Cities and Municipalities
METRO CEBU comprises seven cities and six municipalities.
Local government unit | Population¹ | Area (km²) | Pop. density
(per km²) |
---|---|---|---|
Carcar City | 107,323 | 116.78 | 919.02 |
Cebu City | 866,171 | 315.0 | 2,749.7 |
Compostela | 42,574 | 53.90 | 789.87 |
Consolacion | 106,649 | 147.20 | 724.518 |
Cordoba | 50,353 | 17.15 | 2,936.0 |
Danao City | 119,252 | 107.30 | 1,111.39 |
Lapu-Lapu City | 350,467 | 58.10 | 6,032.1 |
Liloan | 100,500 | 45.92 | 2,188.6 |
Mandaue City | 331,320 | 25.18 | 13,158.1 |
Minglanilla | 113,178 | 65.60 | 1,725.27 |
Naga City | 101,571 | 101.97 | 996.09 |
San Fernando | 60,970 | 69.39 | 878.66 |
Talisay City | 200,772 | 39.87 | 5,035.7 |
Total | 2,551,100 | 1163.36 | 2,192.87 |
The provincial capitol, the central business district, major educational institutions and the international port are all located in Cebu City while major industrial companies and factories are located in Mandaue. The international airport and the export processing zone are located in Lapu-Lapu in Mactan Island. Danao is primarily a mining city while Talisay is a residential city with its income generated by small and medium sized businesses.
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—John Ruskin (18191900)