Ormoc
Sign in to saveOrmoc (IPA: [ʔoɾˈmok]), officially the City of Ormoc (; ; ), is an independent component city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 238,545 inhabitants, making it the second most-populous city in the province of Leyte after the provincial capital of Tacloban. Ormoc City is the economic, cultural, commercial and transportation hub of western Leyte.
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- View of Ormoc from Ormoc Bay
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- Province
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- Leyte
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- Ormoc, Beautiful Land
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- Ormoc, Dutang Matahum (English: Ormoc, Beautiful Land)
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- District
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- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Spanish Period
- Philippine Revolution
- Early American Period
- World War II
- Cityhood
- 1991 Flash Flood
- 2013 Super Typhoon Haiyan
- 2022 plebiscite
- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Elected Officials
- Economy
- Tourism
- Infrastructure
- Transport
- Energy
- Education
- Notable personalities
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Ormoc (IPA: [ʔoɾˈmok]), officially the City of Ormoc (; ; ), is an independent component city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 238,545 inhabitants, making it the second most-populous city in the province of Leyte after the provincial capital of Tacloban. Ormoc City is the economic, cultural, commercial and transportation hub of western Leyte.
Ormoc is an independent component city, not subject to regulation from the Provincial Government of Leyte. However, the city is part of the 4th Congressional District of Leyte together with Albuera, Kananga, Merida, Palompon and Isabel, and statistically grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority. On November 8, 2013, the city was extensively damaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), having previously suffered severe destruction and loss of life in 1991 from torrential flooding during Tropical Storm Thelma (Uring).