs and projects that address problems and concerns affecting Metro Cebu.
The MCDCB is composed of the provincial governor of Cebu; the mayors of the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Talisay, Carcar, Danao, and Naga; the mayors of the municipalities of Compostela, Liloan, Consolacion, Cordova, Minglanilla, and San Fernando; the regional directors or heads of the
MCDCB does not have legal and institutional powers and resources like the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). The MCDCB defines the coverage of Metro Cebu for planning purposes only. The Province of Cebu has proposed a bill to create a permanent Metropolitan Cebu Development Authority (MCDA). This bill is still pending in both the House of Representatives and Senate in the Congress of the Philippines.[11]
See also
- Greater Manila Area
- Mega Manila
- Metro Manila
- Metro Davao
- Metro Iloilo-Guimaras
- Metro Clark
References
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- ^ Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "Number of Registered Voters by Sex : 2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. 2019.
- ^ Scholze, Hillmer & Schneider 2002.
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- Cebu Daily News. Archivedfrom the original on January 13, 2013.
- ^ "Province of Cebu Leads the Economy of Central Visayas with 30.7 Percent Share from 2018 to 2020". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 4, 2021. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
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- ^ NEDA RDC7 Accomplishment Report(7/2001 – 12/2002) Archived 2006-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
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