Highly urbanized city

Tacloban City

Tacloban City is a highly urbanized city in Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 259,353 in the 2024 census, and it has 138 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 2, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

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
259,353
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 17.3% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
1st
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
Inside itSources
138
barangays
LandSources
103.18 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: Tacloban City's land would fill a square about 10.2 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: 2,514 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 25 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
62,848
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
4.1 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
60.3%
About 60 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: 0831600000^[5]Formerly 083747000
ZIP code: 6500^{[14, 15]}

People

Tacloban City had 259,353 people in the 2024 census, up 17.3% 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.

Tacloban City had the most people of the 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte in 2024^[1]

1Tacloban City259,353
2Ormoc City238,545
3Baybay City114,708
4Palo80,291
5Hilongos66,774
6Abuyog61,854
7Kananga60,885

All 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 37 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Barangay 10515,6606 in 100
Barangay 10613,5235 in 100
Barangay 979,8364 in 100
Barangay 919,5714 in 100
Barangay 939,5124 in 100
Barangay 109-A8,0103 in 100
Barangay 1107,6193 in 100
Barangay 747,3513 in 100
Barangay 846,9203 in 100
Barangay 996,8663 in 100

See all 138 barangays of Tacloban City

Age structure · 2024 Census^[4]People living in households, by age and sex

About 27 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.1%)
About 66 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (66.4%)
About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.5%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
Under 5	20,800	10,839	9,961
5 - 9	23,901	12,502	11,399
10 - 14	24,831	12,898	11,933
15 - 19	24,809	12,559	12,250
20 - 24	25,284	12,716	12,568
25 - 29	22,405	11,329	11,076
30 - 34	19,766	10,136	9,630
35 - 39	16,837	8,671	8,166
40 - 44	15,686	8,086	7,600
45 - 49	13,641	6,996	6,645
50 - 54	12,281	6,386	5,895
55 - 59	10,515	5,225	5,290
60 - 64	9,243	4,577	4,666
65 - 69	6,899	3,269	3,630
70 - 74	4,503	1,989	2,514
75 - 79	2,810	1,059	1,751
80 - 84	1,515	514	1,001
85 and over	1,084	300	784

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: 259,353^{[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: 62,848^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 4.1 on average^{[1, 2]}
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: 60.3% (156,338 people)^[6]
Men and women, 2024: 130,051 men, 126,759 women^[4]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	259,353^{[1, 2]}	0.70% a year	62,848	4.1
2020as of May 1, 2020	251,881^[1]	0.84% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	242,089^[1]	1.73% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	221,174^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	218,144^[35]	2.79% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	178,639^{[35, 36]}	1.41% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	167,310^[35]	3.83% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	136,891^[35]	2.93% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	102,523^[35]	4.90% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	80,707^[35]	1.07% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	76,531^[35]	3.55% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	53,551^[35]	—	—	—

Barangays

Tacloban City is made up of 138 barangays.

