Alangalang
Alangalang (IPA: [ʔɐlɐŋ'ʔalɐŋ]), officially the Municipality of Alangalang (Waray: Bungto han Alangalang; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Alangalang; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alangalang), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,185 people.
Alangalang | |
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| Municipality of Alangalang | |
Church of Alangalang | |
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Map of Leyte with Alangalang highlighted | |
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Alangalang Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°12′22″N 124°50′52″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 54 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Lovell Ann M. Yu - Castro |
| • Vice Mayor | Mario V. Bague |
| • Representative | Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 38,874 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 150.54 km2 (58.12 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 57,185 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| • Households | 14,479 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 31.05 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 186.8 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 577.4 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 221.8 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 235.2 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Leyte 3 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 3) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6517 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
It is a landlocked town with an area of 151 km2. It is bounded on the north by Barugo and San Miguel, on the south by Pastrana, on the north-east by Tacloban City, on the east by Santa Fe and on the west by Jaro.
On the way to Carigara is a steel bridge spanning the Mainit River. There was a time when only footpaths existed and the river was far too wide for a leap and too deep to wade in, travelers were undecided what to do. Hence the name Alangalang was given to the town, from the vernacular word alang-alang which means "indecision".
The strongest tropical typhoon Haiyan, more commonly known as Typhoon Yolanda impacted the town on November 8, 2013.