Cebu Province Facts for Kids

Cebu is the oldest city in the Philippines. It is often called the "Queen City of the South." Cebu is a main center of Christianity in the Philippines. The city has a lot of interesting history.

Cebu was a fishing village and busy trading port in 1521. The center of the city has become modern and is well developed. Cebu has nine cities: Cebu, Bogo, Carcar, Danao, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Naga, Talisay, and Toledo. There are also 44 smaller towns. Cebu has recently become the favorite tourist spot of the country.

Population	around 3 million
Language	Cebuano is the native language. English is also understood. Some people who emigrated from other parts of Visayas or Mindanao speak other Visayan languages.
Weather	December - May: Dry; December - February: coolest; March - May: hottest. The temperature can rise higher than 100 °F in the summer. The rainy season begins in July, bringing heavy rains.
Time	8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time / Coordinated Universal Time
Currency	pesos, divided into 100 centavos.
Transportation	Jeepney, bus, tricycles (motorcycles with sidecars), taxicabs

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Depiction of the Cebuano tattooed warrior class (timawa) in the Boxer Codex (c. 1590)
The Basílica Minore del Santo Niño in Cebu, the first church built in the Philippines. Named by the Holy See as the "Mother and Head... of all Churches of the Philippine Islands".
The original image of Santo Niño de Cebú, an image of the Child Jesus given by Ferdinand Magellan to Queen Juana and to the Cebuanos after the First Baptism, now enshrined at the Minor Basilica. Cebuanos and Filipinos alike believe this image to be miraculous.
The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe of Cebu. The Virgin of Guadalupe was proclaimed the patron saint of the province by the Archdiocese after the miraculous healings during the Cholera epidemic of Cebu.
Old Mactan–Cebu International Airport
Seaside Tower of the SM Seaside City Cebu
Sinulog's annual maritime procession.
A typical Sinulog Festival Queen with the image of the Child Jesus, locally known as Santo Niño, dancing with her contingent from Plaridel, Misamis Occidental.
The Sinulog Festival Queen 2014 representing Placer, Masbate.
A Sinulog Festival Queen with the Child Jesus, together with her contingent from Toledo City.
Halad Inasal Festival dancers performing their street dance.
Rosquillos Festival dancers as they perform their street dance in Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2019.
Utanon Festival dancers in Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2019.
The Palawod Festival Queen representing Bantayan together with her contingent in Pasigarbo sa Sugbo 2019.
A Karansa Festival queen together with dancers from her contingent holding pots, in their street dancing performance.
Magellan's Cross, Cebu City
Bagacay Point Lighthouse, Liloan
Bounty Beach, Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan
Tingko Beach, Alcoy
Island in the Sky mountain resort, Balamban
Bantayan from far end of quay
Boljoon Church Boljoon
Carcar Museum (formerly Carcar Dispensary), Carcar
St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Bogo
Argao Church
Waterfalls in Cebu
Liempo is a variation of lechon that only comprises the pork belly. In Cebu, it is primarily served in Balamban.
Rosquillos are Philippine cookies that originate from Liloan.
The Corazon Rosquillos, a special variety of Rosquillos from Titay's that has a heart-shaped hole instead of a circular one.
Chicharon is a common Filipino Food that is made up of crispy fried pork rinds. In Cebu, it is commonly found in Carcar.
Ampaw is a Cebuano snack made from fried white rice coated in syrup, usually with Peanuts inside. It originates from Carcar.
Humbà is a braised pork dish from the Visayas. In Cebu, it is primarily served in Ronda.
Otap is an oval-shaped puff pastry cookie that originates from Cebu.
Masareal is a Cebuano delicacy that is made from a mixture of finely-ground boiled peanuts, coconut syrup (latík), and water. It originates from Mandaue.

Cebu Province facts for kids

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