Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Mandaue, Filipino: Lungsod ng Mandaue) and often referred to as Mandaue City, is a city in the province of Cebu in the 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 right-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 2,518 hectares (6,220 acres).