Tacloban
city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Leyte
Tacloban or Tacloban City, is a highly urbanized city in the Eastern Visayas, Region 8. It is the capital city of Leyte province. Tacloban is a port city in the Philippines. It is about 360 miles (580 kilometers) southeast of Manila. It is the regional center of Eastern Visayas. The San Juanico Bridge, a famous long bridge in the Philippines, connects the city to the town of Santa Rita in Samar.
Tacloban | |
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| City of Tacloban | |
.jpg) City skyline overlooking Calvary Hill | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nicknames: | |
| Motto(s): City of Love, Beauty and Progresses | |
 Map of Eastern Visayas with Tacloban highlighted | |
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.svg)  Tacloban Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°14′N 125°00′E / 11.24°N 125°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
| Province | Leyte (geographically only) |
| District | 1st district |
| Established Provincial capital Chartered city[3] Highly urbanized city[4] | 1770 |
| Barangay | 138 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • mayor of Tacloban[*] | Alfred S. Romualdez (NP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Edwin Y. Chua (Aksyon) |
| • Representative | Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (Lakas) |
| • City Council | List |
| • Electorate | 143,562 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 201.72 km2 (77.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 574 m (1,883 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 251,881 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| • Households | 57,251 |
| Demonym | Taclobanon |
| Economy | |
| • Gross domestic product | ₱45,283 million (2021)[7] $899 million (2021)[8] |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 10.70% (2021)[9] |
| • Revenue | ₱1,370,048,835.93929,160,525.00900,896,339.00738,228,256.00855,629,923.51963,985,497.231,092,031,704.641,203,423,008.511,321,336,584.621,552,557,305.351,914,530,137.51 (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱3,704,542,207.781,883,621,014.002,087,359,631.002,686,128,819.002,416,399,509.762,594,074,569.453,001,713,124.073,490,947,310.913,782,224,816.851,439,994,071.014,723,376,517.72 (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱1,323,351,666.51696,569,949.00685,614,279.00517,345,936.00683,437,455.04933,090,201.86972,337,342.051,161,085,331.481,243,658,965.081,282,770,057.821,441,460,475.78 (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱1,296,823,777.31486,447,483.00470,921,544.00993,993,345.00792,337,720.72677,452,176.11912,046,316.101,406,394,820.071,544,853,151.661,350,102,787.524,259,125,546.92 (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Leyte 2 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6500 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Climate type | tropical rainforest climate |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
References
change- ↑ "National transformation in Eastern Visayas". The Manila Times. October 17, 2014. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
But the most striking work of physical transformation today is to be seen in Tacloban City, which remains the gateway to Eastern Visayas.
- ↑ Reyes, Ronald O. (April 20, 2018). "'Tacloban City: Home of the happiest people in the world' goes viral". SunStar. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Proclamation No. 394, s. 1953". June 6, 1953. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
Pursuant to the authority conferred upon me by section 89 of Republic Act No. 760, creating the City of Tacloban, I, Elpidio Quirino, President of the Philippines, do hereby fix June 12, 1953, for the organization of the Government of the City of Tacloban.
- ↑ COMELEC Minute Resolution No. 09-0036
- ↑
- ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ↑ "Province of Leyte Accounts for Half of the Economy of Eastern Visayas in 2021". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ↑ "PH₱50.384 per dollar (per International Monetary Fund on Representative Exchange Rates for Selected Currencies for December 2021)". IMF. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
- ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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