Tacloban

Tacloban
Tacloban
Highly urbanized city
	City of Tacloban
	City skyline overlooking Calvary Hill
	Flag Seal
	Nicknames: Gateway to Eastern Visayas; Home of the Happiest People in the World;
	Motto(s): City of Love, Beauty and Progresses
	Map of Eastern Visayas with Tacloban highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	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; Highly urbanized city	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); $899 million (2021)
• Income class	1st city income class
• Poverty incidence	8.08% (2018)
• 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	083747000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Climate type	tropical rainforest climate
Native languages	Waray; Tagalog
Website	www.tacloban.gov.ph

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.

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