Barangays of Tacloban City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 6, 7, 8]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Barangay 105	15,660	6.04%	5.97% a year	about 6.70 km²	Urban
Barangay 106	13,523	5.21%	3.62% a year	about 9.35 km²	Urban
Barangay 97	9,836	3.79%	2.76% a year	about 3.16 km²	Urban
Barangay 91	9,571	3.69%	−0.79% a year	about 3.29 km²	Urban
Barangay 93	9,512	3.67%	1.98% a year	about 3.60 km²	Urban
Barangay 109-A	8,010	3.09%	−0.13% a year	about 0.858 km²	Urban
Barangay 110	7,619	2.94%	1.84% a year	about 1.95 km²	Urban
Barangay 74	7,351	2.83%	−1.64% a year	about 2.02 km²	Urban
Barangay 84	6,920	2.67%	1.06% a year	about 1.11 km²	Urban
Barangay 99	6,866	2.65%	1.64% a year	about 2.03 km²	Urban
Barangay 96	6,410	2.47%	0.56% a year	about 0.589 km²	Urban
Barangay 95	5,269	2.03%	0.13% a year	about 1.11 km²	Urban
Barangay 108	5,137	1.98%	1.85% a year	about 3.28 km²	Urban
Barangay 62-A	5,122	1.97%	0.64% a year	about 0.207 km²	Urban
Barangay 103	4,858	1.87%	0.89% a year	about 2.40 km²	Rural
Barangay 71	4,738	1.83%	−0.14% a year	about 0.742 km²	Urban
Barangay 92	4,564	1.76%	1.05% a year	about 1.36 km²	Urban
Barangay 101	4,353	1.68%	4.10% a year	about 1.43 km²	Rural
Barangay 109	4,314	1.66%	−3.97% a year	about 0.621 km²	Rural
Barangay 83-C	3,987	1.54%	0.41% a year	about 0.213 km²	Rural
Barangay 77	3,793	1.46%	1.13% a year	about 0.502 km²	Urban
Barangay 59	3,449	1.33%	0.08% a year	about 0.231 km²	Urban
Barangay 59-A	3,425	1.32%	−1.64% a year	about 0.203 km²	Rural
Barangay 100	3,295	1.27%	0.01% a year	about 6.87 km²	Rural
Barangay 89	3,272	1.26%	−2.75% a year	about 0.842 km²	Rural
Barangay 94	3,230	1.25%	0.10% a year	about 0.972 km²	Rural
Barangay 62-B	3,166	1.22%	−2.29% a year	about 0.188 km²	Rural
Barangay 98	3,116	1.2%	18.41% a year	about 8.13 km²	Rural
Barangay 88	3,050	1.18%	−3.92% a year	about 2.43 km²	Urban
Barangay 87	2,997	1.16%	−1.54% a year	about 0.847 km²	Rural
Barangay 83-B	2,991	1.15%	0.78% a year	about 0.589 km²	Rural
Barangay 12	2,985	1.15%	2.91% a year	about 0.851 km²	Rural
Barangay 104	2,876	1.11%	4.98% a year	about 6.65 km²	Rural
Barangay 83	2,865	1.1%	0.12% a year	about 0.354 km²	Rural
Barangay 39	2,720	1.05%	−2.53% a year	about 0.0856 km²	Rural
Nula-tula	2,663	1.03%	0.05% a year	about 0.28 km²	Rural
Barangay 95-A	2,574	0.99%	−2.22% a year	about 1.24 km²	Urban
Barangay 36-A	2,555	0.99%	0.75% a year	about 0.0934 km²	Rural
Barangay 79	2,139	0.82%	1.81% a year	about 0.242 km²	Rural
Barangay 64	2,115	0.82%	−0.23% a year	about 0.138 km²	Rural
Barangay 78	2,092	0.81%	−1.40% a year	about 0.469 km²	Urban
Barangay 63	1,917	0.74%	−1.53% a year	about 0.187 km²	Rural
Barangay 107	1,778	0.69%	0.40% a year	about 9.48 km²	Rural
Barangay 62	1,765	0.68%	0.55% a year	about 0.103 km²	Rural
Barangay 37	1,763	0.68%	−2.18% a year	about 0.0794 km²	Urban
Barangay 94-A	1,664	0.64%	−1.35% a year	about 1.61 km²	Rural
Barangay 25	1,556	0.6%	−2.22% a year	about 0.194 km²	Urban
Barangay 6	1,520	0.59%	1.02% a year	about 0.116 km²	Rural
Barangay 42-A	1,508	0.58%	0.06% a year	about 0.0376 km²	Rural
Barangay 82	1,430	0.55%	−2.98% a year	about 0.558 km²	Urban

The 50 with the most people, of 138. See all 138 barangays of Tacloban 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

Tacloban City covers 103.18 km² of land, 2,514 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 600 m above the sea and it has 49 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: 103.18 km²^[7]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: 2,514 people per km²^[7]
Coordinates: 11.30999° N, 124.93392° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[31]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 66 m
Highest: 600 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

49.0 km of coastline^[32]

Rivers^[32]

Tigbao River5.4 of 5.5 km
Camansihay river2.7 km
Mangonbangon River1.5 km
Mangonbangon River1.4 km
Mangonbangon River1.2 km
Kalipayan Culvert0.6 km

Peaks^[32]

Mount Canlaisheight not mapped

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^[33]

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

Covers about 95 of every 100 parts of its land. 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, 14 km away^[34]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
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	367 mm	18	26.7 °C	29.5 °C	23.8 °C
February	278 mm	15	26.9 °C	30.2 °C	23.7 °C
March	233 mm	14	27.6 °C	31.0 °C	24.1 °C
April	124 mm	12	28.5 °C	32.0 °C	25.0 °C
May	143 mm	11	29.0 °C	32.5 °C	25.6 °C
June	211 mm	15	28.7 °C	32.1 °C	25.4 °C
July	188 mm	15	28.5 °C	31.9 °C	25.1 °C
August	156 mm	12	28.8 °C	32.3 °C	25.3 °C
September	186 mm	13	28.6 °C	32.1 °C	25.1 °C
October	215 mm	16	28.4 °C	31.7 °C	25.1 °C
November	288 mm	19	27.9 °C	31.0 °C	24.8 °C
December	450 mm	22	27.3 °C	30.1 °C	24.4 °C
The year	2,841 mm	182	28.1 °C	31.4 °C	24.8 °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

Tacloban City's economy made ₱75.0 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱283,767 for each person. About 16 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.

Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary: ₱75.0 billion^[18]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱61.4 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025: 3.2%^[19]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025: ₱283,767^[20]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty 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: 15.5% of people^[21]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
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^[5]

About 16 of every 100 people in Tacloban City lived below the poverty line in 2023 (15.5%)^[21]

The PSA's survey puts it between 11.6% and 19.3%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱34,450 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

113government offices
17hospitals and health centres
107schools
50places of worship
9markets
17stations and terminals
13parks
1beach
11monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 9]}. 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 “Tacloban” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices77

71 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 138 barangays of Tacloban City

Hospitals and health centres16

10 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 138 barangays of Tacloban City

Markets9

3 more markets are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 138 barangays of Tacloban City

Stations and terminals17

11 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 138 barangays of Tacloban City

Parks13

7 more parks are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 138 barangays of Tacloban City

Beaches1

Patio Victoria Baluarte Beach Resort · Barangay 88

Monuments and memorials11

5 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 138 barangays of Tacloban City

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Tacloban 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.^{[12, 13]}

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: Highly urbanized city: it governs itself apart from the province of Leyte^[5]
Capital of: Leyte^[5]
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: 1st district of Leyte^{[16, 17]}

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.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Alfred Sison Romualdez^[22]
Vice mayor
Raymund Vincent Albert Romualdez^[22]
2022–2025
Mayor
Alfred Sison Romualdez^[23]
Vice mayor
Edwin Young Chua^[23]
2019–2022
Mayor
Alfred Sison Romualdez^[24]
Vice mayor
Jerry Tiu Yaokasin^[24]
2016–2019
Mayor
Cristina Gonzalez Romualdez^[25]
Vice mayor
Jerry Tiu Yaokasin^[25]
2013–2016
Mayor
Alfred Sison Romualdez^[26]
Vice mayor
Jerry Tiu Yaokasin^[26]
2010–2013
Mayor
Alfred Sison Romualdez^[27]
Vice mayor
Arvin Villablanca Antoni^[27]
2007–2010
Mayor
Alfred Sison Romualdez^[28]
Vice mayor
Arvin Villablanca Antoni^[28]
2004–2007
Mayor
Alfredo Romualdez^[29]
Vice mayor
Edwin Chua^[29]
2001–2004
Mayor
Alfredo T. Romualdez^[30]
Vice mayor
Edwin Y. Chua^[30]

Mayors and vice mayors of Tacloban City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Alfred Sison Romualdez^[22]	Raymund Vincent Albert Romualdez^[22]
2022–2025	Alfred Sison Romualdez^[23]	Edwin Young Chua^[23]
2019–2022	Alfred Sison Romualdez^[24]	Jerry Tiu Yaokasin^[24]
2016–2019	Cristina Gonzalez Romualdez^[25]	Jerry Tiu Yaokasin^[25]
2013–2016	Alfred Sison Romualdez^[26]	Jerry Tiu Yaokasin^[26]
2010–2013	Alfred Sison Romualdez^[27]	Arvin Villablanca Antoni^[27]
2007–2010	Alfred Sison Romualdez^[28]	Arvin Villablanca Antoni^[28]
2004–2007	Alfredo Romualdez^[29]	Edwin Chua^[29]
2001–2004	Alfredo T. Romualdez^[30]	Edwin Y. Chua^[30]

History & Identity

Stories from Eastern Visayas

Tacloban City has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Eastern Visayas, which Tacloban City is part of.

Film, 0:59
Eastern Visayas
Eastern Visayas: San Lazaro, the first name
On 17 March 1521 Magellan's crew landed on Homonhon and called the islands the archipelago of San Lazaro, the country's first European name. Felipinas came 22 years later.
This Happened Here

All Stories

Old photographs of Tacloban City

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

In the Archive

Tacloban City's fiesta and days

Grand Fiesta of TaclobanTown fiesta · Señor Santo Niño de Tacloban · Every 30 June · next Wednesday, 30 June 2027

Everything listed for Tacloban City in Now

Official name: City of Tacloban^[5]
Created: Tacloban became a chartered city under Republic Act No. 760, the city's charter, on 20 June 1952, covering the territory of the municipality of Tacloban.^[10]

Its story

Settlement was first called Kankabatok, the domain of a settler named Kabatok, who held land by the bay now called Cancabato Bay.^[10]

After Augustinian missionaries first arrived, it was proclaimed a municipality in 1770.^[10]

Its port made it a trading point between Leyte and Samar, and it became the capital of Leyte in 1830.^[10]

Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) struck on 8 November 2013; the city profile reports 3,000 dead.^[10]

Timeline

1770
Proclaimed a municipality.^[10]
1830
Chosen capital of Leyte.^[10]
20 June 1952
Chartered as a city by Republic Act No. 760.^[10]
8 November 2013
Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) hits.^[10]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

October to December 2008
Its city class changed, by Proclamation 1637.^[37]

Nearby

Tacloban City shares a border with 6 places.

How it compares

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

Tacloban City beside Leyte
Figure	Tacloban City	Leyte	Rank 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 glossary	259,353^{[1, 2]}	1,823,458	1st 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 glossary	0.70% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	0.62% a year	18th 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 glossary	2,514^[7]more crowded	367	1st 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 glossary	103.18 km²^[7]	4,969.46 km²	19th 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 glossary	4.1^{[1, 2]}higher	3.8	not 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 glossary	60.3%^[6]higher	17.6%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Manila: 562.1 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]

BabatngonLeyte7.4 km north
San MiguelLeyte8.5 km west
AlangalangLeyte12.8 km southwest
Santa FeLeyte14.3 km south
BarugoLeyte17.5 km west
PaloLeyte18.1 km south

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Page updated October 2, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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