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Mandaue
Official seal of Mandaue
Nickname(s): 
Furniture Capital of the Philippines
Industrial Capital of Southern Philippines
Map of Cebu with Mandaue highlighted
Map of Cebu with Mandaue highlighted
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas (Region VII)
ProvinceCebu
District6th District of Cebu
Settled
Incorporated
12th–16th century
  • Town
  • Municipality
  • City
1599
Barangay27 (see § Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorLuigi Quisumbing (LP)
 • Vice mayorCarlo Fortuna
 • City Council
Members
 • RepresentativeJonas Cortes
Area
 • Total34.87 km2 (13.46 sq mi)
Highest elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total364,116
 • Density10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
 • Voter (2022)[4]
234,581
 • Language
Cebuano
Tagalog
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6014
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Income class1st class
PSGC072230000
Patron SaintJoseph
Diocesan HeadAdelito Abella
Websitewww.mandauecity.gov.ph

Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Mandaue; Filipino: Lungsod ng Mandaue) and often referred to as Mandaue City, is a [[Template:PH plural of the Philippines#Income classification|1st city income class highly urbanized city]] in the region of Central Visayas (Region VII), Philippines. It is one of three highly urbanized cities on Cebu island and forms a part of the Cebu Metropolitan area.[5] Mandaue City is located on the central-eastern coastal region of Cebu; its southwest coast borders the northeast of Mactan Island, where Lapu-Lapu City is located. Mandaue is connected to Mactan Island via two bridges: the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge and Marcelo Fernan Bridge,[6] and is bounded south and the west by the provincial capital, Cebu City, and north by Consolacion, to which it is linked by the Cansaga Bay Bridge. The city has an area of 2,518 ha (6,220 acres). According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 364,116.[3] Template:PH electorate

Mandaue City is part of the Sixth District of Cebu joined with the municipalities of Consolacion and Cordova. Although qualified for a lone district since 1991, this was neglected by lawmakers. Mandaue is an independent highly urbanized city but is legislatively administered with the supervision of the provincial government.

History

Bantayan sa Hari, 1912
File:Casa Municipio.png
Casa Municipio, circa 1920

A community was established in Mandaue by a flourishing group of Austronesian people. The Venetian chronicler Antonio Pigafetta wrote of a settlement called Mandani which existed in the area with a chieftain named Apo Noan[7] then a few decades later another ruler named Lambuzzan.[8]

Mandaue natives were forced into a town as decreed by the Spanish authorities. This may have started off as a mission village (which included present day Consolacion, Liloan and Poro) serving as a bulwark for the church in the northern Cebu and was managed by the Jesuit in 1638 then a century later by the Recollects.[9]

The Philippine revolution in 1898 gave the town a new form of administration in accordance with the organic decree of the Central Revolutionary Government. The short-lived revolution was overthrown by the American Troops and a battle nearly destroyed the town in 1901, killing Presidente Benito Ceniza.[10]

Mandaue became independent from being an American Commonwealth and a Japanese garrison on July 4, 1946 along with the entire nation. Mandaue became a chartered city on June 21, 1969. The city was recognized as a HUC (Highly Urbanized City) in 1991.[11]

Geography

The city has a total area of 34.87 km2 (13.46 sq mi). According to the 2020 census, the population density is 10,000/km2 (26,000/sq mi).

Land utilization
Category Land Area
ha acres
Industrial 1,695 4,190 51.4%  
Residential 872 2,150 26.5%  
Agricultural 283 700 8.6%  
Commercial 242 600 7.3%  
Roads 120 300 3.6%  
Institutional 60 150 1.8%  
Parks 24 59 0.7%  
Industrial: 1,695 (51.4%)Residential: 872 (26.5%)Agricultural: 283 (8.6%)Commercial: 242 (7.3%)Roads: 120 (3.6%)Institutional: 60 (1.8%)Parks: 24 (0.7%)

The city is the 6th smallest government unit in terms of land area; among the Metro Cebu local government units the city is the second smallest next to the municipality of Cordova in the island of Mactan. The city's land area is only 4.5% of the total land area of Metro Cebu and less than 1% of the total land of the province of Cebu.

The ongoing North Reclamation Project, now known as the North Special Administrative Zone, currently has about 180 ha (440 acres) reclaimed land. Of the 180 hectares, about 36 ha (89 acres) belong to the city. The existing mangrove area will be retained as a marine habitat, part of the area's parks and open spaces.

