Tacloban
city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Leyte
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Summary
Tacloban is a highly urbanized city[1]. Tacloban draws 1,199 Wikipedia views per month (highly urbanized city category, ranking #26 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Eastern Visayas[3]
- Country: Philippines[4]
- Shares border with: Babatngon[5], Palo[6], Santa Fe[7], Alangalang[8], San Miguel[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Fukuyama[10]
- Postal code: 6500[11]
- Commons category: Tacloban[12]
- Local dialing code: 53[13]
- Inception: 1770[14], February 26, 1830[15], June 12, 1953[16], December 18, 2008[17]
- Coordinate location: 11.244444444444, 125.00388888889[18]
- Official website: https://www.tacloban.gov.ph/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tacloban[20]
- Population: 11,948[21], 15,787[22], 31,233[23], 45,421[24], 53,551[25], 76,531[26], 80,707[27], 102,523[28], 136,891[29], 167,310[30], 178,639[31], 218,144[32], 221,174[33], 242,089[34]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Tacloban[35]
- Described by source: New International Encyclopedia[36]
- Capital of: Leyte (province)[37]
- Official name: City of Tacloban[38]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Tacloban[39]
- Number of households: 9131[40], 12,001[41], 17,692[42], 24,109[43], 33,775[44], 41,977[45], 44,613[46], 49,541[47], 57,251[48]
- Demonym: Taclobanon[49]
- Electorate: 76,046[50], 79,578[51], 90,180[52], 96,477[53], 101,001[54], 109,027[55], 124,777[56], 139,423[57], 143,562[58], 146,293[59]
- Income classification (Philippines): 1st city income class[60]
- Elevation above sea level: 40[61]
- Area: 201.72[62]
- Total liabilities: 486447483.00[63]
Why It Matters
Tacloban has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Tacloban is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]