Palo, Leyte

Palo, Leyte

Infobox Philippine municipality
infoboxtitle = Municipality of Palo


sealfile = Ph seal leyte palo.png locatormapfile = Ph_locator_leyte_palo.png caption = Map of Leyte showing the location of Palo.
region = Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
province = Leyte
districts = 1st District of Leyte
barangays = 33
founded = 1768
mayor =
class = – class; partially urban
areakm2 =
pop2000 = 47,982
popden2000 =
coordinates = —

Palo is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 47,982 people in 9,272 households.

Barangays

Palo is politically subdivided into 33 barangays.


* Anahaway
* Arado
* Baras
* Barayong
* Cabarasan Daku
* Cabarasan Guti
* Campetik
* Candahug
* Cangumbang
* Canhidoc
* Capirawan

* Castilla
* Cogon
*San Joaquin
* Gacao
* Guindapunan
* Libertad
* Naga-naga
* Pawing
* Buri (Pob.)
* Cavite East (Pob.)
* Cavite West (Pob.)
* Luntad (Pob.)

* Santa Cruz (Pob.)
* Salvacion
* San Agustin
* San Antonio
* San Isidro
* San Jose
* St. Michael (Pob.)
* Tacuranga
* Teraza
* San Fernando

Seat of Catholicism and Governance

The municipality is considered as the seat of Catholicism of the province of Leyte. The offices of the ecclesiastical government of Archdiocese of Palo, the archbishop's residence, as well as the secondary, tertiary and theology seminaries of the archdiocese are all located in Palo.

Palo is also considered as the center of government of Region 8, composed of Leyte and Samar islands. This is because almost all of the regional offices of government agencies and institutions are located in the municipality.

History

Palo is considered to be one of the most historical towns of Leyte. It is well-known as the site of Gen. Douglas MacArthur's return to the Philippines together with Philippine and American military forces after a period of exile in 1944. Hill 522, a hill located near the town center, was the site of fierce fighting between Allied and Japanese forces during the Second World War. The metropolitan cathedral of the archdiocese, located right across Palo's municipal hall, was used as a hospital for wounded Filipino and American forces. A memorial now stands at the beach site where MacArthur and his troops landed, locally known as the MacArthur's Park.

Educational institutions

Palo is the site of Palo National High School.
* [http://www.geocities.com/rolborr/shshome.html UP Manila School of Health Sciences] St. Mary's Academy of Palo

External links

* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]
* [http://www.leytesamar.org Online Lineyte-Samarnon (Waray-Waray) - English Dictionary]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Palo — ist der Name folgender Orte: Palo (Iowa), Stadt im Bundesstaat Iowa in den Vereinigten Staaten Palo (Leyte), Stadtgemeinde in der Provinz Leyte auf den Philippinen Palo (Spanien), Ort in der Provinz Huesca in Spanien Palo ist der Name folgender… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Palo National High School — is a public school in Palo, Leyte, Philippines exclusively for high school students. It was founded in 1993 with 157 students. Brief History The Palo National High School had its humble and significant beginning way back in the year 1993 1994… …   Wikipedia

  • Palo — may refer to:*Palo (religion), developed by slaves from Central Africa in Cuba * Palos , long drums used in the music of the Dominican Republic *Palo (flamenco), the name for a musical form in flamenco;Places *Palo, Leyte, a 3rd class… …   Wikipedia

  • University of the Philippines, Manila - School of Health Sciences in Palo, Leyte — The University of the Philippines School of Health Sciences Leyte is a medical school in the Philippines supervised by the University of the Philippines, Manila. It is one of the top performing schools in midwifery …   Wikipedia

  • Leyte (Provinz) — Lage der Provinz Leyte Die Provinz Leyte ist eine Provinz des Inselstaates der Philippinen. Sie erstreckt sich über den nördlichen Teil der Insel Leyte und ist eine von sechs Provinzen, die politisch dem Regierungsbezirk Eastern Visayas (Region… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Leyte — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Höhe fehlt Leyte Lage der Insel Leyte Gewässer Pazifischer Ozea …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Leyte (island) — Infobox Islands name = Leyte image caption = The location of the Island of Leyte native name = native name link = locator Location map|Philippines|lat=10.95|long=124.833333|width=175|float=center map custom = yes location = South East Asia… …   Wikipedia

  • Leyte — Infobox Philippine province name = Leyte sealfile = Ph seal leyte.png region = Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) capital = Tacloban City founded = 1543 and March 10, 1917 pop2000 = 1,592,336 pop2000rank = 14th largest popden2000 = 279 popden2000rank …   Wikipedia

  • Leyte — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Leyte (homonymie). Leyte Carte de localisation de Leyte au sein des Philippines …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Leyte (Leyte) — Municipality of Leyte Lage von Leyte in der Provinz Leyte Basisdaten Bezirk: Eastern Visayas …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”