Buri

Buri is a quarter in , , , and has about 1,260 residents. Buri is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include University of the Philippines Manila School of Health Sciences in Leyte and Palo Cathedral.

University
The University of the Philippines Manila - School of Health Sciences in Leyte is a medical school in the supervised by the University of the Philippines, Manila. One of the schools offerings includes midwifery.

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.

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. is situated 3 km northeast of Buri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tanauan and Santa Fe.

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 8 km west of Buri.

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 .

Buri

Latitude
11.16209° or 11° 9′ 44″ north
Longitude
124.98753° or 124° 59′ 15″ east
Population
1,260
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
7Q365X6Q+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2639752608
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
1722413
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In Other Languages

“Buri” goes by many names.
  • Filipino: “Buri”

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