Guide to Ormoc City

Ormoc is an independent component city in the province of Leyte, Philippines. It’s the second-most populous city in the province, after Tacloban, serving as the economic, cultural, commercial, and transportation hub of western Leyte. The city’s name is derived from an archaic Visayan term for “lowland” or “depressed plain.” Ormoc celebrates an annual thanksgiving festival called the Piña Festival. It has 4 districts and 110 barangays with the names, Barangay: Airport, Alegria, Alta Vista, Bagongbong, Bagong Buhay, Bantigue, Batuan, Bayog, Biliboy, Cabaon-an, Cabintan, Cabulihan, Cagbuhangin, Camp Downes, Can-adieng, Can-untog, Catmon, Cogon Combado, Concepcion, Curva, Danhug (Lili-on), Dayhagan, Dolores, Domonar, Don Carlos B. Rivilla Sr. (Boroc), Don Felipe Larrazabal

Don Potenciano Larrazabal, Doña Feliza Z. Mejia, Donghol, East (Poblacion; consisting former Brgys. District 9–11, 16, 18, 25 (Malbasag), 28), Esperanza, Gaas, Green Valley, Guintigui-an, Hibunawon, Hugpa, Ipil, Juaton, Kadaohan, Labrador (Balion), Lake Danao, Lao, Leondoni, Libertad, Liberty, Licuma, Liloan, Linao, Luna, Mabato, Mabini, Macabug, Magaswi, Mahayag, Mahayahay, Manlilinao, Margen, Mas-in, Matica-a, Milagro, Monterico, Nasunogan, Naungan, North (Poblacion; consisting former Brgy. District 29 (Nadongholan), Nueva Sociedad, Nueva Vista, Patag, Punta, Quezon, Jr., Rufina M. Tan (Rawis), Sabang Bao, Salvacion, San Antonio, San Isidro, San Jose, San Juan, San Pablo (Simangan), San Vicente, Santo Niño, South (Poblacion; consisting former Brgys. District 1–8, 12, 13, 15, 17, 23, 27), Sumangga, Tambulilid, Tongonan, Valencia, and West (Poblacion; consisting former Brgys. District 14, 19–22, 24, 26 (Isla Verde).

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