| Mactan | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | South East Asia |
| Archipelago | Visayas |
| Major islands | Bohol, Cebu, Leyte, Masbate, Negros, Panay, Samar
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| Template:Country data Philippines island. Visayas ( Visayan: Kabisay-an) is one of the three island groups in the Philippines, along with Luzon and Mindanao. Bohol Island is the main island of Bohol Province in the Visayas. Cebu is an island of the Philippines. It is the main island of Cebu Province in Visayas. Leyte (ˈleɪti in English is an Island in the Visayas group of the Philippines. Masbate is one of the three major islands of Masbate Province in the Philippines. Negros is an island of the Philippines located in the Visayas, at. Panay is an Island in the Philippines located in the Visayas. Samar is also a female singer from the United Arab Emirates. Samar is an Island in the Visayas, which is in the | |
| A City and a Municipality | Cordova, Lapu-Lapu |
| Largest city | Lapu-Lapu (217,019) |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 251,051 (as of 2000) |
| Indigenous people | Visayan (Cebuano) |
This page refers to the island in Cebu. A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines The Municipality of Cordova or the island of Cordova is an island close to Mactan Island The City of Lapu-Lapu is a 1st class highly-urbanized city in the province of Cebu, Philippines The City of Lapu-Lapu is a 1st class highly-urbanized city in the province of Cebu, Philippines The Visayans ( Visayan, Filipino: Bisaya) are the largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines. The Cebuano people usually refers to those whose native tongue is Cebuano, but more specifically the people who live in the province of Cebu. Cebu is one of the Provinces of the Philippines. It lies to the east of Negros Island; to the west of Leyte and to the southeast is Bohol For the battle that happened here, see Battle of Mactan, For the airport of this island, see Mactan-Cebu International Airport
Mactan is an island that lies a few kilometers to the southeast of Cebu Island in the Philippines. The Battle of Mactan was fought in the Philippines on April 27 1521 Mactan-Cebu International Airport ( Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan-Cebu, Cebuano: Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Mactan-Sugbo) is Cebu is an island of the Philippines. It is the main island of Cebu Province in Visayas. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The island is part of the Province of Cebu and is divided into Lapu-Lapu City and the municipality of Cordova. Cebu is one of the Provinces of the Philippines. It lies to the east of Negros Island; to the west of Leyte and to the southeast is Bohol The City of Lapu-Lapu is a 1st class highly-urbanized city in the province of Cebu, Philippines The Municipality of Cordova or the island of Cordova is an island close to Mactan Island The island is connected to Cebu by the two bridges one of which is the Marcelo Fernan Bridge (Mactan II Bridge). Marcelo Fernan Bridge is an extradosed Cable-stayed bridge located in Metro Cebu, Cebu in the Philippines.
The Mactan-Cebu International Airport, the country's second busiest airport, is found on Mactan Island. Mactan-Cebu International Airport ( Filipino: Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Mactan-Cebu, Cebuano: Tugpahanang Pangkalibutanon sa Mactan-Sugbo) is Mactan is also the site of the Battle of Mactan, the first battle between native Filipinos and Europeans. The Battle of Mactan was fought in the Philippines on April 27 1521 In this battle, which occurred in 1521, the explorer Ferdinand Magellan met his death at the hands of the tribesmen under the local chieftain Lapu-Lapu, for whom Lapu-Lapu City was named. Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães fɨɾˈnɐ̃ũ dɨ mɐgɐˈʎɐ̃ĩʃ Fernando de Magallanes (Spring 1480 &ndash April 27 1521 Mactan Island, Cebu Lapu-Lapu is also the name of the Grouper fish in the Philippines
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