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A map of Cebu Island in 1521, with the historical polity of Cebu colored in blue. The Rajahnate of Cebu was a native kingdom that existed in Cebu prior to the arrival of the Spaniards. It was founded by Sri Lumay otherwise known as Rajamuda Lumaya , [ 9 ] a half-Malay, half-Tamil prince of the Chola dynasty [ 9 ] who invaded Sumatra in Indonesia .
The Rajahnate of Cebu or Cebu also called as Sugbu, was an Hindu monarchy mandala (polity) of Tamil Chola origin on the island of Cebu [ 3] in the Philippines prior to the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors. It is known in ancient Chinese records as the nation of Sokbu (束務). [ 4]
Visayan warty pig. The Visayan warty pig ( Sus cebifrons) is a critically endangered species in the pig genus ( Sus ). It is endemic to six of the Visayan Islands ( Cebu, Negros, Panay, Masbate, Guimaras, and Siquijor) in the central Philippines. It is known by many names in the region (depending on the island and linguistic group) with most ...
6000–6004, 6014–6019, 6037, 6045, 6046. IDD : area code. +63 (0)32. Metropolitan Cebu, or simply Metro Cebu, ( Cebuano: Kaulohang Sugbo; Filipino: Kalakhang Cebu ), is the main urban center of the province of Cebu in the Philippines. Metro Cebu is located along the central eastern portion of the island including the nearby island of Mactan.
Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sugbo; Filipino: Lungsod ng Cebu), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 964,169 people, [ 8 ] making it the sixth-most populated city in the nation and the most populous in the ...
Mactan is a densely populated island located a few kilometers (~1 mile) east of Cebu Island in the Philippines. The island is part of Cebu province and it is divided into the city of Lapu-Lapu and the municipality of Cordova. The island is separated from Cebu by the Mactan Channel which is presently crossed by three bridges: the Cebu–Cordova ...
The recorded history of the Philippines between 900 and 1565 begins with the creation of the Laguna Copperplate Inscription in 900 and ends with the beginning of Spanish colonization in 1565. The inscription records its date of creation in 822 Saka (900 CE). The discovery of this document marks the end of the prehistory of the Philippines at ...
The strait is a major sea-lane connecting Cebu City on the strait's northern end with port cities in the south such as Dumaguete in Negros Oriental and Cagayan de Oro in Northern Mindanao . Mactan Island, on the northern end of the strait, has Mactan–Cebu International Airport, one of the major airports in the country.