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Ormoc City

Ormoc City is an independent component city in Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 238,545 in the 2024 census, and it has 85 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Ormoc City by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AlbueraBurauenDagamiJaroKanangaMatag-ObMeridaAlegria: 1,557 people, 13,308 per km², 11.82% a yearBagong: 860 people, 226 per km², 10.04% a yearLabrador: 2,360 people, 446 per km², 0.90% a yearBantigue: 3,427 people, 1,194 per km², 2.17% a yearBatuan: 313 people, 12,085 per km², −16.68% a yearBiliboy: 722 people, 238 per km², −2.31% a yearBorok: 2,332 people, 400 per km², 13.04% a yearCabaon-an: 379 people, 118 per km², 0.13% a yearCabulihan: 2,165 people, 513 per km², 0.88% a yearCagbuhangin: 2,821 people, 873 per km², 9.49% a yearCan-adieng: 1,677 people, 4,402 per km², −8.83% a yearCan-untog: 2,813 people, 1,372 per km², 2.59% a yearCatmon: 1,702 people, 665 per km², 7.05% a yearCogon Combado: 4,304 people, 3,743 per km², −7.10% a yearConcepcion: 2,954 people, 698 per km², 10.75% a yearCurva: 3,323 people, 727 per km², 0.10% a yearDanao: 2,167 people, 82 per km², 1.21% a yearDayhagan: 1,879 people, 650 per km², 2.57% a yearDolores: 5,062 people, 613 per km², 8.30% a yearDomonar: 1,365 people, 343 per km², 0.16% a yearDon Felipe Larrazabal: 975 people, 6,331 per km², −11.54% a yearDonghol: 3,227 people, 497 per km², −0.62% a yearEsperanza: 792 people, 100 per km², 2.90% a yearHibunawon: 1,207 people, 332 per km², 0.44% a yearHugpa: 927 people, 90 per km², 2.39% a yearIpil: 9,479 people, 1,631 per km², 0.04% a yearLao: 4,456 people, 507 per km², 0.45% a yearLibertad: 4,636 people, 900 per km², 0.37% a yearLiloan: 11,209 people, 1,350 per km², 1.73% a yearLinao: 9,017 people, 10,223 per km², 2.27% a yearMabini: 971 people, 282 per km², −2.82% a yearMacabug: 3,654 people, 1,007 per km², −0.42% a yearMagaswi: 702 people, 122 per km², −0.57% a yearMahayag: 643 people, 228 per km², −0.98% a yearMahayahay: 696 people, 155 per km², 5.13% a yearManlilinao: 2,340 people, 161 per km², 1.34% a yearMargen: 8,500 people, 1,158 per km², 4.21% a yearMas-in: 2,117 people, 683 per km², 2.80% a yearMatica-a: 3,800 people, 527 per km², 0.15% a yearMilagro: 2,301 people, 200 per km², −4.26% a yearMonterico: 1,039 people, 398 per km², −0.90% a yearNasunogan: 1,641 people, 474 per km², −5.21% a yearNaungan: 3,197 people, 1,076 per km², −4.86% a yearNueva Vista: 1,600 people, 366 per km², 0.39% a yearPatag: 3,128 people, 365 per km², 1.73% a yearPunta: 3,025 people, 7,051 per km², −8.73% a yearQuezon, Jr.: 1,036 people, 119 per km², −4.66% a yearRufina M. Tan: 1,302 people, 451 per km², 1.71% a yearSabang Bao: 2,320 people, 447 per km², 0.19% a yearSalvacion: 4,363 people, 1,019 per km², 8.43% a yearSan Antonio: 1,672 people, 2,600 per km², −3.33% a yearSan Isidro: 5,493 people, 3,737 per km², −2.90% a yearSan Jose: 4,302 people, 710 per km², 2.42% a yearSan Juan: 2,315 people, 504 per km², −0.91% a yearSan Vicente: 1,813 people, 799 per km², −2.06% a yearSanto Niño: 3,037 people, 1,077 per km², 0.97% a yearSan Pablo: 6,406 people, 1,655 per km², 0.12% a yearSumangga: 1,779 people, 361 per km², 6.17% a yearValencia: 5,438 people, 1,121 per km², 6.02% a yearBarangay North: 4,924 people, 5,732 per km², 4.30% a yearAirport: 1,230 people, 471 per km², 8.39% a yearCabintan: 2,729 people, 51 per km², 0.95% a yearCamp Downes: 2,183 people, 1,315 per km², −4.57% a yearGaas: 1,501 people, 25 per km², 2.65% a yearGreen Valley: 1,321 people, 366 per km², 0.22% a yearLicuma: 1,183 people, 380 per km², 0.51% a yearLiberty: 1,075 people, 14 per km², 3.27% a yearLeondoni: 992 people, 161 per km², 1.46% a yearNueva Sociedad: 1,497 people, 368 per km², 8.48% a yearTambulilid: 11,477 people, 6,170 per km², 0.15% a yearTongonan: 2,579 people, 141 per km², 3.55% a yearDon Potenciano Larrazabal: 517 people, 219 per km², −9.72% a yearKadaohan: 1,778 people, 1,170 per km², 6.06% a yearGuintigui-an: 2,574 people, 398 per km², −1.00% a yearDanhug: 916 people, 3,754 per km², −3.66% a yearAlta Vista: 4,281 people, 1,991 per km², −4.60% a yearBagong Buhay: 7,028 people, 5,491 per km², 4.27% a yearBayog: 1,210 people, 246 per km², −4.67% a yearDoña Feliza Z. Mejia: 2,557 people, 5,155 per km², −5.21% a yearJuaton: 2,322 people, 812 per km², 0.42% a yearLuna: 2,737 people, 1,185 per km², 6.93% a yearMabato: 1,776 people, 557 per km², −0.51% a yearBarangay East: 1,946 people, 9,093 per km², −5.32% a yearBarangay South: 2,811 people, 6,599 per km², 4.87% a yearBarangay West: 2,664 people, 11,008 per km², −1.71% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    238,545

