Lapu-Lapu City
| Lapu-Lapu City (Opon) | |||
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| Location of Lapu-Lapu City in the province of Cebu | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Central Visayas | ||
| Province : | Cebu | ||
| Barangays : | 30th | ||
| District: | 6. District of Cebu | ||
| PSGC : | 072226000 | ||
| Income class : | 1st income bracket | ||
| Households : | 44,439 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 408.112 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 6355 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 64.22 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 10 ° 18 ′ N , 124 ° 0 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 6015 | ||
| Area code : | +63 32 | ||
| Mayor : | Arturo Radaza | ||
| Website: | www.lapulapucity.gov.ph | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Lapu-Lapu City is a Philippine city ( Component City ) in the province of Cebu . Her previous name was Opon. It was renamed Lapu-Lapu in honor of the Filipino national hero and the Lapu-Lapu and Maghellan Shrine was built in his honor .
The city occupies most of the island of Mactan , which is just a few hundred meters east of the island of Cebu and is connected to it by two bridges. Furthermore, parts of the Olango Archipelago , five kilometers east of the island of Mactan, and a few other small islands belong to the urban area. The waters around Lapu-Lapu City are counted as part of the Danajon reef system in the south of the Camotes Sea .
Lapu-Lapu City belongs to the metropolitan area of Cebus Metro Cebu with its center Cebu City . Your neighboring communities are the Municipality of Cordova (Cebu) in the southwest and Mandaue City in the north on the island of Cebu . Lapu-Lapu City is connected to Cebu Island by two bridges: the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge and the Marcelo-Fernan Bridge .
The area of today's city was called Mactan even before the arrival of Spanish colonists . Augustinians founded the place Opon in 1730 , this name existed until the city elevation in 1961, when the place was renamed to Lapu-Lapu.
The Mactan-Cebu International Airport , the Philippines second largest airport, located in Lapu-Lapu City.
Barangays
Lapu-Lapu City is politically divided into 30 barangays .
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Important sights and facilities
- Mactan Export Processing Zone (I & II)
- Cebu Light Industrial Park
- Marcelo Fernan Bridge Park
- Vaño Beach
- Plantation Bay Resort & Spa
- Maribago Blue Waters
- Waterfront Airport Hotel
- Shangri-La's Mactan Island Resort and Spa
- Cebu Hilton Resort and Towers
- Lapu-Lapu and Magellan Shrines
- SDR serviced apartments
- Marina Mall
- Mactan Coral Golf Club
- Cebu Yacht Club
- Scuba Diving off the Mactan Coast
Educational institutions
- University of the Visayas campus