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Lapu-Lapu City is a highly urbanised city Philippine province of Cebu, occupying most of Mactan Island, located a few kilometres off Cebu Island. The city's territory also includes Olango Island and several other small islets. According to the 2007 census, it had a population of 292,000.

Lapu-Lapu is connected to Mandaue City on Cebu Island by two bridges - Mactan-Mandaue and Marcelo Fernan. It is here that the Cebu International Airport is located Cebu International Airport, the second most important in the Philippines. And it is also home to the only Visayan Islands region, the only oceanarium.

Mactan Island was colonised by the Spanish in the 16th century, but it wasn't until 1730. Augustinian friars established the settlement of Opon, which two centuries later, in 1961, received city status and was renamed Lapu-Lapu City.

The city was named after the chief of the local Lapu-Lapu tribe, who in 1521 killed the Portuguese navigator Fernan Magellan. In memory of this Lapu-Lapu Memorial, a 20-metre bronze statue and a small chapel at Punta EngaƱo. Lapu-Lapu himself, also known as Kalif Pulaka, died in 1542. He was not only the chief of one of the local clans, but also ruler of the entire island of Mactan. When the Spaniards, who appeared in Cebu, began to actively convert local residents to Christianity, it was Lapu-Lapu who spoke out against the colonialists. Today, Filipinos honour both of these heroes Magellan as the discoverer of the country for Europe and Lapu-Lapu as the first national hero, a fighter for the country's independence. Therefore, it is not it should come as no surprise that Cebu Island commemorates both historical characters.

Another landmark of Lapu-Lapu City is the cable-stayed Marcelo Bridge Fernan, one of the two bridges connecting the city to Cebu Island. The bridge was opened in 1999 to reduce traffic on the older Mactan-Mandaue Bridge. The total length of the Marcelo Fernan is 1,237 metres and is considered one of the widest and longest longest bridges in the Philippines. The bridge was named after a local politician Marcelo Fernan.

Tourists should also be sure to visit the Mactan Oceanarium, the only one in the Visayan Islands region. It was opened in 2008 and today it has about 30 exhibits. The Mactan Oceanarium was opened in 2008 and today it has about 30 exhibits that introduce visitors to some of the most beautiful and amazing marine life on the planet. The highlight of the aquarium is the attraction, during which anyone can feed a real shark! By the way, this is the only attraction of this kind in Asia.