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 24.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    2nd

    of the 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 13 of every 100 people in Leyte lived in Ormoc City in 2024 (13.08%)

  • Inside itSources

    85

    barangays

  • LandSources

    463.97 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Ormoc City's land would fill a square about 21.5 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 514 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 5 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    62,585

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    54.6%

    About 55 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0803738000[4]Formerly 083738000
ZIP code
6541[15, 16]

People

Ormoc City had 238,545 people in the 2024 census, up 24.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Ormoc City had the 2nd most people of the 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte in 2024[1]
  1. 1Tacloban City259,353
  2. 2Ormoc City238,545
  3. 3Baybay City114,708
  4. 4Palo80,291
  5. 5Hilongos66,774
  6. 6Abuyog61,854
  7. 7Kananga60,885
All 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 33 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Tambulilid11,4775 in 100
  2. Liloan11,2095 in 100
  3. Ipil9,4794 in 100
  4. Linao9,0174 in 100
  5. Margen8,5004 in 100
  6. Bagong Buhay7,0283 in 100
  7. San Pablo6,4063 in 100
  8. San Isidro5,4932 in 100
  9. Valencia5,4382 in 100
  10. Dolores5,0622 in 100
See all 85 barangays of Ormoc City
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (31.8%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.7%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 425,00912,84412,165
5 - 924,73012,90111,829
10 - 1423,50612,22611,280
15 - 1922,59511,62110,974
20 - 2421,11110,67410,437
25 - 2919,3789,8899,489
30 - 3416,0508,3037,747
35 - 3914,3777,5176,860
40 - 4413,2986,8786,420
45 - 4911,4455,9075,538
50 - 549,9215,0474,874
55 - 598,6304,3404,290
60 - 647,4963,6493,847
65 - 695,4772,5842,893
70 - 743,5611,5981,963
75 - 791,8267031,123
80 years and over1,7816201,161

