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Mactan

Mactan is a densely populated island located a few kilometers (~1 mile) east of Cebu Island in the Philippines. The island is part of Cebu province and it is divided into the city of Lapu-Lapu and the municipality of Cordova.

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Adjacent to
Camotes Sea · Cebu Strait
Archipelago
Visayas
Area
65 km2 (25 sq mi)
City and Municipality
Lapu-Lapu · Cordova
Ethnic groups
Visayan (Cebuano) and other ethnic groups.
Highest elevation
6 m (20 ft)

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Mactan

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples67
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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Mactan

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related to history · 18
Mactan → Battle, Datu Hadi Iberein, Datu Lapu-Lapu, Ferdinand Magellan, He, However, Iberein, It, Lakanate, Lawan, Poro, Poro Island, Portuguese, Samar, Spain, Spanish, The, William Henry Scott
related to Etymology · 13
Mactan → However, Independence, Lapu-Lapu, Manctan, Mangatang, Manktan, Opon, Opong, Philippine Declaration, Spanish, Sugbu, The, This
related to External links · 10
Mactan → August, Cebu, Coastal Resource Management Project, Floren, Geographic, OpenStreetMapMactan International Airport Archived, PDF, Special Focus, The Philippine Shell Industry, Wayback MachineLapu-Lapu City GovernmentAdonis
related to Economy · 7
Mactan → Also, Apart, Japanese-owned, Mactan Export Processing Zone, Many, MEPZ, Philippines
related to Tourist attractions · 4
Mactan → Being, Cebu, It, Mactan Island
related to Gallery · 3
Mactan → Arothron, MactanA Cephea, MactanMactan
Adjacent to · 2
Mactan → Camotes Sea, Cebu Strait
City and Municipality · 2
Mactan → Cordova, Lapu-Lapu
Archipelago · 1
Mactan → Visayas
Area · 1
Mactan → 65 km2 (25 sq mi)

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island lapu-lapu cebu city sq mi located municipality cordova philippines 25 name population 2024 airport densely populated square kilometres visayas

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MactanAdjacent toCamotes Sea1.00infobox
MactanAdjacent toCebu Strait1.00infobox
MactanArchipelagoVisayas1.00infobox
MactanArea65 km2 (25 sq mi)1.00infobox
MactanCity and MunicipalityLapu-Lapu1.00infobox
MactanCity and MunicipalityCordova1.00infobox
MactanEthnic groupsVisayan (Cebuano) and other ethnic groups.1.00infobox
MactanHighest elevation6 m (20 ft)1.00infobox
MactanLargest settlementLapu-Lapu City (pop. 497,813)1.00infobox
MactanPop. density8,101/km2 (20981/sq mi)1.00infobox
MactanPopulation526,620 (2024)1.00infobox
Mactanis adensely populated island located a few kilometers0.90text

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