Pawing

Palo, officially the Municipality of Palo, is a Philippine municipality in the province of . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 80,291 people, making it the most populous municipality in the province.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 4,340 residents
  • Description: barangay in Palo, Leyte, Philippines
  • Also known as: “Barangay Pawing” and “Pawing, Leyte”

Places of Interest

Highlights include MacArthur Park and Palo Cathedral.

Park
The MacArthur Leyte Landing Memorial National Park is a protected area of the that commemorates the historic landing of General Douglas MacArthur in at the start of the campaign to recapture and liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation on 20 October 1944.

Church
Photo: Jojit fb, CC BY 4.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lord's Transfiguration, also known as Transfiguration of Our Lord's Cathedral or simply , is a Roman Catholic church located at , , in the belonging to the Vicariate of Palo under the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Palo. is situated 3 km southwest of Pawing.

Memorial
Photo: Leocvlauzon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tacloban and Tanauan.

Photo: JinJian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in and the capital of the province of Leyte. It's the home of the Pintados Festival, a cultural event in Leyte commemorating the life and culture of the early settlers of .

Photo: DFID - UK Department for International Development, CC BY 2.0.
, officially the Municipality of , is a first-class municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 60,212 people.

Town
, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of , . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 22,889 people. is situated 10 km west of Pawing.

Pawing

Latitude
11.18223° or 11° 10′ 56″ north
Longitude
125.00256° or 125° 0′ 9″ east
Population
4,340
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
Open location code
7Q3752J3+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2526021360
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1694234
Wiki­data ID
Q30595418
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Filipino—“Pawing” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pawing”
  • Dutch: “Pawing”
  • Filipino: “Pawing”

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