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The capital city of the province is also named Cebu City. The name is possibly derived from a hypothetical Proto-Philippine word *sug(e)bu meaning "to bathe" or "to wade into the water". [6] The word has evolved in the Cebuano language as sugbú, meaning "to dive into water" and also exists in other Philippine languages such as Tagalog and ...
Samboan, officially the Municipality of Samboan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Samboan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Samboan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,373 people. [3] It is located 150 kilometres (93 mi) south of Cebu City.
Combined area is 236.36 square kilometres (91.26 sq mi). The island group is located east of Cebu Island, southwest of Leyte Island, and north of Bohol Island. It is 34 nautical miles (63 km; 39 mi) from Cebu City and is part of the Province of Cebu. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 109,278. [1]
The Olango Island Group is a group of islands in the Cebu Strait, 5 km east of Mactan. Olango Island and its neighboring islets have a total land area of approximately 10.3 km 2 (1,030 hectares). The island group is a major tourist destination in Cebu, known for its wildlife sanctuary. Pescador Island
It accounts for 19.9 percent of the land area and 61.5 percent of the population (2020 census) of the entire province of Cebu. Metro Cebu is a metropolitan area that consists of Cebu City (the capital of Cebu and the regional center of Central Visayas) along with twelve surrounding cities and municipalities.
Bogo City is located in the northeastern coast of Cebu province, on the principal island of Cebu. It is 99 kilometres (62 mi) from Cebu City and is accessible by land and sea. Bogo has an area of 103.5 square kilometres (40.0 sq mi), which constitutes 2.3% of the area of Cebu island and 2.1% of the total land area of Cebu province.
Mactan is a densely populated island located a few kilometers (~1 mile) east of Cebu Island in the Philippines. The island is part of Cebu province and it is divided into the city of Lapu-Lapu and the municipality of Cordova.
Owing to its numerous islands, the Philippines has an irregular coastline stretching 334,539 kilometers (207,873 miles). The islands' rugged coastlines provide several bays and inlets listed below. List