It is one of the two (the other one being the municipality of Consolacion) local government units located within the mainland Metro Cebu where the elevation of land is less than 100 m (330 ft).

Many of the areas of the city are extremely flat. About 77.37% is within the 0-8% slope category. Barangays belonging to this region are Centro, Looc, South Special Administrative Zone, Cambaro, Opao, Umapad, Paknaan, Alang-alang, Tipolo, Ibabao, Guizo, Subangdaku, Mantuyong, Maguikay and Tabok. The greater portion of the city, comprising about 70%, is dominated by the Mandaue Clay Loam soil series. This is found in the 0-2% and 2-5% slope ranges. Faraon clay loam characterizes the rest of the land with slope range from 5-8% and up to 25-40%.[12]

Barangays

Aerial photo of Mandaue in the eastern part and Lapu-Lapu in the west

Mandaue comprises 27 barangays.[2]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[13]
072230001 Alang-alang 3.7% 13,457 12,475 0.76%
072230002 Bakilid 1.3% 4,591 5,027 −0.90%
072230003 Banilad 6.3% 22,771 22,297 0.21%
072230004 Basak 2.9% 10,606 7,858 3.04%
072230005 Cabancalan 3.9% 14,132 12,202 1.48%
072230006 Cambaro 2.6% 9,474 8,082 1.60%
072230007 Canduman 5.2% 18,852 17,100 0.98%
072230008 Casili 1.3% 4,558 3,743 1.99%
072230009 Casuntingan 4.0% 14,690 13,217 1.06%
072230010 Centro (pob.) 0.9% 3,383 3,236 0.45%
072230011 Cubacub 2.8% 10,284 8,255 2.22%
072230012 Guizo 2.6% 9,623 8,554 1.18%
072230013 Ibabao-Estancia 2.6% 9,503 8,641 0.96%
072230014 Jagobiao 3.8% 13,685 12,227 1.13%
072230015 Labogon 5.8% 21,028 19,175 0.93%
072230016 Looc 4.7% 17,143 14,438 1.73%
072230017 Maguikay 4.0% 14,645 17,782 −1.92%
072230018 Mantuyong 1.8% 6,540 5,869 1.09%
072230019 Opao 3.1% 11,457 9,907 1.46%
072230020 Pakna‑an 7.4% 26,943 22,957 1.61%
072230021 Pagsabungan 5.6% 20,335 16,838 1.90%
072230022 Subangdaku 4.9% 17,714 20,333 −1.37%
072230023 Tabok 5.0% 18,167 15,709 1.46%
072230024 Tawason 1.4% 4,958 4,891 0.14%
072230025 Tingub 1.9% 6,774 5,780 1.60%
072230026 Tipolo 5.2% 18,840 17,273 0.87%
072230027 Umapad 5.1% 18,501 17,454 0.58%
Total 364,116 44,732 23.32%

Demographics

Population census of Mandaue
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 58,579—    
1980 110,043+6.52%
1990 180,285+5.06%
1995 194,745+1.46%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000 259,728+6.37%
2007 318,577+2.86%
2010 331,320+1.44%
2015 362,654+1.74%
Source: Philippine Statistics Office[14][13][15]

Data showed that the oldest written accounts of Mandaue came from a population of 160 in 1637 to 1638. Mandaue had 10,309 souls according to the Buzeta & Bravo (1850). During the first year of its township in 1899, Mandaue had 42 barrios with a population of 21,086. When Mandaue was a second class municipality in 1964 its population was 33,811.[16]

According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 364,116, which is an increase of 104,388. Mandaue has a significantly large population at or below the poverty line.[17]

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Economy

Cebu International Convention Centre

About 40 percent of Cebu’s export companies are found in Mandaue. The city is dubbed as the industrial hub of Region VII and hosts about 10,000 industrial and commercial businesses, making it a “little rich city” in the country. It is home to some of the world’s biggest companies such as San Miguel Corp., Coca-cola Bottling Corp. and Shemberg, the number one exporter of carrageenan. Mandaue City also accounts for 75 percent of the country’s total exports in the furniture sector, making the city the furniture capital of the country.[18]

Cuisine

Bibingka

Mandaue has many restaurants which cater to gourmets and international cuisines like Italian, Japanese, Indian, Mediterranean, Lebanese, Arabic, Russian, Korean, Mexican, and Western cuisines. A variety of restaurants also serves meals of local cuisine.

