Cebu

: Cebu is also a variant spelling of the cattle known as Zebu.

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Cebu is an island province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region. It's capital is Cebu City. Cebu is a long narrow island that stretches 225 km. from north to south and is surrounded by 167 neighboring small islands, including Mactan Island, Bantayan, Daanbantayan, the Camotes Islands, etc.

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Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the country. The metropolitan area of Cebu City (which includes Mandaue City and Lapu-Lapu City) is second only to Metro Manila in population in the country.

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Cebu lies to the east of Negros Island; to the east is Leyte and to the southeast is Bohol province. It is flanked on both sides by the straits of Cebu (between Cebu and Bohol) and Ta?on (between Cebu and Negros).

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Cebu is served by Mactan-Cebu International Airport, which is located in Lapu-Lapu City, some thirty minutes drive from downtown Cebu City.

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Central Visayas: Central Visayas, one of the regions of the Philippines, is designated as Region VII. It is part of the Visayas. It consists of four provinces, namely, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. The region demarcates the territory occupied by the native speakers of Cebuano. The regional center is Ce...