City Details: Cebu City
A few alternate names for Cebu City are: CEB, Cebo, Cebu, Cebu City, City of Cebu, Ciudad de Cebu, Ciudad de Cebú, Dakbayan sa Sugbo, Sebu, sebu
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu, is a highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 965,332 people, making it the sixth-most populated city in the nation and the most populous in the Visayas and the Central Visayas Region.
General Information
- Official Name: Philippines
- Common Name: Philippines
- Population: 964169
- Timezone: Asia/Manila
- Coordinates: 10.31672, 123.89071
- Country Code: PHL
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Cebu City
- 1. Mactan Cebu International Airport (CEB), distance from city center: 9.71 km
- 2. Tagbilaran Airport (TAG), distance from city center: 72.53 km
- 3. Bacolod-Silay Airport (BCD), distance from city center: 108.52 km
Location of Cebu City
Country Details
- Country: Philippines
- Official Name: Republic of the Philippines
- Capital: Manila
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: South-Eastern Asia
- Population: 109,581,085
- Area: 342,353 km²
- Languages: English, Filipino
- Currency: Philippine peso (₱)
- Timezones: UTC+08:00
- Flag:
Holidays in Cebu City, Philippines
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Philippines for 2026
- Bagong Taon - 2026-01-01
- Chinese New Year - 2026-01-29
- Biyernes Santo - 2026-04-03
- Sabado de Gloria - 2026-04-04
- Araw ng Kagitingan - 2026-04-09
- Huwebes Santo - 2026-04-17
- Araw ng Paggawa - 2026-05-01
- Araw ng Kalayaan - 2026-06-12
- Araw ng Kamatayan ni Senador Benigno Simeon "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. - 2026-08-21
- Araw ng mga Bayani - 2026-08-31
- All Saints' Day Eve - 2026-10-31
- Araw ng mga Santo - 2026-11-01
- Araw ni Gat Andres Bonifacio - 2026-11-30
- Kapistahan ng Immaculada Concepcion - 2026-12-08
- Christmas Eve - 2026-12-24
- Araw ng Pasko - 2026-12-25
- Araw ng Kamatayan ni Dr. Jose Rizal - 2026-12-30
- Huling Araw ng Taon - 2026-12-31
Museums in Cebu City, Philippines
National Museum of the Philippines - Cebu
Cebu South Coastal Road, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.2918° N, 123.9044° E
Hours: Mo-Su 09:00-16:30
University of San Carlos Museum
P. del Rosario Street, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.3001° N, 123.8983° E
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00,13:00-17:00 • Sa 09:00-12:00 • Su off
Yap Sandiego Ancestral House
Mabini Street, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.2993° N, 123.9040° E
Hours: Mo-Su 08:00-19:00
Casa Gorordo Museum
35 Eduardo Aboitiz Street, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.2999° N, 123.9049° E
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Jose R. Gullas Halad Museum
J. L. Briones Street, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.3059° N, 123.9123° E
Museo Sugbo
M.J. Cuenco Avenue, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.3038° N, 123.9067° E
Museum of Philippine History
M.J. Cuenco Avenue, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.3040° N, 123.9068° E
National Museum
M.J. Cuenco Avenue, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.3037° N, 123.9068° E
Archdiocesan Museum of Cebu
P. Gomez Street, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.2961° N, 123.9035° E
Halad Museum
Vicente Gullas Street, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.2970° N, 123.9020° E
BPI Museum Cebu
P. Burgos Street, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.2936° N, 123.9025° E
Biological Museum
G. Gier Avenue, Cebu City, 6014 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.3545° N, 123.9093° E
STC Folklife Museum
Queens' Road, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.3124° N, 123.8966° E
Sugbu-Chinese Heritage Museum
M.C. Briones Street, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.2923° N, 123.9019° E
Basilica Minore del Santo Niño de Cebu Museum
P. Burgos Street, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.2939° N, 123.9027° E
The Rosita R. Arcenas Galleries
P. del Rosario Street, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.3003° N, 123.8987° E
Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.2918° N, 123.9048° E
Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.2917° N, 123.9044° E
Jesuit House
1730 Zulueta Street, Cebu City, 6000 Central Visayas, Philippines
Coordinates: 10.2987° N, 123.9050° E