Highly urbanized city

Cebu City

Cebu City is a highly urbanized city in Cebu, Central Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 965,332 in the 2024 census, and it has 80 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 4, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

Fell by more than 1% a year
Fell, by up to 1% a year
Grew, by under 1% a year
Grew by 1 to 2% a year
Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary^[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

PeopleSources
965,332
people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
Up 11.4% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
1st
of the 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
Inside itSources
80
barangays
LandSources
293.17 km²
of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Cebu City's land would fill a square about 17.1 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary
Average density, 2024: 3,293 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 33 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
HomesSources
298,505
households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
3.2 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
94.3%
About 94 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary: 0730600000^[5]Formerly 072217000
ZIP code: 6000^{[14, 15]}

People

Cebu City had 965,332 people in the 2024 census, up 11.4% from 2010.

People at each census since 1970

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Cebu City had the most people of the 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu in 2024^[1]

1Cebu City965,332
2Lapu-Lapu City497,813
3Mandaue City364,482
4Talisay City263,832
5Toledo City206,692
6Danao City161,307
7Liloan158,387

All 53 cities and municipalities of Cebu

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 40 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Guadalupe70,0767 in 100
Tisa46,8125 in 100
Lahug46,0025 in 100
Basak San Nicolas37,1184 in 100
Labangon36,3734 in 100
Inayawan34,2594 in 100
Kalunasan29,4583 in 100
Quiot Pardo29,0853 in 100
Talamban28,9183 in 100
Bulacao27,3373 in 100

See all 80 barangays of Cebu City

Age structure · 2024 Census^[4]People living in households, by age and sex

About 23 of every 100 are children under 15 (23.1%)
About 71 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (70.9%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.9%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
Under 5	69,200	35,809	33,391
5 - 9	73,963	38,055	35,908
10 - 14	75,862	38,968	36,894
15 - 19	85,647	42,716	42,931
20 - 24	103,875	50,994	52,881
25 - 29	94,125	46,396	47,729
30 - 34	85,370	43,296	42,074
35 - 39	70,164	35,733	34,431
40 - 44	63,017	32,122	30,895
45 - 49	52,773	26,293	26,480
50 - 54	45,127	22,012	23,115
55 - 59	37,927	18,000	19,927
60 - 64	33,734	15,728	18,006
65 - 69	24,385	11,018	13,367
70 - 74	16,355	6,891	9,464
75 - 79	8,323	3,199	5,124
80 - 84	4,338	1,447	2,891
85 and over	2,727	758	1,969

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 965,332^{[1, 2]}
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary: 298,505^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.2 on average^{[1, 2]}
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 94.3% (909,922 people)^[6]
Men and women, 2024: 469,435 men, 477,477 women^[4]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	965,332^{[1, 2]}	0.03% a year	298,505	3.2
2020as of May 1, 2020	964,169^[1]	0.93% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	922,611^[1]	1.21% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	866,171^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	799,762^[34]	1.48% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	718,821^{[34, 35]}	1.77% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	662,299^[34]	1.54% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	610,417^[34]	2.21% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	490,281^[34]	3.49% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	413,025^[34]	3.55% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	347,116^[34]	—	—	—

Barangays

Cebu City is made up of 80 barangays.

