About Queen City of the South

The Queen City of the South which is Cebu is located in the Republic of the Philippines. Cebu is an elongated island some 250 kilometers from North to South and 45 kilometers across at its widest point wide. It is central of the Philippine archipelago and from Manila, a some of 600 kilometers south. It's location is combined with a sheltered deep water harbor, and made Cebu the base for most of the country's domestic shipping and the gateway to the central and southern Philippines. The land's area is 5,000 square kilometers with 3 million people of whom and 1.5 million live in Metro Cebu.

The island is also rich of mountains and and beaches which tourist love to visit. The weather in here is warm, generally 23 to 33 degrees Celsius. Rainfall is evenly distributed throughout the year, except for the summer which starts in the month of March to May.

The major dialect in the province is Cebuano, which is also widely spoken is Visayas and Mindanao. Tagalog and English are also spoken and understood in here.

They named also Cebu as the "Heart of the Philippines" and The "Island of Festivals", and these make Cebu a unique one to travel. If you visit here: Scuba diving in a coral wonderland, hiking or mountain bike riding in the hills is your leisure. Excellent golf courses, jet skis, sail boards and boating facilities are widely available. If you wish to be pampered, there is a remarkable choice of world class resorts within easy reach for a quick weekend away. Cebu ensures every need is satisfied. Rapid access to myriads of offshore destinations for swimming, exploring, para sailing and diving is made easy by fast ferry services from Cebu's international port.

Cebu's modern communications links utilize satellites, cellular telephone networks and routine land based telephone services. High quality broad band links and IDD services are available and compatible with systems worldwide. Direct links are maintained with over 116 countries. Cebu has a very high density of computer installations, and full access to the internet. Radio and television broadcast services are popular advertising mediums. Cable TV is installed over a wide area. The government postal services is efficient and is supplemented by established courier companies. Most international and local courier companies have offices in Cebu.