Lapu Lapu City

The city is joined to mandaue city on mainland cebu by the mactan mandaue bridge and marcelo fernan bridge.

Lapu lapu city.

Lapu lapu officially the city of lapu lapu cebuano. Lapu lapu city northwestern mactan island philippines it is located on a narrow channel of the bohol strait opposite cebu city formerly called opon the city was renamed in honour of chief lapulapu who on april 27 1521 killed the portuguese navigator and explorer ferdinand magellan the chief is considered a national hero. Formerly known as opon the city was renamed to its present name in 1961 it is one of the cities that make up metro cebu in the. Lapu lapu city is a first class and a highly urbanized city in the province of cebu.

Lungsod ng lapu lapu is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the region of central visayas in the philippines according to the 2015 census it has a population of 408 112 people. Located just off the coast of cebu city lapu lapu also known as mactan island offers fresh seafood and historic shines though it s primarily a gateway to the islands of nalusuan and caohagan home to coral reefs and world class scuba diving opportunities. The city is also part of the cebu metropolitan area. It occupies most of the mactan island and also covers the olango island group and a few islets.