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Tacloban

Also known as Tacloban City, City of Tacloban, Tacloban, Leyte

Tacloban ( ; ), officially the City of Tacloban (; ), is a highly urbanized city on Leyte island in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, Tacloban has a population of 259,353, making it the most populous city in the Eastern Visayas. The city is located southeast of Manila.

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Tacloban is a major city located on Leyte island in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines, situated southeast of Manila. With a population of 259,353 according to the 2024 census, it is the most populous city in its region.

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Settlement.image_caption: From top, left to right: Avenida Rizal, Yolanda Shrine, Santo Niño Church, Justice Romualdez Street, Santo Niño Shrine and Heritage Museum, Prince Mansion, and aerial view of Downtown Tacloban
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Settlement.image_seal: Tacloban City Seal.png
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Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Visayas#Philippines
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Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Leyte
Settlement.motto: City of Love, Beauty and Progresses
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1770

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Wikidata facts

Official name: City of Tacloban
Demonym: Taclobanon
Population: 259353
Area: 201.72
Elevation: 40
Official website: www.tacloban.gov.ph
Image: Tacloban, Philippines.jpg
Households: 57251
Dialing code: 53

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Commons category: Tacloban
postal code: 6500
inception: 2008-12-18
poverty incidence: 10.70
electorate: 146293
total assets: 4723376517.72
total expenditure: 1441460475.78
total liabilities: 4259125546.92
fiscal/tax revenue: 1914530137.51

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Etymology
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2013 Typhoon Haiyan
2015 Papal visit
Geography
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Climate
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Tacloban is the regional center of the Eastern Visayas region. It is also the largest city and capital of the province of Leyte, wherein it is geographically situated and grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority, but the city is governed and administered independently from it.