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Lapu-Lapu City
Highly urbanized city in Central Visayas, Philippines

Lapu-Lapu City

Lapu-Lapu, officially the City of Lapu-Lapu, is a highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines.

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According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 497,813 people.

How locals move

Getting around Lapu-Lapu City the local way

  • Get inMandaue is easily reached by bus, taxi or jeepney from either.
  • Get aroundWithin the town, most people travel by taxi or jeepney.
  • Go nextMandaue is located between Cebu City and Lapu-Lapu and well connected to both by road; getting to either by taxi or jeepney is easy.
  • Go nextAnother possibility quite nearby is Olango Island, with birdwatching and diving, reached by ferry from Lapu-Lapu.

From Wikivoyage: Mandaue, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.

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