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
238,545[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
62,585[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of Leyte, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
13.08%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
54.6% (130,150 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
117,301 men, 112,890 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024238,545[1, 2]0.77% a year62,5853.8
2020as of May 1, 2020230,998[1]1.52% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015215,031[1]2.26% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010191,200[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then178,605[33]2.04% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders154,297[33, 34]1.49% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then144,003[33]2.01% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then129,456[33]2.12% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then104,978[33]3.25% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then89,466[33]1.14% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then84,563[33]2.96% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then62,764[33]———

Barangays

Ormoc City is made up of 85 barangays.
Barangays of Ormoc City. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Tambulilid11,4774.81%0.15% a yearabout 1.86 km²Urban
Liloan11,2094.7%1.73% a yearabout 8.30 km²Urban
Ipil9,4793.97%0.04% a yearabout 5.81 km²Urban
Linao9,0173.78%2.27% a yearabout 0.882 km²Urban
Margen8,5003.56%4.21% a yearabout 7.34 km²Urban
Bagong Buhay7,0282.95%4.27% a yearabout 1.28 km²Urban
San Pablo6,4062.69%0.12% a yearabout 3.87 km²Urban
San Isidro5,4932.3%−2.90% a yearabout 1.47 km²Urban
Valencia5,4382.28%6.02% a yearabout 4.85 km²Urban
Dolores5,0622.12%8.30% a yearabout 8.26 km²Urban
Barangay North4,9242.06%4.30% a yearabout 0.859 km²Urban
Libertad4,6361.94%0.37% a yearabout 5.15 km²Urban
Lao4,4561.87%0.45% a yearabout 8.79 km²Rural
Salvacion4,3631.83%8.43% a yearabout 4.28 km²Urban
Cogon Combado4,3041.8%−7.10% a yearabout 1.15 km²Urban
San Jose4,3021.8%2.42% a yearabout 6.06 km²Rural
Alta Vista4,2811.79%−4.60% a yearabout 2.15 km²Rural
Matica-a3,8001.59%0.15% a yearabout 7.21 km²Rural
Macabug3,6541.53%−0.42% a yearabout 3.63 km²Urban
Bantigue3,4271.44%2.17% a yearabout 2.87 km²Urban
Curva3,3231.39%0.10% a yearabout 4.57 km²Rural
Donghol3,2271.35%−0.62% a yearabout 6.49 km²Rural
Naungan3,1971.34%−4.86% a yearabout 2.97 km²Rural
Patag3,1281.31%1.73% a yearabout 8.58 km²Rural
Santo Niño3,0371.27%0.97% a yearabout 2.82 km²Rural
Punta3,0251.27%−8.73% a yearabout 0.429 km²Urban
Concepcion2,9541.24%10.75% a yearabout 4.23 km²Rural
Cagbuhangin2,8211.18%9.49% a yearabout 3.23 km²Rural
Can-untog2,8131.18%2.59% a yearabout 2.05 km²Rural
Barangay South2,8111.18%4.87% a yearabout 0.426 km²Urban
Luna2,7371.15%6.93% a yearabout 2.31 km²Urban
Cabintan2,7291.14%0.95% a yearabout 53.79 km²Rural
Barangay West2,6641.12%−1.71% a yearabout 0.242 km²Urban
Tongonan2,5791.08%3.55% a yearabout 18.27 km²Urban
Guintigui-an2,5741.08%−1.00% a yearabout 6.46 km²Rural
Doña Feliza Z. Mejia2,5571.07%−5.21% a yearabout 0.496 km²Urban
Labrador2,3600.99%0.90% a yearabout 5.29 km²Rural
Manlilinao2,3400.98%1.34% a yearabout 14.53 km²Rural
Borok2,3320.98%13.04% a yearabout 5.83 km²Rural
Juaton2,3220.97%0.42% a yearabout 2.86 km²Rural
Sabang Bao2,3200.97%0.19% a yearabout 5.19 km²Rural
San Juan2,3150.97%−0.91% a yearabout 4.59 km²Rural
Milagro2,3010.96%−4.26% a yearabout 11.50 km²Urban
Camp Downes2,1830.92%−4.57% a yearabout 1.66 km²Rural
Danao2,1670.91%1.21% a yearabout 26.58 km²Rural
Cabulihan2,1650.91%0.88% a yearabout 4.22 km²Rural
Mas-in2,1170.89%2.80% a yearabout 3.10 km²Rural
Barangay East1,9460.82%−5.32% a yearabout 0.214 km²Urban
Dayhagan1,8790.79%2.57% a yearabout 2.89 km²Urban
San Vicente1,8130.76%−2.06% a yearabout 2.27 km²Rural

