Tacloban, Leyte
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| Highly Urbanized City | ||
| City of Tacloban | ||
View of San Juanico Strait, the Tacloban harbor, and a part of downtown Tacloban, two years after Typhoon Haiyan struck the city
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| Nickname(s): Gateway to Eastern Visayas Queen City of the Orient Seas The Discipline City City of Hope |
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| Motto: City of Love, Beauty and Progress | ||
 Map of Eastern Visayas with Tacloban highlighted |
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 Tacloban
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| Coordinates: 11°14′N 125°00′E / 11.24°N 125°ECoordinates: 11°14′N 125°00′E / 11.24°N 125°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) | |
| Province | Leyte (geographically only) | |
| Established Provincial capital Chartered city Highly urbanized city |
1770 26 February 1830 12 June 1953 18 December 2008 |
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| Barangay | 138 (see § Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod | |
| • Mayor | Cristina Romualdez (NP) | |
| • Vice mayor | Sambo Yaokasin | |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 201.72 km2 (77.88 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation | 21 m (69 ft) | |
| Lowest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 242,089 | |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Taclobanon | |
| ZIP Code | 6500 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 | |
| Income class | 1st city income class | |
| 083747000 | ||
| Electorate | 124,777 voters as of 2016 | |
| Website | www |
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Tacloban (/tækˈloʊbən/ tak-LOH-ban; Waray: Syudad han Tacloban; Filipino: Lungsod ng Tacloban, Tagalog pronunciation: [tɐkˈloban]) is a 1st city income class highly urbanized city in the Philippines and the provincial capital of Leyte where it is geographically situated but governed administratively independent from it. It is 360 miles (580 km) southeast from Manila. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 242,089 and is the most populous city in the Eastern Visayas region. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 124,777 registered voters.
It is also the regional center of Eastern Visayas, being the main gateway by air to the region. Tacloban was briefly the capital of the Philippines, from 20 October 1944 to 27 February 1945.
In an extensive survey conducted by the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center and released in July 2010, Tacloban ranks as the fifth most competitive city in the Philippines, and second in the emerging cities category.
On 8 November 2013, the city was largely destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan, having previously suffered similar destruction and loss of life in 1897 and 1912.
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