Lapu-Lapu City

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**City of Lapu-Lapu**

Location
Map of Cebu showing the location of Lapu-Lapu
Government
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province	Cebu
District	6th district of Cebu
Barangays	30
Income class:	1st class; urban
Mayor	Arturo Radaza
Cityhood	June 17, 1961
Physical characteristics
Area	64.22 km²
Population Total (2000) Density	217,019 3,379/km²

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.

1 Barangays (Barrios)
2 Areas of Interest
3 Pictures
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] 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 Vicente

[edit] 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)
SDR Serviced Apartments
Marina Mall
Mactan Coral Golf Club
Cebu Yacht Club (on Mactan Island)
Mactan Shrine
Scuba Diving off the Mactan Coast

[edit] Pictures

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

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

[edit] See also

Metro Cebu
Gun-ob

[edit] External links

Metropolitan Cebu
Cities	Cebu City \| Danao City \| Lapu-Lapu City \| Mandaue City \| Talisay City
Municipalities	Carcar \| Compostela \| Consolacion \| Cordova \| Liloan \| Minglanilla \| Naga \| San Fernando

Province of Cebu
Cities	Danao City \| Lapu-Lapu City \| Mandaue City \| Talisay City \| Toledo City
Municipalities	Alcantara \| Alcoy \| Alegria \| Aloguinsan \| Argao \| Asturias \| Badian \| Balamban \| Bantayan \| Barili \| Bogo \| Boljoon \| Borbon \| Carcar \| Carmen \| Catmon \| Compostela \| Consolacion \| Cordova \| Daanbantayan \| Dalaguete \| Dumanjug \| Ginatilan \| Liloan \| Madridejos \| Malabuyoc \| Medellin \| Minglanilla \| Moalboal \| Naga \| Oslob \| Pilar \| Pinamungahan \| Poro \| Ronda \| Samboan \| San Fernando \| San Francisco \| San Remigio \| Santa Fe \| Santander \| Sibonga \| Sogod \| Tabogon \| Tabuelan \| Tuburan \| Tudela
Districts	1st District \| 2nd District \| 3rd District \| 4th District \| 5th District \| 6th District
Metropolitan Area	Metro Cebu