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Ormoc | |
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| City of Ormoc | |
 View of Ormoc from Ormoc Bay | |
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| Motto(s): Ormoc, Beautiful Land | |
| Anthem: Ormoc, Dutang Matahum (English: Ormoc, Beautiful Land) | |
 Map of Leyte with Ormoc highlighted | |
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.svg)  Ormoc Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°00′38″N 124°36′27″E / 11.0106°N 124.6075°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte (geographically only) |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | February 26, 1834 |
| Cityhood | June 21, 1947 |
| Barangays | 85 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Lucy Torres-Gomez (PDPLBN) |
| • Vice Mayor | Leo Carmelo J. Locsin Sr. (PDPLBN) |
| • Representative | Richard I. Gomez (PDPLBN) |
| • City Council | List |
| • Electorate | 143,686 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 613.60 km2 (236.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 234 m (768 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,318 m (4,324 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 230,998 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| • Households | 56,048 |
| Demonym | Ormocanon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 25.51 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,674 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 6,575 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 1,591 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 878.7 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Leyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6541 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog Waray |
| Website | www |
Ormoc (IPA: [ʔoɾˈmok]), officially the City of Ormoc (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Ormoc; Waray: Syudad han Ormoc; Filipino: Lungsod ng Ormoc), is a 1st class independent component city in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 230,998 inhabitants,[3] making it the second most-populous city in the province of Leyte after the provincial capital of Tacloban. Ormoc is the economic, cultural, commercial and transportation hub of western Leyte.
Ormoc is an independent component city, not subject to regulation from the Provincial Government of Leyte. However, the city is part of the 4th Congressional District of Leyte together with Albuera, Kananga, Merida, Palompon and Isabel, and statistically grouped under the province by the Philippine Statistics Authority. On November 8, 2013, the city was extensively damaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), having previously suffered severe destruction and loss of life in 1991 from torrential flooding during Tropical Storm Thelma (Uring).[5]
The city's name is derived from ogmok, an archaic Visayan term for "lowland" or "depressed plain".[6] The city also celebrates an annual thanksgiving festival called the Piña Festival in honor of the saints Peter and Paul in thanks for the bountiful pineapple harvest.[7]
- ^ City of Ormoc | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "CEBU CEO VISITS ORMOC CITY AND ENGAGES FINANCIAL LITERACY TO COMMON PEOPLE". FINWAZE.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ "Introducing ORMOC". Filipino Homes. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
- ^ "TUGOB, an Ormoc City Festival". bastaigatsikat.com. October 26, 2013. Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2018.