page_title: Cordova, Cebu
section_title: Tourism
hierarchical_section_title: Cordova, Cebu / Tourism
caption_attribution_description: English: Mangroves at Kamampay Beach Cordova Cebu Deutsch: Mangroven am Kamampay
context_page_description: Cordova, officially the Municipality of Cordova, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 59,712 people.
  Also spelled Cordoba, most of the municipality lies on separate islands off the southern coast of Mactan Island. It is connected to the main island of Mactan by two bridges with a third to be opened by 2021.
  Cordova is bordered to the north by the city of Lapu-Lapu, to the west is the Mactan Channel, to the east is Hilutangan Channel and Olango Island, and to the south is the Cebu Strait.
context_section_description: Cordova is a quiet fisherman town off the coast of mainland Cebu. It has several hotels, resorts and accommodations, which include:
  Gilutongan Marine Sanctuary
  Nalusuan Marine Sanctuary
  Day‑as Boardwalk and Marine Park
  Kamampay Public Beach
  Shey Residence in Buagsong, Cordova
  A special attraction is the mangrove forest and swamp area. The best access to this area is the Day-as Boardwalk and Marine Park. The total mangrove plantation is estimated to cover more or less one hundred hectares (250 acres). Most of the mangrove forest is located in the barangays of Pilipog, Bangbang, San Miguel, Day‑as and Catarman.
caption: Kamanpay Public Beach
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