Cebu
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Cebu is an island province of the Philippines. Cebu has nine cities: Bogo, Carcar, Danao, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Naga, Talisay, and Toledo, with the largest city being Cebu City, the capital.
| Population | 2.938 million[1] |
| 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/ 38°C 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 |
Cebu Media
The official anthem of the province of Cebu in the Philippines, performed by the Capitol Choir
The old Recoletos Church of Cebu
Calle Colon in Cebu City is one of the oldest street in the Philippines
In 2009 Japanese - Filipino archaeologists in Boljoon discovered ancient Japanese pottery that has been to believed to been in existence since the early trading activity between Japan and Cebu in the 16th to 18th century.
Political map of Cebu and City of Cebu (Regional center of Central Visayas), Philippines
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.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-05. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
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