Lapu-Lapu City

Lapu-Lapu City is a first class[7] highly urbanized[8] 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.

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Anthem: Dakbayan sa Sidlakan
(English: City of the East) (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Sidlakan) (Lapu-Lapu)
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Country Philippines
Region{{safesubst:#property:P131}}
ProvinceCebu (geographically only)
District[]
Founded (Opon)1730
Cityhood and renamedJune 17, 1961
Highly urbanized cityJanuary 23, 2007
Named forLapulapu
Barangays(see Barangays)
Government
 • MayorJunard "Ahong" Q. Chan (PFP)
 • Vice MayorCeledonio B. Sitoy (PFP)
 • RepresentativeMa. Cynthia K. Chan (Lakas-CMD)
 • City Council
 • Electoratevoters (Philippine general election, ?
ElevationP2,044 m (Bad rounding hereFormatting error: invalid input when rounding ft)
Economy
 • Gross domestic product₱151.4 billion (2022)[3]
$2.675 billion (2022)[4]
 • Income class{{safesubst:#property:P1879}}
 • Poverty incidence% (?)[5]
 • Revenue
 • Assets
 • Expenditure
Service provider
 • Electricity
 • WaterMetropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD)
Time zoneUTC+8 (Philippine Standard Time (PST))
ZIP code
PSGC
Native languagesCebuano

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.[9] 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,[9] 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

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

Political map of Lapu-Lapu

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PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a. Area PD?
? 2010[10] ha acre /km2 /sq mi
072226001 Agus Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 19,525 15,767
072226002 Babag Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 30,839 22,756 307759 10,000 26,000
072226003 Bankal Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 22,863 20,872 201497 11,000 29,000
072226004 Baring Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 3,870 3,353 91225 4,300 11,000
072226005 Basak Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 71,990 59,873 6031,490 12,000 31,000
072226006 Buaya Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 19,078 16,072 271670 7,000 18,000
072226007 Calawisan Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 15,740 11,454 9572,365 1,600 4,300
072226008 Canjulao Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 14,451 13,245 156385 9,300 24,000
072226011 Caubian Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 2,429 2,272
072226009 Caw‑oy Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 2,226 1,837 162,900402,542 1.4 3.5
072226010 Cawhagan Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 694 638 55,900138,134 1.2 3.2
072226012 Gun‑ob Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 37,989 31,219
072226013 Ibo Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 8,318 8,126
072226014 Looc Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 15,411 16,016
072226015 Mactan Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 50,964 33,465
072226016 Maribago Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 18,954 16,591
072226017 Marigondon Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 25,584 19,713
072226018 Pajac Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 22,116 17,402
072226019 Pajo Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 25,845 20,999
072226020 Pangan‑an Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 2,348 2,070
072226021 Poblacion[a] Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 6,238 5,581
072226022 Punta Engaño Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 11,425 8,753
072226024 Pusok Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 32,791 28,810
072226025 Sabang Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 6,910 6,091
072226031 San Vicente Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 4,209 3,854
072226026 Santa Rosa Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 5,388 4,302
072226027 Subabasbas Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 7,961 6,288
072226028 Talima Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 5,973 5,734
072226029 Tingo Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 3,231 3,088
072226030 Tungasan Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% 2,244 1,871
Total 350,467 Formatting error: invalid input when rounding% [convert: invalid number] Bad rounding hereFormatting error: invalid input when rounding Bad rounding hereFormatting error: invalid input when rounding

Gallery

Notable people

Lapu-Lapu City Media

Notes

  1. Part of the Poblacion barangay is still called Opon.

References

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  10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized CitiesNSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
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