Lapu-Lapu City

Lapu-Lapu City is a first classPhilippine Standard Geographic Code listing for Lapu-Lapu  - National Statistical Coordination Board highly urbanizedPhilippine Standard Geographic Code listing for Cebu province  - National Statistical Coordination Board city in the Philippine province of Cebu. The city occupies most of Mactan Island, a few kilometers off the main island of Cebu and also covers the area of Olango Island further to the southeast region, plus a few other islands. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 497,604 people.

The city is linked to Mandaue on mainland Cebu by the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge and Marcelo Fernan Bridge. Mactan-Cebu International Airport, the second busiest airport in the Philippines, is in Lapu-Lapu City. The only aquarium attraction in the Visayas is also in Lapu-lapu City. It is known as "Opon'.It is also home to the Mactan Shrine.

Location
Lapu-Lapu City borders Mandaue to the west, Cebu Strait to the east, Consolacion to the north, and Cordova to the south.

History
In the 16th century, Mactan Island was colonized by Spain. Augustinian friars re-founded the town of Opon as a Christian town in 1730, and it became a city in 1961. It was renamed after Datu Lapulapu, the island's chieftain, who led the defeat against the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 in the Battle of Mactan, commemorated at Mactan Shrine in Barangay Mactan, where Magellan led a landing party of 40 men to resupply who were set upon by 1,500 locals and slew their captain and a few other men.

Politician Manuel A. Zosa, the representative of the Sixth 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.

Barangays
Barangays
Lapu-Lapu is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


Gallery

Notable people
 Lapulapu - A chieftain of Mactan and the First Philippine National Hero who defeated Magellan.
 Janine Berdin - Grand winner of the second season of Tawag ng Tanghalan.
 Akiko Solon - Finalist of Star Power: Sharon Search For the Next Female Superstar.
 Aiah Arceta - Member of Pinoy pop group Bini.

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References

Other websites

 [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
Lapu-Lapu City government website
About Lapu-Lapu City

Category:2nd-millennium establishments in the Philippines
Category:1730 establishments in Asia
Category:Cities in Cebu