Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue (; ) and often referred to as Mandaue City, is a in the province of , Philippines. It is one of three highly urbanized cities on the island and forms a part of the Cebu Metropolitan area. Mandaue City is located on the central-eastern coastal region of Cebu, bordering its west side are 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, 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 . According to the , it has a population of .