| City of Lapu-Lapu Dakbayan sa Lapu-Lapu |
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| — Highly Urbanized City — | |||
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| Nickname(s): Opon | |||
| Map of Cebu showing the location of Lapu-Lapu. | |||
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| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | Central Visayas (Region VII) | ||
| Province | Cebu | ||
| Barangays | 30[1] | ||
| Founded | (Opon) 1730 | ||
| Cityhood | June 17, 1961 | ||
| Lone District | October 22, 2009 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Congressman | Arturo O. Radaza | ||
| • Mayor | Paz Corro Radaza | ||
| • Vice-Mayor | Marcial A. Ycong | ||
| • City Hero | Ronald C. Cosep | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 58.10 km2 (22.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 292,530 | ||
| • Density | 5,035/km2 (13,040.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP code | 6015 | ||
| Area code(s) | 032 | ||
| Website | www.lapulapucity.gov.ph | ||
The City of Lapu-Lapu is a first class[1] highly urbanized[2] city in the province of Cebu in the Philippines. The city occupies most of Mactan Island, a few kilometer off the main island of Cebu and also covers the Olango Island Group further to the southeast, plus a few other islets. It is part of the Cebu Metropolitan Area. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of about 292,530 people.
The city is linked to Mandaue City on mainland Cebu by the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge and Marcelo Fernan Bridge. Mactan-Cebu International Airport, the second busiest airport in the Philippines, is located in Lapu-Lapu City.
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In the 16th century Mactan Island was colonized by Spain. Augustinians friars founded the town of Opon in 1730 and became a city in 1961 and was renamed after Datu Lapu-Lapu, the Island's chieftain who defeated Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521. This battle is commemorated at the Lapu-Lapu shrine in Barangay Mactan.
Sergio Osmeña, Jr. the representative of the Second District of Cebu, sponsored the Bill converting the former municipality of Opon into the present day City of Lapu-Lapu. This was the Republic Act 3134, known as the City Charter of Lapu-Lapu which was signed on June 17, 1961, by former Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia.
From 1907 until 1972, Cebu Province was divided into seven congressional districts that included Cebu City as part of its representation. From 1978 to 1984, it was part of the representation of Region VII, and from 1984 to 1986, it elected 6 assemblymen at-large.
Lapu-Lapu City was part of the Second District of Cebu since the First Philippine Legislature in 1907 until the Seventh Congress in 1972 when it was effectively dissolved with the declaration of martial law on September 23, 1972 by President Ferdinand Marcos. Marcos then exercised legislative powers. In 1976, Congress was replaced by the Batasang Bayan as the Philippines' legislative body until 1978, when it was replaced by the Batasang Pambansa.
The following towns were part of the Second District of Cebu (1907-1972) :
During the Eighth Congress of the Philippines after the ratification of the Constitution of the Philippines in 1987, Lapu-Lapu City became part of the new re-districting of Cebu Province.
The following towns and cities were part of the Sixth District of Cebu (1987-2010) :
The passage of Republic Act 9726 separated the highly-urbanized city of Lapu-Lapu from the sixth district to form its own congressional district starting in the 2010 elections.
Lapu-Lapu City is politically subdivided into 30 barangays.[1]
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