Misplaced Pages

Mandaue
Highly urbanized city
Mandaue PresidenciaZuellig AvenueMarcelo Fernan BridgeOakridge Business ParkParkmallMandaue Church
FlagSeal
Nicknames:  Furniture Capital of the Philippines Industrial City of Southern Philippines
Anthem: Mandaue ang Dakbayan English: Mandaue, the City
Map of Cebu with Mandaue highlighted
OpenStreetMap
MandaueLocation 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 under supervision of 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
• Type	Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor	Jonas C. Cortes (1CEBU) Glenn O. Bercede (1CEBU; acting, since August 13, 2024)
• Vice Mayor	Nerissa Corazon C. Soon-Ruiz (Lakas-CMD; acting)
• 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	234,581 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	34.87 km (13.46 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Highest elevation	984 m (3,228 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	364,116
• Density	10,000/km (27,000/sq mi)
• Households	103,345
Economy
• Gross domestic product (GDP)	₱109.6 billion (2022) $1.936 billion (2022)
• Income class	1st city income class
• Poverty incidence	10.40% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 2,781 million (2020), 1,134 million (2012), 1,247 million (2013), 29 million (2014), 1,293 million (2015), 1.744 million (2016), 2,154 million (2017), 2,431 million (2018), 2,601 million (2019), 3,116 million (2021), 3,544 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 32,571 million (2020), 4,159 million (2012), 4,232 million (2013), 28.55 million (2014), 1,476 million (2015), 5,572 million (2016), 6,413 million (2017), 10,349 million (2018), 32,158 million (2019), 33,007 million (2021), 34,231 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 2,668 million (2020), 884.6 million (2012), 872 million (2013), 23.78 million (2014), 1,308 million (2015), 1,681 million (2016), 1,543 million (2017), 1,722 million (2018), 1,809 million (2019), 2,651 million (2021), 3,253 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 1,266 million (2020), 1,158 million (2012), 1,210 million (2013), 12.84 million (2014), 1,653 million (2015), 5,069 million (2016), 1,664 million (2017), 4,779 million (2018), 1,622 million (2019), 1,098 million (2021), 2,016 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Visayan Electric Company (VECO)
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), is a highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 364,116 people.

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 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. As of June 30, 2022, Mandaue had its first representation in the 19th Congress of the Philippines.

History

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 some called him Lambuzzan in other accounts.

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.

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.

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.

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

Cityhood

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

Geography

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

Climate

Barangays

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

Demographics

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.

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%. Mandaue has a significantly large population at or below the poverty line.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Mandaue

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

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

• Cebu International Convention Centre
• Bantayan sa Hari, 1912

Fiestas

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.

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.

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.

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.

Cuisine

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 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 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

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/km (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.

Education

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.

Media

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

Television

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.
• DYKC-TV (RPTV 9) - Channel 9; a relay television station of the Radio Philippines Network / Nine Media Corporation.

Radio

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.
• 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

