city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Leyte From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Highly urbanized city | |
City of Tacloban | |
![]() City skyline overlooking Calvary Hill | |
Nicknames: | |
Motto(s): City of Love, Beauty and Progresses | |
![]() Map of Eastern Visayas with Tacloban highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°14′N 125°00′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 | 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 | ₱1,370,048,835.93 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱3,704,542,207.78 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱1,323,351,666.51 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱1,296,823,777.31 (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 |
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