Tacloban
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Tacloban, officially the City of Tacloban, is highly urbanized city on Leyte island in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. The city is autonomous from the province of Leyte, although it serves as its provincial capital. According to the 2020 census, Tacloban has a population of 251,881, making it the most populous city in the Eastern Visayas. The city is located 360 miles (580 km) southeast from Manila.
Image: Tacloban downtown central overlooking Calvary Hill (Tacloban, Leyte; 04 29 2023)
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Image: Tacloban downtown, Justice Romualdez Sen. Enage (Tacloban, Leyte; 04 29 2023)
Cities of the Philippines
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A city is one of the units of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities, whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific municipal charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers. As of July 8, 2023, there are 149 cities.
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