Lapu-Lapu City

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Lapu-Lapu City is a 1st class city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. The city occupies most of Mactan Island, just one kilometer southeast from the island of Cebu, and also covers the whole of Olango Island five kilometers further to the southeast plus a few other islets. Lapu-Lapu City is part of the larger Cebu Metropolitan Area or Metro Cebu centered on Cebu City.

According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 217,019 people in 44,439 households.

Lapu-Lapu City is linked to Mandaue City on mainland Cebu by two bridges: Mactan-Mandaue Bridge and Marcelo Fernan Bridge. From Mandaue, the provincial capital of Cebu City is only five minutes away.

The area of the present city was called Mactan before the arrival of the Spanish colonizers. Augustinians then founded the town of Opon in 1730 and the town retained its name until 1961 when it was made into a city and renamed after Lapu-Lapu, the first Filipino hero who, in 1521, defeated the Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan.

The Mactan-Cebu International Airport is located in Lapu-Lapu City and is the country's second-busiest airport.

Barangays (Barrios)

Lapu-Lapu City is politically subdivided into 30 barangays.

Agus Babag Bankal Baring Basak Buaya Calawisan Canjulao Caw-oy Cawhagan Caubian Gun-ob Ibo Looc Mactan

Maribago Marigondon Pajac Pajo Pangan-an Poblacion Punta Engaño Pusok Sabang Santa Rosa Subabasbas Talima Tingo Tungasan San Vicente1

Areas of Interest

• Mactan Export Processing Zone (I & II)
• Cebu Light Industrial Park
• Marcelo Fernan Bridge Park
• Vanno Beach
• Plantation Bay Resort & Spa
• Maribago Blue Waters
• Waterfront Airport Hotel
• Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa
• Cebu Hilton Resort and Towers
• Punta Engaño (Lapu-Lapu and Magellan Shrines)
• Crown Regency Residences and Suites
• King's Island Hotel and Resort (proposed)

Pictures

Cebu Hilton Resort and Towers, Lapu-lapu City, Metro Cebu

Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa, Lapu-lapu City, Metro Cebu

See also

• Metro Cebu
• [Gun-ob]

External links

• [Official City Government website]
• [Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
• [2000 Philippine Census Information]
• [Sutukil: Fresh seafood dining in Lapu-Lapu city, Mactan Island]

 

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