The 50 with the most people, of 85. See all 85 barangays of Ormoc City

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Ormoc City covers 463.97 km² of land, 514 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,333 m above the sea and it has 23.2 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
463.97 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
514 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.06860° N, 124.68170° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
361 m
Highest
1,333 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

23.2 km of coastline[30]

Rivers[30]

  1. Pagsangahan River27.6 of 43.4 km
  2. Panilahan River17.9 of 18.6 km
  3. Anilao River13.7 km
  4. Bagongbong River13.4 km
  5. Malbasag River12.7 of 12.8 km
  6. Bao River12.6 of 25.0 km
  7. Binahaan River10.4 of 62.9 km
  8. Panalian River5.0 km

The longest inside it: 14 in all.

Lakes[30]

  1. Lake Danao1.5 km²
  2. Lake Kasudsuran0.14 km²

Peaks[30]

  1. Janagdanvolcano1,200 m
  2. Mount Aminduen1,200 m
  3. Mount Lobivolcano1,000 m
  4. Mount Cancajanagvolcano900 m
  5. Mount Pananguan756 m
  6. Maagonocvolcano680 m

The highest: 9 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type IV[31]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Tacloban City, the nearest PAGASA station, 41 km away[32]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,841 mm of rain on 182 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Tacloban City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January367 mm1826.7 °C29.5 °C23.8 °C
February278 mm1526.9 °C30.2 °C23.7 °C
March233 mm1427.6 °C31.0 °C24.1 °C
April124 mm1228.5 °C32.0 °C25.0 °C
May143 mm1129.0 °C32.5 °C25.6 °C
June211 mm1528.7 °C32.1 °C25.4 °C
July188 mm1528.5 °C31.9 °C25.1 °C
August156 mm1228.8 °C32.3 °C25.3 °C
September186 mm1328.6 °C32.1 °C25.1 °C
October215 mm1628.4 °C31.7 °C25.1 °C
November288 mm1927.9 °C31.0 °C24.8 °C
December450 mm2227.3 °C30.1 °C24.4 °C
The year2,841 mm18228.1 °C31.4 °C24.8 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 3 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 26 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
25.5% of people[19]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 26 of every 100 people in Ormoc City lived below the poverty line in 2021 (25.5%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 23.3% and 27.7%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 90government offices
  • 29hospitals and health centres
  • 135schools
  • 91places of worship
  • 4markets
  • 5stations and terminals
  • 3parks
  • 1beach
  • 4monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Ormoc” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices52

46 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 85 barangays of Ormoc City

Hospitals and health centres26

20 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 85 barangays of Ormoc City

Markets3

Stations and terminals5

Parks3

Beaches1

Monuments and memorials3

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Ormoc City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[13, 14]

