Lapu-Lapu, Philippines

Lapu-Lapu
Highly Urbanized City
Aerial view over MEPZ–II
Seal
Nickname(s): Historic Resort City
Map of Central Visayas with Lapu-Lapu highlighted
Lapu-Lapu Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°19′N 123°57′E / 10.32°N 123.95°E / 10.32; 123.95Coordinates: 10°19′N 123°57′E / 10.32°N 123.95°E / 10.32; 123.95
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Visayas (Region VII)
Province	Cebu (geographically only)
District	Lone district of Lapu‑Lapu
Founded (Opon) Cityhood Lone District	1730 17 June 1961 22 October 2009
Barangay	30 (see § Barangays) Agus Babag Bankal Baring Basak Buaya Calawisan Canjulao Caubian Cawhagan Caw‑oy Gun‑ob Ibo Looc Mactan Maribago Marigondon Pajac Pajo Pangan‑an Poblacion Punta Engaño Pusok Sabang Santa Rosa San Vicente Subabasbas Talima Tingo Tungasan
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor	Paz Radaza (LP)
• Vice mayor	Marcial Ycong
• City Council	Members Harry Radaza Eduardo Patalinjug Ricardo Amores Nelson Yap Roque Wagwag Elias Berdin Melissa Vidal Flaviano Hiyas Damian Gomez Leo Mercado 2016 unofficial result
• Representative	Aileen Radaza
Area
• Total	58.10 km2 (22.43 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	408,112
• Density	7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
• Voter (2016)	188,815
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	6015
IDD : area code	+63 (0)32
Income class	1st class
PSGC	072226000
Website	www.lapulapucity.gov.ph

Lapu-Lapu, officially the City of Lapu-Lapu (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Lapu-Lapu, Filipino: Lungsod ng Lapu-Lapu) and formerly called Opon, is a 1st city income class highly urbanized city in the region of Central Visayas, Cebu, Philippines. It is one of the cities that make up Metro Cebu in the Philippines. It is geographically located in the province of Cebu, administratively independent from the province but grouped under Cebu by the Philippine Statistics Authority. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 408,112. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 188,815 registered voters.

The city occupies Mactan Island, a few kilometers off the main island of Cebu. It also has some of the barangays under its jurisdiction on the Olango Island Group. 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 located in Lapu-Lapu.

In the 16th century Mactan Island was colonized by Spain. Augustinian friars founded the town of Opon in 1730 and it became a city in 1961. It was renamed after Datu Lapu-Lapu, the island's chieftain who defeated Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan in 1521 in the Battle of Mactan, commemorated at the Lapu-Lapu shrine in Punta Engaño.