Alangalang
Alangalang | |
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| Municipality of Alangalang | |
Church of Alangalang | |
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Flag Seal | |
Interactive map of Alangalang | |
Alangalang Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°12′22″N 124°50′52″E / 11.2061°N 124.8478°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 (NPC) |
| • Vice Mayor | Mario V. Bague (NPC) |
| • Representative | Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez (Lakas-CMD) |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 39,332 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 150.54 km2 (58.12 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 59,063 |
| • Density | 392.34/km2 (1,016.2/sq mi) |
| • Households | 14,479 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 30.73 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 260.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 648.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 246 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 196.1 million (2022) |
| 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 |
Alangalang (IPA: [ʔɐlɐŋ'ʔalɐŋ]), officially the Municipality of Alangalang (Waray: Bungto han Alangalang; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Alangalang; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alangalang), is a First Income Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 59,063 people.
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 Poblacion or town center was transferred twice. The first settlement was in a hilly place in Bukid, then down the hill across the Mainit River (now Brgy. Binongto-an). Those two earlier settlements were prone to flooding. A big flood in the year 1883 prompted another move in November that year to the present site. The last relocation in November 1883 is annually commemorated and re-enacted as "Bakwit".
The strongest tropical Typhoon Haiyan, more commonly known as Typhoon Yolanda impacted the town on November 8, 2013.