Ormoc is a first class 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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Guide to Leyte
Leyte (also Northern Leyte) is a province in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. It occupies the northern three-quarters of Leyte Island and has Tacloban as its capital. Leyte is situated west of Samar Island, north of Southern Leyte, and south of Biliran.
Leyte has 1, 393 Barangays and Six districts (shared with Ormoc and Tacloban cities) and Leyte has Two independent cities (Ormoc City, Tacloban City), One component city (Baybay City), Fourty Municipalities (Abuyog, Alangalang, Albuera, Babatngon, Barugo, Bato, Burauen, Calubian, Capoocan, Carigara, Dagami, Dulag, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Isabel, Jaro, Javier, Julia, Kananga, La Paz, Leyte, MacArthur, Mahaplag, Matag-ob, Matalom, Mayorga, Merida, Palo, Palompon, Pastrana, San Isidro, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tabango, Tabontabon, Tanauan, Tolosa, Tunga, Villaba).
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