It's More Fun In Cebu

1. CEBU

2.  Cebu (/seˈbuː/;[5][6] Cebuano: Lalawigan sa
Sugbu; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Cebu) is a province of
the Philippines located in the CentralVisayas (RegionVII) region,
and consisting of a main island and 167 surrounding islands and
islets. Its capital is Cebu City, the oldest city and first capital of
the Philippines, which is politically independent from the
provincial government. Cebu City forms part of the Cebu
Metropolitan Area together with four neighboring cities (Danao
City, Lapu-LapuCity, Mandaue City andTalisay City) and eight
other local government units. Mactan-Cebu International Airport,
located in Mactan Island, is the second busiest airport in the
Philippines.
 Cebu is one of the most developed provinces in the Philippines,
with Cebu City as the main center of commerce, trade, education
and industry in theVisayas. In a decade it has transformed into a
global hub for shipping, furniture-making, tourism, business
processing services, and heavy industry.

3. History
 The name "Cebu" came from the old Cebuano word sibu or sibo ("trade"), a shortened form
of sinibuayng hingpit ("the place for trading"). It was originally applied to the harbors of the town
of Sugbu, the ancient name for CebuCity.[7] Alternate renditions of the name by traders between
the 13th to 16th centuries include Sebu, Sibuy,Zubu, or Zebu, among others.[8] Sugbu, in turn, was
derived from the Old Cebuano term for "scorched earth" or "great fire".[7][9]
 The Rajahnate of Cebu was a defunct native kingdom which existed in Cebu prior to the arrival of
the Spaniards. It was founded by Sri Lumay otherwise known asRajamuda Lumaya, a half-Malay,
half-Tamil prince of the Chola dynasty who invaded Sumatra in Indonesia. He was sent by the
Maharajah to establish a base for expeditionary forces to subdue the local kingdoms, but he
rebelled and established his own independent Rajahnate instead.[10]
 The arrival of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 established a period of Spanish
exploration and colonization.[11][12]
 Losing favor for his plan of reaching the Spice Islands from king Manuel I of Portugal, by sailing
west from Europe, Magellan offered his services to king Charles I of Spain (CharlesV, Holy Roman
Emperor). On 20 September 1519, Magellan led five ships with a crew of 250 people from the
Spanish fort of Sanlúcar de Barrameda en route to southeast Asia via theAmericas and Pacific
Ocean.They reached the Philippines on 16 March 1521. Rajah Kolambu the king of Mazaua told
them to sail for Cebu, where they could trade and have provisions.

4. Geography
 Cebu is located to the east of Negros, to the west
of Leyte and Bohol islands.The province consists of Cebu Island,
as well as 167 smaller islands, which
include Mactan, Bantayan, Malapascua, Olango and theCamotes
Islands. But the highly urbanized cities of Cebu, Lapu-Lapu
and Mandaue are independent cities not under provincial
supervision, yet are often grouped with the province for
geographical and statistical purposes.
 The province's land area is 4,944 square kilometres (1,909 sq mi),
or when the independent cities are included for geographical
purposes, the total area is 5,342 square kilometres (2,063 sq mi).
 Cebu's central location, proximity to unusually exotic tourist
destination, ready access to a diversity of plant, animal and
geological wonders within the island, and remoteness from
earthquake and typhoon activity are some of the special
attributes of Cebu.

5. Cebu Island
 Cebu Island itself is long and narrow, stretching 196 kilometres (122 mi) from north to south and
32 kilometres (20 mi) across at its widest point.[17] It has narrow coastlines, limestone plateaus and
coastal plains. It also has rolling hills and rugged mountain ranges traversing the northern and
southern lengths of the island.
 Cebu's highest mountains are over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) high. Flat tracts of land can be found in
the city of Bogo and in the towns of San Remigio, Medellin and Daanbantayan at the northern
region of the province.[17]
 The island's area is 4,468 square kilometres (1,725 sq mi),[16] making it the 9th largest island in the
Philippines. It supports over 3.5 million people, of which 2.3 million live in Metro Cebu.
 Beaches, coral atolls, islands and rich fishing grounds surround Cebu.
 Coal was first discovered in Cebu about 1837.There were 15 localities over the whole island, on
both coast; some desultory mining had been carried out Naga near Mount Uling, but most serious
operations were at Licos andCamansi west of Compostela and Danao.[18] Active work ceased
about 1895 with insurrections, and no production worked for more than ten years. A topographic
and geologic survey of Compostela, Danao and Carmen took place in 1906.[19] The Compostela-
Danao coalfield contained about six million workable tons.The tramroads, one from Danao to
Camansi, one from Compostela to Mount Licos, were undertaken in 1895, together with a wagon
road built in 1877, from Cotcot to Dapdap.

6. Climate
 The climate of Cebu is tropical.There are 2 seasons in Cebu − the dry and
wet season.[20] It is dry and sunny most of the year with some occasional
rains during the months of June to December.The province of Cebu
normally gets typhoons once a year or none.
 Northern Cebu gets more rainfall and typhoons than southern Cebu
because it has a different climate.TyphoonYolanda hit Northern Cebu in
2013 killing 73 people and injuring 348 others.Though most typhoons hit
only the northern part of Cebu, the urban areas in central Cebu are
sometimes hit, such as whenTyphoon Ruping, one of the worst to hit
Cebu, lashed the central Cebu area in 1990.
 Cebu's temperatures can reach a high of 36 °C (97 °F) from March to
May, and as low as 18 °C (64 °F) in the mountains during the wet season.
The average temperature is around 24 to 34 °C (75 to 93 °F), and does
not fluctuate much except during the month of May, which is the
hottest month. Cebu averages 70–80% humidity.