Tacloban, officially known as the City of Tacloban, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines.
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12 Facts About Tacloban
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Tacloban was officially declared an HUC at 10:40PM of that day.
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Tacloban is located on the northeastern tip of Leyte island, with its easternmost part facing Cancabato Bay.
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The Tacloban territory follows the length of the strait, along with Babatngon municipality north of the city.
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City of Tacloban is politically subdivided into 138 barangays, each having its own council.
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Tacloban has a tropical rainforest climate but due to the numerous cyclones present in the area, the climate is not equatorial.
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Tacloban is the economic center of the entire Eastern Visayas, with an economy largely focused on agriculture, commerce, and tourism.
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Tacloban is one of the fastest-growing cities in the Philippines, and has one of the lowest poverty incidence rates in the country .
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Tacloban City is part of the 1st District of Leyte, alongside seven other municipalities: Alangalang, Babatngon, Palo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tanauan, and Tolosa.
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Tacloban is a tourism hub and the primary gateway to Eastern Visayas.
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Tacloban is served by air, multicabs, taxis, jeepneys, buses, tricycles and pedicabs.
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Tacloban has a variety of educational institutions both public and private.
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