Cebu City, officially the
City of Cebu (Cebuano:
Dakbayan sa Sugbo, Filipino:
Lungsod ng Cebu), is the capital city of the province of
Cebu and is the "
second city" of the
Philippines, being the center of
Metro Cebu, the second most populous metropolitan area in the Philippines after
Metro Manila. Cebu is a , and according to the , it has a population of – making it the fifth most populated city in the country. Cebu City is a significant center of commerce, trade and education in the
Visayas region.