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Poverty incidence of Ormoc 5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 25.50 2009 28.34 2012 25.69 2015 29.36 2018 22.12 2021 25.51 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Ormoc's economic base is a mix of agriculture, aquaculture, industry, tourism, and commercial services. Sugar cane, rice and pineapple are the major agricultural production. The city enjoys economic growth because it supplies a large part of the ...
Poverty incidence of Merida 10 20 30 40 2006 28.30 2009 31.98 2012 38.69 2015 31.50 2018 22.99 2021 30.30 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Education The town has five high schools including the Libas National High School and Merida Vocational School which has annexes in various barangays: MVS Calunangan, MVS Puerto Bello, MVS Minesite. The main campus is located in Greenheights District ...
Poverty incidence of Kananga 10 20 30 40 50 2006 37.80 2009 40.64 2012 40.22 2015 34.56 2018 31.08 2021 34.70 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Infrastructure Kananga is a bustling town, located along the highway, in close proximity to Ormoc City in the south. The town also shares a home to Energy Development Corporation's Tongonan Geothermal Powerplant, one of the largest geothermal ...
The Palo-Carigara-Ormoc road is a spur of the aforementioned highway, connecting Cebu City to the network through a ferry ride from Ormoc. Bridges connect all the islands in the region. Apart from the famed San Juanico Bridge, which connects the islands of Samar and Leyte, the Biliran Bridge, constructed in 1975, connects Biliran to the island ...
Ormoc Bay is a large bay in the island of Leyte in the Philippines. The bay is an extension of the Camotes Sea. The city of Ormoc lies at the head of the bay and exports rice, copra and sugar. The World War II Battle of Ormoc Bay took place from November 11 until mid-December in Ormoc Bay during late 1944. It consisted of a series of almost ...
OpenStreetMap (abbreviated OSM) is a free, open map database updated and maintained by a community of volunteers via open collaboration. [4] Contributors collect data from surveys, trace from aerial photo imagery or satellite imagery, and import from other freely licensed geodata sources.
Poverty incidence of Hindang 10 20 30 40 2006 24.10 2009 32.08 2012 32.50 2015 28.13 2018 23.62 2021 28.34 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority History The official name of the municipality has always been Hindang since the town's establishment in 1860. Legend has it that the name was derived from a very large tree named "Indang" which used to stand in the northern part of the town. It was ...
Following the creation of Southern Leyte in 1959, these areas under this district were reapportioned to the first district, and the district was redefined to consist of the city of Ormoc and the western municipalities of Albuera, Bato, Baybay, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Kananga, and Matalom, all previously from the second district, from 1961 ...