Cebu City
Cebu City ( officially: City of Cebu, Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbo or; Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu ) is the capital of the province of Cebu and was founded in 1565 as the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.
The city is situated on the homonymous island. Cebu City is the center of Metro Cebu, the second largest metropolitan area in the country, which also still includes the cities of Lapu -Lapu, Mandaue City, Talisay City and Danao City and economically also radiates to the south to Mindanao. The Mactan -Cebu International Airport in Lapu -Lapu City is just twenty minutes drive from Cebu City. The metropolis has the most important commercial port of the Philippines, an oil refinery and several universities. The city has since 2008 with the Asia IT Park, a special economic area, which houses primarily companies in the telecommunications and information technology (call centers and software companies ) and exclusively export- oriented components ( Business Process Outsourcing). Cebu City was the starting point of the Christian colonization of the Philippines by Ferdinand Magellan and is now archbishop 's seat.
Attractions
- Fortress Fuerza de San Pedro
- Daoist temple
- Magellan Cross
- Basilica del Santo Niño, the oldest Christian church in the Philippines
- Colon Street, historical, busy and oldest documented street in the Philippines
- Carbon Market, large street market in Downtown
- Capitol, seat of the provincial government and the Governor
- Top of the Hills, Viewpoint, 650 meters above the city with views of the bay and the island of Mactan
- Central Cebu National Park and the Sudlon National Park, home to many endemic species
Business Park
Development Zone
Daoist temple
Universities
- University of San Carlos
- University of San Jose
- University of Cebu
- Cebu Normal University
- Cebu Doctors ' University ( Medical School )
- Southwestern University
- University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Cebu College
- Indiana Aerospace University, Lapu -Lapu
- St. Theresa 's College in the Internet Archive
- Cebu Bible College
- University of the Visayas
Shopping centers
- Ayala Center
- SM Mall
- Gaisano Country Mall
- Banilad Town Center
- Robinsons Place
Well-known business enterprises
- Timex Watches
- Maitland Smith, Furniture production
- Lear Automotive
- Lexmark computer printer
- Bigfoot Entertainment, Film Production
- Gran Star Motors, motorcycles and minivans
- Dedon, outdoor furniture
- M. Lhuillier Pawnshop group
- Cena Pro, activated carbon filter
- Daimler, the automotive industry
- 1 & 1 Internet AG, Internet service provider
Boroughs
The city is divided into two districts. The northern district is composed of 46 and the Southern District of 36 barangays. All 82 barangays are listed below in alphabetical order:
Adlawon, Agsungot, Apas, Babag, Bacayan, Banilad, Basak Pardo, Basak San Nicolas, Binaliw, sweet, Budla -an, Buhisan, Bulacao, Buot - Taup, Busay, Calamba, Cambinocot, Capitol Site, Carreta, Cebu Port Center, Cogon Pardo, Cogon Ramos, Day- as, Duljo, Ermita, Guadalupe, Guba, hippodrome, Inayawan, Kalubihan, Kalunasan, Kamagayan, Kamputhaw, Kasambagan, Kinasang -an, Labangon, Lahug, Lorega San Miguel, Lusaran, Luz, Mabini, Mabolo Proper, Malubog, Mamba Ling, Pahina Central, Pahina San Nicolas, Pamutan, Parian, Paril, Pasil, Pit -os, Poblacion Pardo, Pulangbato, Pung -ol Sibugay -, Talamban