Barangays of Cebu City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 6, 7, 8]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Guadalupe	70,076	7.26%	0.01% a year	about 7.41 km²	Urban
Tisa	46,812	4.85%	−0.28% a year	about 2.45 km²	Urban
Lahug	46,002	4.77%	0.08% a year	about 4.27 km²	Urban
Basak San Nicolas	37,118	3.85%	−1.16% a year	about 1.49 km²	Urban
Labangon	36,373	3.77%	2.49% a year	about 1.13 km²	Urban
Inayawan	34,259	3.55%	1.14% a year	about 2.77 km²	Urban
Kalunasan	29,458	3.05%	1.03% a year	about 1.43 km²	Urban
Quiot Pardo	29,085	3.01%	0.93% a year	about 0.766 km²	Urban
Talamban	28,918	3%	−3.38% a year	about 4.66 km²	Urban
Bulacao	27,337	2.83%	−1.14% a year	about 4.49 km²	Urban
Mambaling	26,584	2.75%	−3.21% a year	about 1.26 km²	Urban
Cogon Pardo	24,298	2.52%	0.47% a year	about 1.54 km²	Urban
Camputhaw	23,899	2.48%	7.52% a year	about 1.22 km²	Urban
Apas	23,819	2.47%	−0.37% a year	about 1.94 km²	Urban
Punta Princesa	23,708	2.46%	1.09% a year	about 1.29 km²	Urban
Buhisan	19,683	2.04%	0.74% a year	about 7.41 km²	Urban
Basak Pardo	18,667	1.93%	1.07% a year	about 2.29 km²	Urban
Mabolo	18,339	1.9%	−3.87% a year	about 1.96 km²	Urban
Kinasang-an Pardo	17,954	1.86%	−1.04% a year	about 1.52 km²	Urban
Busay	16,465	1.71%	−0.97% a year	about 9.13 km²	Urban
Duljo	14,533	1.51%	−2.06% a year	about 0.406 km²	Urban
Luz	13,745	1.42%	−3.83% a year	about 0.564 km²	Urban
Bacayan	12,712	1.32%	−3.04% a year	about 1.26 km²	Urban
Sambag II	12,534	1.3%	0.70% a year	about 0.45 km²	Urban
Sambag I	12,365	1.28%	1.70% a year	about 0.52 km²	Urban
Pardo	12,217	1.27%	0.40% a year	about 2.05 km²	Urban
Carreta	11,313	1.17%	−0.18% a year	about 0.95 km²	Urban
Hippodromo	11,291	1.17%	4.04% a year	about 0.433 km²	Urban
Tejero	11,268	1.17%	−5.21% a year	about 0.542 km²	Urban
Capitol Site	11,065	1.15%	−3.07% a year	about 0.799 km²	Urban
Suba Pob.	10,745	1.11%	0.31% a year	about 0.0973 km²	Urban
Calamba	10,517	1.09%	1.62% a year	about 0.464 km²	Urban
Kasambagan	10,128	1.05%	5.92% a year	about 1.84 km²	Urban
Lorega	10,025	1.04%	−4.74% a year	about 0.201 km²	Urban
Cogon Ramos	9,902	1.03%	36.65% a year	about 0.297 km²	Urban
Sapangdaku	8,809	0.91%	1.69% a year	about 8.45 km²	Urban
Ermita	8,718	0.9%	0.49% a year	about 0.382 km²	Urban
Pasil	8,591	0.89%	0.56% a year	about 0.0805 km²	Urban
Pulangbato	8,310	0.86%	0.80% a year	about 5.27 km²	Urban
Sawang Calero	7,895	0.82%	0.68% a year	about 0.244 km²	Urban
Budla-an	7,602	0.79%	−3.33% a year	about 5.56 km²	Urban
San Jose	7,412	0.77%	−1.89% a year	about 2.89 km²	Urban
Bonbon	7,249	0.75%	4.19% a year	about 9.39 km²	Urban
Banilad	7,124	0.74%	2.85% a year	about 2.38 km²	Urban
T. Padilla	6,831	0.71%	0.40% a year	about 0.166 km²	Urban
Pit-os	6,685	0.69%	−3.49% a year	about 1.66 km²	Urban
Babag	6,289	0.65%	1.36% a year	about 9.18 km²	Urban
Pahina Central	5,320	0.55%	−1.39% a year	about 0.259 km²	Urban
To-ong Pardo	5,060	0.52%	2.59% a year	about 6.86 km²	Urban
Sudlon II	4,615	0.48%	2.12% a year	about 16.22 km²	Rural

The 50 with the most people, of 80. See all 80 barangays of Cebu City

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Cebu City covers 293.17 km² of land, 3,293 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 933 m above the sea and it has 25.4 km of coast.

Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: 293.17 km²^[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary: 3,293 people per km²^[7]
Coordinates: 10.38289° N, 123.85621° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[30]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 332 m
Highest: 933 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

25.4 km of coastline^[31]

Rivers^[31]

Kotkot River16.2 of 36.5 km
Lusaran River12.5 of 57.7 km
Mananga River12.1 of 25.8 km
Kamputhaw River8.2 km
Kinalumsan River6.5 km
Butuanon River6.4 km
Butuanon River6.3 of 14.4 km
Guadalupe River5.6 km

The longest inside it: 17 in all.

Lakes^[31]

Buhisan Reservoirreservoir0.06 km²

Peaks^[31]

Sirao Peak735 m
Mount Babag720 m
Bocawe Peak655 m
Mount Acsubing520 m
Bokatol Peak360 m
Pung-ol Peakheight not mapped

The highest: 8 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III^[32]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Mactan International Airport, the nearest PAGASA station, 15 km away^[33]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,685 mm of rain on 138 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Mactan International Airport, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	135 mm	12	26.8 °C	29.7 °C	24.0 °C
February	89 mm	9	27.0 °C	30.0 °C	24.0 °C
March	61 mm	7	27.8 °C	31.0 °C	24.6 °C
April	56 mm	5	28.8 °C	32.2 °C	25.5 °C
May	94 mm	9	29.4 °C	32.8 °C	26.0 °C
June	181 mm	13	28.9 °C	32.3 °C	25.5 °C
July	211 mm	15	28.3 °C	31.6 °C	25.1 °C
August	158 mm	13	28.5 °C	31.9 °C	25.2 °C
September	190 mm	14	28.4 °C	31.9 °C	25.0 °C
October	208 mm	15	28.2 °C	31.4 °C	24.9 °C
November	131 mm	12	28.0 °C	31.0 °C	25.0 °C
December	172 mm	14	27.4 °C	30.3 °C	24.6 °C
The year	1,685 mm	138	28.1 °C	31.3 °C	24.9 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 26 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Cebu City's economy made ₱410.4 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱423,446 for each person. About 8 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.

Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary: ₱410.4 billion^[17]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱353.8 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025: 5.8%^[18]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025: ₱423,446^[19]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary: 7.6% of people^[20]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary: 1st class^[5]

About 8 of every 100 people in Cebu City lived below the poverty line in 2023 (7.6%)^[20]

The PSA's survey puts it between 5.5% and 9.8%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱36,559 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

262government offices
42hospitals and health centres
240schools
146places of worship
19markets
22stations and terminals
24parks
32monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 9]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Cebu” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices193

187 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 80 barangays of Cebu City

Hospitals and health centres41

35 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 80 barangays of Cebu City

Markets19

13 more markets are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 80 barangays of Cebu City

Stations and terminals22

16 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 80 barangays of Cebu City

Parks24

18 more parks are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 80 barangays of Cebu City

Monuments and memorials32

Cebu · Central
Cebu Veterans Memorial · San Roque
Heritage of Cebu Monument · Pari-an
Saint Arnold Janseen · Basak San Nicolas
Tres de Abril Marker · Labangon
UP Oblation · Inayawan

26 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 80 barangays of Cebu City

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Cebu City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[12, 13]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Highly urbanized city: it governs itself apart from the province of Cebu^[5]
Capital of: Cebu^[5]

2 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary^[16]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Nestor Dionson Archival Sr.^[21]
Vice mayor
Tomas Dela Rama Osmena^[21]
2022–2025
Mayor
Michael Lopez Rama^[22]
Vice mayor
Raymond Alvin Neri Garcia^[22]
2019–2022
Mayor
Edgardo Colina Labella^[23]
Vice mayor
Michael Lopez Rama^[23]
2016–2019
Mayor
Tomas De La Rama Osmeña^[24]
Vice mayor
Edgardo Colina Labella^[24]
2013–2016
Mayor
Michael Lopez Rama^[25]
Vice mayor
Edgardo Colina Labella^[25]
2010–2013
Mayor
Michael Lopez Rama^[26]
Vice mayor
Joy-Augustus Go Young^[26]
2007–2010
Mayor
Tomas Dela Rama Osmeña^[27]
Vice mayor
Michael Lopez Rama^[27]
2004–2007
Mayor
Tomas Osmeña^[28]
Vice mayor
Michael Rama^[28]
2001–2004
Mayor
Tomas Dr. Osmeña^[29]
Vice mayor
Michael L. Rama^[29]

