Ormoc

Ormoc
Ormoc
Independent component city
	City of Ormoc
	View of Ormoc from Ormoc Bay
	Flag Seal
	Motto(s): Ormoc, Beautiful Land
	Anthem: Ormoc, Dutang Matahum (English: Ormoc, Beautiful Land)
	Map of Leyte with Ormoc highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	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 (PFP)
• Vice Mayor	Leo Carmelo J. Locsin Sr. (PFP)
• Representative	Richard I. Gomez (PFP)
• 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)
• 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% (2021)
• 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	0803738000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Cebuano; Tagalog; Waray
Website	www.ormoc.gov.ph

Ormoc (IPA: [ʔoɾˈmok]), officially the City of Ormoc (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Ormoc; Waray: Syudad han Ormoc; Filipino: Lungsod ng Ormoc), is a 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[1] City of Ormoc | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "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.

[PSA20–08-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[5] "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.

[6] "Introducing ORMOC". Filipino Homes. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2018.

[7] "TUGOB, an Ormoc City Festival". bastaigatsikat.com. October 26, 2013. Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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