Region VII

CENTRAL VISAYAS

CEBUQueen City of the South

First capital of the PhilippinesNative Name: Sugbo

Nickname: Hara nga Dakbayan sa Sugbo

LOCATION

Absolute Location10° 19´ N 123° 45´ E

Relative LocationN Visayan SeaS Siquijor island and Mindanao SeaW Tañon Strait and island of NegrosE island of Leyte and Camotes SeaSE island of Bohol and Bohol Strait

GEOGRAPHY & TOPOGRAPHY

Total Land Area508,840 hectares (5,088.4 km²)

DivisionsIndependent Cities 3Component Cities 6

Municipalities 44Barangays 1,066

Districts 6

*Surrounded by 167 islands and islets

Physical Characteristics● Province’s terrain consists of rugged

and mountainous with low peak● Stretching 196 km from N to S● Widest point 32 km across● Highest elevation of 1,097 m

ATTRACTIONS

Basilica Minore del Santo NiñoCebu Taoist Temple

Fort San PedroLapu-lapu ShrineMagellan ShrineMagellan’s Cross

Festivals and FiestasSinulog Festival – Cebu, 3rd Sunday of January

Others:Pintos Festival BogoKaransas Festival DanaoGarbo sa Lapu-lapu Festival Lapu-lapuPanagtagbo Festival MandaueHalad Inasal Festival TalisayDagitab Festival NagaHinulawan Festival ToledoKabkaban Festival Carcar

DEMOGRAPHY

Population4,167,320 (as of 2010 by NSO)

LanguageCebuano 93%Other Visayan language 5%Tagalog 2%Others 1%

Religion● Majority of its population are Roman

Catholic● There are also some followers of Islam,

Buddhism and Hinduism

CLIMATE

Tropical2 seasons – dry and sunny most of the year with some occasional rains during the months of June to December.

● Temperature can reach a high of 36 °C (97 °F) from March to May, and as low as 18 °C (64 °F) in the mountains during the wet season. The average temperature is around 24 to 34 °C (75 to 93 °F), and does not fluctuate much except during the month of May, which is the hottest month. Cebu averages 70–80% humidity.

Bren Dale MirandaBEEd III-14