Cebu

Cebu

*Sugbo* (Cebuano)
Cebu Sugbo (Cebuano)
Province
	Left to right, from the top: Osmeña Peak, Magellan Monument, Kawasan Falls, Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral, Cebu City, Malapascua Island, Cebu Provincial Capitol
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: The Gateway to a Thousand Journeys
	Anthem: Sugbo (Cebu);
	Location in the Philippines
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 10°19′N 123°45′E / 10.32°N 123.75°E
Country	Philippines
Island Group	Visayas
Region	Central Visayas
Founded	6 August 1569
Capital; and largest city	Cebu City
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Pamela S. Baricuatro (PDP)
• Vice Governor	Glenn Anthony O. Soco (1-Cebu)
• Legislature	Cebu Provincial Board Members
Area
• Total (province)	4,943.72 km2 (1,908.78 sq mi)
• Rank	20th out of 81
	excludes independent cities
Highest elevation (Osmeña Peak)	1,072 m (3,517 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total (province)	3,325,385
• Rank	5th out of 81
• Density	670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
• Rank	7th out of 81
• Voter (2025)	3,407,780
• Language	Cebuano; Forohanon; Bantayanon
	Population data excludes independent cities
Divisions
• Independent cities	3 Highly urbanized cities of: ; 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; Bogo; Boljoon; Borbon; Carcar; Carmen; Catmon; Compostela; Consolacion; Cordova; Daanbantayan; Dalaguete; Danao; Dumanjug; Ginatilan; Liloan; Madridejos; Malabuyoc; Medellin; Minglanilla; Moalboal; Naga; Oslob; Pilar; Pinamungajan; Poro; Ronda; Samboan; San Fernando; San Francisco; San Remigio; Santa Fe; Santander; Sibonga; Sogod; Tabogon; Tabuelan; Talisay; Toledo; Tuburan; Tudela; ;
• Barangay
1,066
+ 137	including independent cities
	1,203
• Districts	Legislative districts of Cebu; Legislative districts of Cebu City; Legislative district of Lapu-Lapu; Legislative district of Mandaue;
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
ISO 3166 code	PH-CEB
Income class	1st class
PSGC	072200000
Patron	Santo Niño de Cebu
Website	www.cebu.gov.ph

Cebu (/sɛˈbuː/ seb-OO; Cebuano: Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Sugbo; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Cebu), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas (Region VII) region, and consists of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and islets. The coastal zone of Cebu is identified as a site of highest marine biodiversity importance in the Coral Triangle.

Its capital and largest city is Cebu City, nicknamed "the Queen (Catholic) City of the South" having the Second Cardinal, the oldest city and first capital of the Philippines, which is politically independent from the provincial government along with Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu City. The Cebu Metropolitan Area or Metro Cebu is the third largest metropolitan area in the Philippines (after Metro Manila and Metro Davao) with Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education and industry in the Visayas as well as the regional center of Central Visayas. Being one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines, in a decade it has transformed into a global hub for business processing services, tourism, shipping, furniture-making, and heavy industry. Mactan–Cebu International Airport, located on Mactan Island, is the second busiest airport in the Philippines.

Cebu has the most combined cities and municipalities of any province in the Philippines, with 53 in total. With 9 cities in total, it has the second most number of cities after its neighboring province of Negros Occidental.