Local

• Bacolod
• Baguio
• Butuan
• Dumaguete
• Iloilo City
• Marikina

International

• Bacău, Romania
• Mosul, Iraq

Notes

1. Suspended since August 13, 2024

References

1. Saavedra, John Rey (August 21, 2024). "Ombudsman orders 1-yr suspension vs. Mandaue City mayor". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
2.  City of Mandaue | (DILG)
3. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
4. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
5. "All Provinces and HUCs in Northern Mindanao Continue to Expand in 2022; City of Cagayan de Oro Records the Fastest Growth with 9.4 Percent". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
6. "PH₱56.598 per dollar (per International Monetary Fund on Representative Exchange Rates for Selected Currencies for December 2022)". IMF. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
7. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
8. "The brilliance of Mandaue City". Mandaue City. cebu-philippines.net.
9. ^ Corrales, Nestor (May 8, 2019). "Duterte signs law creating lone legislative district of Mandaue City". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
10. To America and Around the World: The Logs of Christopher Columbus and of ... Branden Publishing Co. 2001. ISBN 9780828320634. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
11. Magellan's voyage: a narrative of the first circumnavigation. Yale University. 1994. ISBN 9780486280998. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
12. "Mandaue". admu.edu.ph.
13. Mojares 1999.
14. "Home". mandauecity.gov.ph.
15. "History". Mandaue City. Mandaue city government.
16. Villanueva, Ralph (May 8, 2019). "Duterte signs law creating lone district of Mandaue City". The Manila Times. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
17. "Land Use". Mandaue City. Mandaue city government.
18. "Mandaue: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
19. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
20. Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
21. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
22. "Province of Cebu". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
23. "MANDAUE CITY: POPULATION TO REACH HALF A MILLION IN 2011". Census. Philippine Census.
24. "Religious Affiliation in the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing) | Philippine Statistics Authority | Republic of the Philippines". psa.gov.ph. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
25. "Population". Mandaue City. Mandaue city government.
26. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
27. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
28. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
29. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
30. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
31. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
32. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
33. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
34. Cebu Daily News 2015.
35. "Other Landmarks". Tourism. The City of Mandaue. Archived from the original on March 14, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
36. "Mandaue Opens First Agri Eco Park". Cebu Daily News. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
37. "lechon". lechoncebu.com.
38. "Sugba Tuwa Kilaw". Travelocity.com. Travelocity.com.
39. "Congestion expected with new MyBus route to SM City JMall". SunStar. October 16, 2024. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
40. Home page. Cebu Japanese School. Retrieved on April 2, 2015. "5th /F Clotilde Commercial CenterM.L. Quezon St., Casuntingan, Mandaue City 6014 Philippines"
41. "ABS-CBN goes off-air after NTC order". Rappler. May 6, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2020.
42. "House committee rejects franchise for ABS-CBN". Rappler. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
43. Daanoy, Sonny (December 21, 2023). "NTC slaps SMNI with 30-day suspension". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
44. Tayona, Glenda; Silubrico, Ruby (August 25, 2018). "Iloilo to showcase culture to 'sister cities' tonight". Panay News. Archived from the original on April 9, 2019. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
45. "Mandaue Forges ties with Romanian City". The Freeman. The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
46. "Mandaue, Mosul sign sister-city agreement". The Freeman. The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

Sources

• Buzeta, Fr Manuel & Bravo, Fr Felipe, eds. (1850). Diccionario, geografico, estadistico, historico de las Islas Filipinas (2 vols) (in Spanish). Madrid.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Cebu Daily News, Norman V. Mendoza (January 23, 2015). "Rainbow lane in Mandaue".
• Mojares, Resil B. (1999). The war against the Americans: resistance and collaboration in Cebu. Ateneo de Manila Press. ISBN 978-9715502986.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code

v t e Places adjacent to Mandaue
Consolacion Cebu City Mandaue Camotes Sea Mactan Channel Mactan Channel / Lapu-Lapu City

