Mandaue City is a first
class city in the province of Cebu
in the
Philippines
. It is one of the three urbanized cities in
the island and forms a part of the Cebu Metropolitan area
. Mandaue City is located on the middle eastern
coastal region of Cebu, bordering to its right-side are Mactan Island
where Lapu-Lapu City
is located. Mandaue is connected to Mactan Island via
two bridges which includes the Mactan-Cebu Bridge
and Marcelo Fernan Bridge
. The city has an area of about 34.87 square
kilometres and has a total population of about 318,575
people.
History
Saint Joseph Church in the early 20th
century.
Foundation of Mandaue is Pre-Hispanic upon the arrival of
Ferdinand Magellan, Antonio Pigafetta his
chronicler stated a town known as Mandani was settled in the area
and was ruled by the respected cheiftain
Aponooan.
Mandaue was established as a town in 1580 by Jesuit and Augustinian
friars. The
Philippine
revolution in 1898 gave the town a new form of administration
in accordance with the organic decree of the
Central
Revolutionary Government. Mandaue became a chartered city
in
June 21,
1969by Mayor
Demetrio Cortes. The city was recognized as a HUC (highly urban
city) on 1991.
District
Mandaue City is politically subdivided into 27
barangays.
Area
Metro Cebu
The city has a total land area of 3,487 hectares or 34.87 square
kilometres. Every square kilometre is inhabited by more or less
8,112 people. Land utilization is summarized as follows:Residential
872 hectaresCommercial 242 hectaresIndustrial 1,695
hectaresInstitutional 60 hectaresParks/Open Spaces 24 hectaresRoads
120 hectaresAgricultural 283 hectares
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 area of the Province
of Cebu.
The on-going North Reclamation Project, now known as the North
Special Administrative Zone, currently has about 180 hectares
reclaimed land. Of the 180 hectares, about 36 hectares 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
metres.
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%.
Population
According to the August 2009 Philippine census, Mandaue City has a
population of about 337,320 people. This figure is up by 58,847
from 259,728 persons recorded in the May 2000 census, giving an
annual growth rate of 2.86% during the seven year period is
significantly higher than the national average of 2.04%.
Culture and festivities
Inside Saint Joseph church.
Sugat sa Sagrada Pamilya: (Gathering of the Holy Family)
which coincidentally the patrons of the three major cities: which
includes the Santo Niño in Cebu City, the statue of the Birhin sa
Regla and Our Lady of Relga in Lapu-Lapu City, Saint Joseph and
Señor San José in Mandaue City which are celebrated every May.
Mantawi Festival in Mandaue
City.
Mantawi Festival: are a tribal dances accompanied by
different beats and is played by a brass instead of the usual drum
and trumpet.
Miss Mandaue Beauty Pageant: is a beauty pageant, which
exhibits the search for a young woman who will serve as an
ambassadress of goodwill and represent the people of Mandaue City
in various functions and gatherings in the community.
Kabayo festival:The Kabayo festival is a horse racing
event held annually in the second week of February.
Pasigarbo sa Sugbo:It is an event that held annually in
Mandaue City which exhibits Cebu’s cultural and tribal
festivals.
Infastructure
Philippine Jeepney
Mandaue City's road network is composed of a national highway which
connects the city to its neighboring cities and municipalities, 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 133,676 kilometres, broken down
into:
- National road - 13.1587 kilometres
- City road - 57.0954 kilometres
- Barangay road - 63.4219 kilometres
Road density is 3.83 kilometre per square kilometre of land. In
terms of population, road density is about 0.52 kilometre per one
thousand inhabitants.
Land transportation is being served by PUJ, PUV, 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. Likewise, air transport is through the Mactan
International Airport, via the two Mandaue-Mactan bridges.
Education
The Philippine School system elementary from grade 1 to 6. The high
school program takes four years to finish.
Primary
22 public day care centres
- Sotero B Cabahug Forum for Lietracy
- STI Prep School
- Stepping Stones Learning Centre
- Children's Montissory
Elementary
26 Public Schools
Roman Catholic
International school
- Maternelle Filipino-French School
- Royal Oaks International School
Universities and Colleges
- Benedicto College
- ACLC Mandaue
- AMA Computer Learning Centre
- Mandaue City College
- STI College
- University of Visayas
- Cebu Doctors University
- University of Cebu Lapu-Lapu Mandaue
Economy
Alpa suites
has a long history of commerce. It was once a busy port where
merchants traded and conducted business. Today it is a modern
metropolitan wherein about 40 percent of Cebu province's export
companies are located. Low taxes have made Mandaue a
business-friendly hub, attracting many residents as well. Mandaue
City is Cebu’s new economic driver with more than 10,000 business
establishments. Mandaue City also accounts for 75 percent of the
country’s total export in the furniture sector, thus making the
city the furniture capital of the country. Mandaue is the
industrial heart of Cebu, nicknamed as the Industrial capital of
Cebu, a Major distributor for goods in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Mandaue's major products are furniture and accessories, shell
crafts, dried goods, ceramics, stoneware, packaging, hardware,
compressed gases, beverages, chemicals, processed meat, animal
supplies, utensils, batteries, motor parts and metal crafts.
Industrial companies
Shopping centre
- Park Mall
- Bridges Town Square (u/c)
- North Atrium Mini Mall
- Boardwalk (u/c)
- Metro Mall (u/c)
Cuisine
Bibingka
Mandaue has dining restaurants which cater gourmets with
international cuisines like Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mexican,
Vietnamese, Indian and other cuisines. A variety of restaurants
also serves meals of local cuisine. Local cuisine and delicacy
includes "Bibingka" (rice cakes), "Masareal" (ground sugared
peanuts), "Tagaktak" (fried ground rice), "Budbud" (sticky rice
wrapped in banana leaves) and the Dolce de Mandaue.Binanogos a type
of salted fish only found in Mandaue which is known and a favorite
among the old timers.
Landmarks
General
Cemeteries
- Angelicum Gareden of Angels
- Cebu Memorial Park
- Cempark
- Manpark, Mandaue Municipal Cemetery
Museums
Parks
- City Plaza
- Pahara Park
- Mandaue Eco Park
Natural
- Monkey Caves
- Cansaga Bay
- Butuanon River
- Casili Hills
Sports
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