Many famous Cebuano meals like the lechon[19] or inasal, eaten with achara or pickled vegetables. The sugba or barbecue of either isda (fish), baboy (pork), manok (chicken) or baka (beef) is found all over Mandaue eaten with the puso a diamond-shaped hanged rice covered in coco leaves. Kinilaw[20] is raw meat usually pork or fish drenched in vinegar and salt. The buwad or dried seafood either fish or squid can be pungent with a crunchy and chewy texture. There are some exotic meals you can find like the dinugoan or pig's blood which is eaten like a soup. Barbecued chicken feet are liked by many locals. Original cuisine in Mandaue includes the bibingka which is steamed rice cakes mixed with coconut and sometimes egg. Binangos paired with rice is made of ground up corn with Bolinao fish. This dish is found only in Mandaue; other delicacies includes the tagaktak, the seasonal buriring fish (stewed with iba) and the famous masareal.

Transportation

Philippine Jeepney

Mandaue City's road network is composed of a national highway which connects the city to its neighboring cities and municipalities, and a national secondary road which traverses the city's metropolitan area. The total length of the city road network (paved and unpaved) and the four bridges, is about 133.7 km (83.1 mi), broken down into:

  • National road - 13.2 km (8.2 mi)
  • City road - 57.1 km (35.5 mi)
  • Barangay road - 63.4 km (39.4 mi)

Road density is 5.31 km/km2 (8.55 mi/sq mi) of land. In terms of population, road density is 0.04 km (0.025 mi) per one thousand inhabitants.

Land transportation is being served by PUJ, utility vehicles, mini-buses, multi-cabs, tricycles, trisikads and for cargoes, trailers and vans. Sea transport of Mandaue is highly dependent on Port of Cebu and Cebu International Port, because of the city's proximity to these facilities.

Education

Lapu-Lapu Mandaue campus of the University of Cebu.

Schools in Mandaue City follow a system of 6 years for primary education and 6 years for secondary education. There are technical schools like TESDA in Banilad and Looc and othe private institutions that provide certificate degrees. Associate degree, Baccalaureate Degrees, Master's and Doctoral programs are available in specific Universities.

Mandaue has institutionalized learning with the Cabahug Medal which was started on 1923 by Sotero Cabahug as a medal of academic excellence annually. The Mandaue Fraternal Society was also created in the early part of the 19th century to provide a community for the professionals during the time when Mandaue was still a sleepy town.

Cebu's part-time Japanese school, the Cebu Japanese School (CJS; セブ補習授業校 Sebu Hoshū Jugyō Kō), is located on the fifth floor of the Clotilde Commercial Center in Barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City.[21]

Media

Television

Three television stations based in Mandaue City.

Sister cities

Local

International

References

  1. ^ City of Mandaue | (DILG)
  2. ^ a b "Municipal: Mandaue". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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  11. ^ "History". Mandaue City. Mandaue city government.
  12. ^ "Land Use". Mandaue City. Mandaue city government.
  13. ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  14. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  15. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "MANDAUE CITY: POPULATION TO REACH HALF A MILLION IN 2011". Census. Philippine Census.
  17. ^ "Population". Mandaue City. Mandaue city government.
  18. ^ http://www.unep.org/ietc/Portals/136/Other%20documents/Waste%20Management/Waste%20Plastic/WP_6_WasteQC_Mandaue.pdf
  19. ^ "lechon". lechoncebu.com.
  20. ^ "Sugba Tuwa Kilaw". Travelocity.com. Travelocity.com.
  21. ^ Home page. Cebu Japanese School. Retrieved on April 2, 2015. "5th /F Clotilde Commercial CenterM.L. Quezon St., Casuntingan, Mandaue City 6014 Philippines"
  22. ^ "Mandaue City officials fly to Romania for sister-city deal". The Manila Bulletin Newspaper Online. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. Retrieved 2012-06-22.
  23. ^ "Mandaue, Mosul sign sister-city agreement". Official Website of Mandaue City. The City of Mandaue. Retrieved 2012-06-21.

Sources

External links

Mandaue travel guide from Wikivoyage