Lapu-Lapu City
Lapu-Lapu City is a city of the Philippines located in the province of Cebu. 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 centered on Cebu City.
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
City of Lapu-Lapu
Population:
2000 census—217,019
Density—3,379 per km²
Area: 64.22 km²
Coordinates:
Class: 1st class; urban; component city
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 where the city now before the arrival of the Spanish colonizers was called Mactan. 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.
Areas of Interest
- Mactan Export Processing Zone (I & II)
- Cebu Light Industrial Park
- Parkers Beach
- Vanno Beach
- Maribago Blue Waters
- Water Front Hotel
- Shangrila Hotel
- Hotel Cesario
History