Articles related to Mandaue

v t e Mandaue Barangays Alang-alang Bakilid Banilad Basak Centro Cabancalan Cambaro Canduman Casili Cubacub Casuntingan Guizo Ibabao-Estancia Jagobiao Labogon Li-ong Looc Maguikay Mantuyong Opao Pakna-an Pagsabungan Subangdaku Tabok Tawason Tingub Tipolo Umapad Institutions Mayor Council City Hall President of Mandaue Cebu International Convention Center Cebu Doctors' University National Shrine of St. Joseph Mantawi Festival Mandaue City College Mandaue City Comprehensive National High School Mandaue City Science High School Mandaue City School for the Arts Central School Metro Cebu, Cebu, Philippines v t e 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. 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 v t e 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 v t e Province of Cebu Cebu City (capital and largest city) 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.) v t e 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 v t e List of cities in the Philippines 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 v t e Philippine cities with a 100,000+ population 2,000,000 and more Quezon City (2,960,048) 1,000,000–1,999,999 Manila (1,846,513) Davao City (1,776,949) Caloocan (1,661,584) Taguig (1,261,738) 500,000–999,999 Zamboanga City (977,234) Cebu City (964,169) Antipolo (887,399) Pasig (803,159) Cagayan de Oro (728,402) Valenzuela (714,978) Dasmariñas (703,141) General Santos (697,315) Parañaque (689,992) Bacoor (664,625) San Jose del Monte (651,813) Las Piñas (606,293) Bacolod (600,783) Muntinlupa (543,445) Calamba (539,671) 200,000–499,999 Lapu-Lapu City (497,604) Imus (496,794) Angeles City (462,928) Iloilo City (457,626) Marikina (456,059) General Trias (450,583) Pasay (440,656) Mandaluyong (425,758) Santa Rosa (414,812) Biñan (407,437) Tarlac City (385,398) Malabon (380,522) Lipa (372,931) Butuan (372,910) Baguio (366,358) Mandaue (364,116) Iligan (363,115) Cabuyao (355,330) San Fernando (Pampanga) (354,666) Batangas City (351,647) Cabanatuan (327,325) San Pedro (326,001) Cotabato City (325,079) Puerto Princesa (307,079) Tagum (296,202) Mabalacat (293,244) Makati (292,743) San Pablo (285,348) Lucena (278,924) Talisay (Cebu) (263,048) Malolos (261,189) Olongapo (260,317) Tacloban (251,881) Navotas (247,543) Ormoc (230,998) Meycauayan (225,673) Santo Tomas (218,500) Valencia (Bukidnon) (216,546) Pagadian (210,542) Trece Martires (210,503) Legazpi (209,533) Panabo (209,230) Naga (Camarines Sur) (209,170) Toledo (207,314) Marawi (207,010) San Carlos (Pangasinan) (205,424) Kabankalan (200,198) 100,000–199,999 Koronadal (195,398) Bago (191,210) Malaybalay (190,712) Digos (188,376) Calbayog (186,960) Sorsogon City (182,237) Roxas City (179,292) Dagupan (174,302) Surigao City (171,107) Baliwag (168,470) Tuguegarao (166,334) Kidapawan (160,791) Cadiz (158,544) Ilagan (158,258) Danao (156,321) San Jose (Nueva Ecija) (150,917) Sagay (148,894) Santiago (148,580) Mati (147,547) Urdaneta (144,577) Cauayan (143,403) Calapan (145,786) Tabaco (140,961) Ozamis (140,443) Dipolog (138,141) Gingoog (136,698) Carcar (136,453) Dumaguete (134,103) Naga (Cebu) (133,184) San Carlos (Negros Occidental) (132,650) Silay (130,478) Isabela (Basilan) (130,379) San Juan (Metro Manila) (126,347) San Fernando (La Union) (125,640) Gapan (122,968) Bayawan (122,747) Tabuk (121,033) Ligao (118,096) Samal (Davao del Norte) (116,771) Himamaylan (116,240) Iriga (114,457) Tayabas (112,658) Baybay (111,848) Laoag (111,651) Tacurong (109,319) Talisay (Negros Occidental) (108,909) Catbalogan (106,440) Carmona (106,256) Tagbilaran (104,976) Masbate City (104,522) Balanga (104,173) Guihulngan (102,656) Cavite City (100,674) Lamitan (100,150) v t e Largest cities and municipalities in the Visayas PSA Census May 2020 Rank Name Region Pop. Rank Name Region Pop. Cebu City Bacolod 1 Cebu City Central Visayas 964,169 11 Bago Negros Island Region 191,210 Lapu-Lapu Iloilo City 2 Bacolod Negros Island Region 600,783 12 Calbayog Eastern Visayas 186,960 3 Lapu-Lapu Central Visayas 497,604 13 Roxas Western Visayas 179,292 4 Iloilo City Western Visayas 457,626 14 Cadiz Negros Island Region 158,544 5 Mandaue Central Visayas 364,116 15 Danao Central Visayas 156,321 6 Talisay Central Visayas 263,048 16 Liloan Central Visayas 153,197 7 Tacloban Eastern Visayas 251,881 17 Minglanilla Central Visayas 151,002 8 Ormoc Eastern Visayas 230,998 18 Sagay Negros Island Region 148,894 9 Toledo Central Visayas 207,314 19 Consolacion Central Visayas 148,012 10 Kabankalan Negros Island Region 200,198 20 Carcar Central Visayas 136,453

• Mandaue
• Cities in Cebu
• Highly urbanized cities in the Philippines
• Populated places established in 1599
• 1599 establishments in the Philippines
• Populated coastal places in the Philippines
• Cities in Metro Cebu