Mandaue

Mandaue is a highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines, officially the City of Mandaue. The 2024 census counted 364,482 residents and the city covers about 25 square kilometres. It lies on the central eastern coastal region of the island of Cebu and is administratively independent of the province of Cebu although the Philippine Statistics Authority groups it there. Its southeast coast borders Mactan Island, where Lapu-Lapu City is located, and the two are connected by the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge and the Marcelo Fernan Bridge. Mandaue is bounded on the north by the town of Consolacion, on the east by the Camotes Sea and on the west and south by Cebu City. It is one of three highly urbanized cities on Cebu island and forms part of the Cebu Metropolitan area.