Ormoc

Ormoc is a city in the Philippines.[1] It is in the Eastern Visayas region in the province of Leyte.[2] It is the second largest city in the province. In 2010, 190,000 people lived in Ormoc.[3]

In 1991, Ormoc was hit by Tropical Storm Thelma. On 8 November 2013, the city was affected by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan).[4][5][6][7]

Ormoc is one of a few cities in the Philippines where people use e-tricycles.[8]

The city and nearby areas are sometimes attacked by the New People's Army (NPA).[9]

The city got its name from ogmok, an old Visayan term for lowland.

References

  1. ↑ ":- DILG : LGUs >> Cities -:". Archived from the original on 2013-03-09. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  2. ↑ "NSCB - Active Stats - PSGC Interactive - Province: LEYTE". Archived from the original on 2007-10-15. Retrieved 2014-01-06.
  3. ↑ "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Mullany, Gerry (14 November 2013). "Overshadowed by Tacloban, Other Devastated Philippine Cities Fear Aid Will Not Come" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ↑ "Philippines Top Stories: Politics, Environment, Education, Trending - Inquirer.net". newsinfo.inquirer.net.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2014-01-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ taiwanese-group-gives-p17m-typhoon-victims-ormoc-316377 (2 December 2013). "Taiwanese group gives P17M to typhoon victims in Ormoc". Sunstar. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ↑ "BusinessMirror - Ormoc City to get 20 e-tricycles from Sagip Kapamilya foundation". BusinessMirror.[permanent dead link]
  9. ↑ Star, By Jaime Laude, The Philippine. "NPA rebels ambush soldiers in Ormoc City". ABS-CBN News.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)