Mayors and vice mayors of Cebu City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Nestor Dionson Archival Sr.^[21]	Tomas Dela Rama Osmena^[21]
2022–2025	Michael Lopez Rama^[22]	Raymond Alvin Neri Garcia^[22]
2019–2022	Edgardo Colina Labella^[23]	Michael Lopez Rama^[23]
2016–2019	Tomas De La Rama Osmeña^[24]	Edgardo Colina Labella^[24]
2013–2016	Michael Lopez Rama^[25]	Edgardo Colina Labella^[25]
2010–2013	Michael Lopez Rama^[26]	Joy-Augustus Go Young^[26]
2007–2010	Tomas Dela Rama Osmeña^[27]	Michael Lopez Rama^[27]
2004–2007	Tomas Osmeña^[28]	Michael Rama^[28]
2001–2004	Tomas Dr. Osmeña^[29]	Michael L. Rama^[29]

History & Identity

Stories that tell of Cebu City

Cebu City is part of this Story, told from its own place.

Film, 0:59
Central Visayas
Central Visayas: the gift found again
In 1521 Magellan gave Cebu's queen a wooden image of the Child Jesus. In 1565 one of Legazpi's soldiers found an image of the Child Jesus in a Cebu house, judged evidently the same.
This Happened Here

And from Visayas, which Cebu City is part of:

Film, 0:51
The Visayas
Spain called the Visayans the painted ones
Before they were called Visayans, Spain called them Pintados, for tattoos earned by bravery. Where the word Bisaya comes from, nobody knows for sure; a Bornean legend has its own answer.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Old photographs of Cebu City

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

All 4 in the Archive

Cebu City's fiesta and days

Fiesta Señor (Sinulog)Town fiesta · Santo Niño de Cebu · The third Sunday of January · next Sunday, 17 January 2027
Sinulog FestivalFestival · Santo Niño · The third Sunday of January · next Sunday, 17 January 2027
Local special non-working holiday in the City of CebuLocal special day · Sergio Osmeña Sr. (birth anniversary) · Every 9 September · next Thursday, 9 September 2027
Cebu City Charter DayLocal special day · Every 24 February · next Wednesday, 24 February 2027

Everything listed for Cebu City in Now

Official name: City of Cebu^[5]
Created: Cebu was made a chartered city by Commonwealth Act No. 58, approved on 20 October 1936.^[10]

Its story

The charter set the city's territory as that of the municipality of Cebu.^[10]

Timeline

1565
Legazpi founded a Spanish settlement at Cebu, called the first permanent one in the Philippines by the provincial tourism office.^[11]
20 October 1936
Commonwealth Act No. 58 created the City of Cebu.^[10]

Nearby

Cebu City shares a border with 9 places.

How it compares

Cebu City beside Cebu, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Cebu.

Cebu City beside Cebu
Figure	Cebu City	Cebu	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Cebu
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary	965,332^{[1, 2]}	3,400,522	1st of 53
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary	0.03% a year^{[1, 2]}slower	0.54% a year	46th of 53
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary	3,293^[7]more crowded	775	8th of 53
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary	293.17 km²^[7]	4,389.23 km²	1st of 53
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary	3.2^{[1, 2]}lower	3.8	not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary	94.3%^[6]higher	55.1%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 562.2 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

ConsolacionCebu9.6 km east
Mandaue CityCebu10.3 km southeast
LiloanCebu13.6 km east
MinglanillaCebu14.4 km southwest
BalambanCebu14.4 km northwest
Talisay CityCebu14.4 km south

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Page updated October 4, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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