Candahug
Candahug is a village in Palo, Leyte Island, Eastern Visayas, Davao Region. Candahug is situated nearby to the hamlet Sitio Bakhaw, as well as near the village Baras.Places of Interest
Highlights include MacArthur Park and Leyte Landing historical marker.
MacArthur Park
Park
The MacArthur Leyte Landing Memorial National Park is a protected area of the Philippines that commemorates the historic landing of General Douglas MacArthur in Leyte Gulf at the start of the campaign to recapture and liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation on 20 October 1944.
Leyte Landing historical marker
Memorial
Photo: Leocvlauzon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leyte Landing historical marker is a memorial.
University of the Philippines Manila School of Health Sciences in Leyte
University
The University of the Philippines Manila - School of Health Sciences in Leyte is a medical school in the Philippines supervised by the University of the Philippines, Manila. One of the schools offerings includes midwifery. University of the Philippines Manila School of Health Sciences in Leyte is situated 3 km southwest of Candahug.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tacloban and Tanauan.
Tacloban
Photo: JinJian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tacloban is a city in Eastern Visayas 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 Tacloban.
Tanauan
Tanauan, officially the Municipality of Tanauan, is a first-class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 60,212 people.
Candahug
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Palo, Leyte Island, Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
11.17784° or 11° 10′ 40″ northLongitude
125.01245° or 125° 0′ 45″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
7Q3752H6+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 11071212867OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
1719319
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Candahug” goes by many names.
- Filipino: “Candahug”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sitio Bakhaw and Baras.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include LTO Regional Office 8 and CHR RO8.
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