Mandaue
Highly urbanized city in Cebu, industrial hub of Region VII.
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It is located on the central coastal plains of the province of Cebu, Philippines.[1] The city links mainland Cebu to Mactan Island through the 1st Mandaue-Mactan Bridge and the 2nd Mandaue-Mactan Bridge.[2]
Geography and history
The name Mandaue is derived from thick, clinging vines known as “mantawi” which were abundant in the area before the Spanish conquest.[1] A community was established in Mandaue by a flourishing group of Austronesian people.[3] The town was managed by the Jesuit in 1638 then a century later by the Recollects.[4] Spanish colonial authorities issued a decree compelling the indigenous population of Mandaue to relocate into a designated town.[4]
Republic Act 5519 granted Mandaue its city charter on June 21, 1969, according to one source, while another source gives the date as August 30, 1969.[1][5] A large portion of Mandaue's terrain, 77.37%, falls within the 0-8% slope classification, indicating very flat land.[6] Approximately 70% of Mandaue's land area is primarily composed of the Mandaue Clay Loam soil type.[6]
What the cited sources add
The Mandaue City government website states the city was founded on April 7, 1521.[2] The same article notes the founder was a concessionaire in three canteens in Mandaue.[7] The "Brilliance of Mandaue City" account describes the Mantawi Festival, which uses street dancing and floats to recreate the history of Mandaue.[1] That account also states top corporations in the city represent floats projecting Mandaue as an economic hub.[1]
The Freeman, in a 2009 article, states that the inaugural Julie’s Bakeshop location began operations in the Wireless district of Mandaue City on January 6, 1981.[7]
References
- "The brilliance of Mandaue City", Mandaue City. facts only, no text reused. cebu-philippines.net
- "Home", mandauecity.gov.ph. facts only, no text reused. mandauecity.gov.ph
- Wikipedia, "Mandaue" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "To America and Around the World: The Logs of Christopher Columbus and of ...", Antonio Pigafetta, Raleigh Ashlin Skelton, 2001; "Magellan's voyage: a narrative of the first circumnavigation", Antonio Pigafetta/ Adolph Caso, 1994 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mandaue" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mandaue", admu.edu.ph; Buzeta Bravo 1850, p. 609 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mandaue" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "History", Mandaue City; Corrales, "Duterte signs law creating lone legislative district of Mandaue City", INQUIRER.net, May 8, 2019; Villanueva, "Duterte signs law creating lone district of Mandaue City", The Manila Times, May 8, 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Mandaue" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Land Use", Mandaue City (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Vega, "Julie's legacy", The Freeman, August 8, 2009. facts only, no text reused. philstar.com
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Mandaue (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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- Wikipedia: Mandaue (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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