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Lapu-Lapu
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city of the Philippines
Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Central Visayas
- Province
- Cebu (geographically only)
- District
- Lone district
- Cityhood and renamed
- June 17, 1961
- Highly urbanized city
- January 23, 2007
- Named after
- Lapulapu
- Barangays
- 30 (see Barangays )
- Type
- Sangguniang Panlungsod
- Mayor
- Ma. Cynthia K. Chan ( Lakas )
- Vice mayor
- Celedonio B. Sitoy ( PFP )
- Representative
- Junard "Ahong" Q. Chan ( PFP )
- City council
- Members Rufo Y. Bering Annabeth D. Cuizon Marciano A. Alforque Jr. Celestino C. Aying Linda Susan C. Baring Jan Vincent A. Dela Serna Efren T. Herrera Ariane Neil Marie Yap Climaco A. Tatoy Jr. Jeorgen Eyas-Book Joseph T. Pangantungan Emilio L. Galaroza Jr.
- Electorate
- 277,288 voters ( 2025 )
- Total
- 58.10 km (22.43 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 70 m (230 ft)
- Density
- 8,568/km (22,190/sq mi)
- Households
- 129,652
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Encyclopedic overview
Lapu-Lapu, officially the City of Lapu-Lapu (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Lapu-Lapu; Filipino: Lungsod ng Lapu-Lapu), is a highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 497,813 people.
It was formerly known as Opon, which was changed to its present name in 1961. It is one of the cities that make up Metro Cebu in the Philippines. It is located in the province of Cebu, administratively independent from the province, but grouped under Cebu by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and also the second most populous city of that province and in Central Visayas after the capital city of Cebu.
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