Mandaue

Mandaue , officially the City of Mandaue ( Cebuano : Dakbayan sa Mandaue ; Filipino : Lungsod ng Mandaue ) and often referred to as Mandaue City , is a highly urbanized city in the region of Central Visayas (Region VII), Philippines . It is one of three highly urbanized cities on Cebu island and forms a part of the Cebu Metropolitan area . [5] Mandaue City is located on the central-eastern coastal region of Cebu; its southwest coast borders the northeast of 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 , [6] 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 2,518 ha (6,220 acres). According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 362,654. [3] In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 189,712 registered voters. [4] Mandaue City is part of the Sixth District of Cebu joined with the municipalities of Consolacion and Cordova. Although qualified for a lone district since 1991, this was neglected by lawmakers. Mandaue is an independent highly urbanized city but is legislatively administered with the supervision of the provincial government. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandaue