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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

Images for kids

  • Pigafetta Illustrations of Cebuanos

    Pigafetta's illustrations of Cebuanos during the expedition.

  • Ph fil cebu
  • Interior of the Basilica del Santo Niño

    Devotees inside the Basilica del Santo Niño.

  • Mactan Cebu International Airport

    Mactan-Cebu International Airport.

  • Sinulog Festival - Fluvial Procession (3298505319)

    Sinulog's annual maritime procession

  • Bagacay Point Lighthouse-cr

    Bagacay Point Lighthouse, Liloan

  • Lapu lapu Shrine, Cebu, Philippines

    Lapu Lapu shrine at Mactan

  • Malapascua

    Bounty Beach, Malapascua Island, Daanbantayan

  • Tingko Beach, Philippines

    Tingko Beach, Alcoy

  • Island in the sky

    Island in the Sky mountain resort, Balamban

  • Bantayan municipality from far end of quay

    Bantayan from far end of quay

  • Boljoon Church, Cebu

    Boljoon Church Boljoon

  • Carcar Church 7

    An Ancestral House, Carcar

  • Bogo Cebu

    San Vicente Ferrer Church, Bogo

  • Argao Church and belfry

    Argao Church

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