CEBU
CITY :
Best of the Islands Philippines
Dialect
Cebuano is the dialect in the
province, which is also widely spoken in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Tagalog and English are also spoken and understood.
Political Subdivision
The five major cities in Cebu
province are Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Danao and Toledo; while
there are 48 towns or municipalities. Facing Bohol Strait is
the island's capital, Cebu City and historic Mactan Island lies
just across the city's harbor.
Cebu City is bounded by the city
of Mandaue and the municipality of Consoalcion in the north;
city harbor and Bohol Strait in the east; Talisay town in the
south and Toledo City in the west. Of the 73 barangays comprising
the city, 30 are categorized as mountain barangays with land
area totaling 27,797 hectares. There are 6 congresional districts,
3 component cities, namely: Lapulapu, Danao and Toledo; 2 highly
urbanized cities: Cebu and Mandaue; 48 municipalities; and 1,122
barangays.
