Total Land Area: 508,839 hectares
Population: 2,921,145(1995) still growing by the numbers
Capital: Cebu City
Cebu City Population: 662,229(1995)
Literacy rate: 97%
Labor force: 1,176M(Jan 1996)
Employment Rate: 87.1% (Jan 1996)

GEOGRAPHY:

Located between 9°25' N & 11°30' N and between 123° 25' E & 124° 30'E in the center of the archipelago. Cebu is 365 miles south of Manila and can be reached in an hour through air travel.

TOPOGRAPHY:

Cebu is characterized by narrow coastlines, limestone plateaus, coastal plains but with predominant rolling hills and rugged mountain ranges traversing the northern and southern lengths of the island. Although Cebu's steep mountains reach over 1,000 meters, the island lacks substantial forest cover. In the towns of Bogo, San Remegio, Medellin and Daan Bantayan at the northern tip of the province, considerable flat tracts of land are found. Of the three biggest islands, Mactan and Bantayan are relatively flat while Camotes is hilly.

CLIMATE

Cebu's weather is relatively moderate, having no distinct wet and dry season, the perfect vacation spot for all seasons. One can bask under the sunshine the whole year through since Cebu is blessed with tropical climate with generally fair temperature range of between 23-33 degrees cel.(73-91 degrees far.) Coolest temperature can be felt in January and warmest in May.

POPULATION

Per data gathered by the Statistics Office as of May 1, 2000, Cebu has a population of about 3,356,137 with the City proper accounting for the 718,821. Being the second largest metropolitan area in the country after Manila, migrant workers from neighboring islands in the Visayas contribute immensely to the working clan population.