Tacloban | |
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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 / 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 | 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 |
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.
But the most striking work of physical transformation today is to be seen in Tacloban City, which remains the gateway to Eastern Visayas.
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.