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary
Independent component city: it governs itself apart from the province of Leyte[4]
Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
4th district of Leyte[17, 18]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Lucy Marie Torres Gomez[20]
    Vice mayor
    Leo Carmelo Larrazabal Locsin Jr.[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Lucy Marie Torres Gomez[21]
    Vice mayor
    Leo Carmelo Jimenea Locsin Sr.[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Richard Icasiano Gomez[22]
    Vice mayor
    Leo Carmelo Larrazabal Locsin Jr.[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Richard Icasiano Gomez[23]
    Vice mayor
    Leo Carmelo Larrazabal Locsin Jr.[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Edward Capahi Codilla[24]
    Vice mayor
    Leo Carmelo Larrazabal Locsin Jr.[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Eric Capahi Codilla[25]
    Vice mayor
    Nepomuceno Palaña Aparis[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Eric Capahi Codilla[26]
    Vice mayor
    Nepomuceno Palaña Aparis[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Eric Codilla[27]
    Vice mayor
    Nepomuceno I Aparis[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Carmelo J. Locsin[28]
    Vice mayor
    Celso P. Adolfo[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Ormoc City, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Lucy Marie Torres Gomez[20]Leo Carmelo Larrazabal Locsin Jr.[20]
2022–2025Lucy Marie Torres Gomez[21]Leo Carmelo Jimenea Locsin Sr.[21]
2019–2022Richard Icasiano Gomez[22]Leo Carmelo Larrazabal Locsin Jr.[22]
2016–2019Richard Icasiano Gomez[23]Leo Carmelo Larrazabal Locsin Jr.[23]
2013–2016Edward Capahi Codilla[24]Leo Carmelo Larrazabal Locsin Jr.[24]
2010–2013Eric Capahi Codilla[25]Nepomuceno Palaña Aparis[25]
2007–2010Eric Capahi Codilla[26]Nepomuceno Palaña Aparis[26]
2004–2007Eric Codilla[27]Nepomuceno I Aparis[27]
2001–2004Carmelo J. Locsin[28]Celso P. Adolfo[28]

History & Identity

Ormoc City's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Ormoc City in Now

Created
Republic Act No. 179, the Charter of Ormoc City, approved on 21 June 1947, created Ormoc City out of the municipality of Ormoc. It took effect on the President's proclamation, and Proclamation No. 42 set 20 October 1947 for the city's inauguration.[9, 10]

Its story

The city's own history page says people from neighbouring towns moved to Ormoc's more fertile plains during the Spanish period.[12]

Local traditionThe same page says Ormoc people set up watch towers to warn of Moro pirate raids, a belief the page introduces with the words "It is said".[12]

The city says that in 1634 a Sulu ruler named Raja Bungsu carried off 300 people from Ormoc.[12]

On 5 November 1991 flooding from Tropical Storm Uring struck the city; the city government recorded 4,922 deaths and 3,000 missing.[12]

Timeline

  1. 1634

    A Sulu ruler, Raja Bungsu, captured 300 people from Ormoc, according to the city's history page.[12]

  2. 21 June 1947

    Republic Act No. 179 (Charter of Ormoc City) was approved.[9]

  3. 20 October 1947

    Ormoc City was inaugurated on the date fixed by Proclamation No. 42 (signed 4 September 1947).[10]

  4. 5 November 1991

    Tropical Storm Uring flooded the city.[12]

Nearby

Ormoc City shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Ormoc City beside Leyte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Leyte.

Ormoc City beside Leyte
FigureOrmoc CityLeyteRank among the cities and municipalities of Leyte
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary238,545[1, 2]1,823,4582nd of 43
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.77% a year[1, 2]faster0.62% a year15th of 43
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary514[6]more crowded36718th of 43
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary463.97 km²[6]4,969.46 km²1st of 43
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.8[1, 2]about the same3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary54.6%[5]higher17.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Tacloban City, the capital of Leyte
38.5 km northeast
Manila
560.2 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. JaroLeyte13.7 km northeast
  2. KanangaLeyte14.5 km northwest
  3. AlbueraLeyte20.0 km south
  4. DagamiLeyte21.0 km east
  5. BurauenLeyte21.3 km southeast
  6. CarigaraLeyte22.2 km north

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