Barangay 79
Barangay 79 is a quarter in Tacloban, Leyte Island, Eastern Visayas, Davao Region and has about 2,140 residents. Barangay 79 is situated nearby to the quarter Barangay 83B, as well as near 78.Places of Interest
Highlights include Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport and MacArthur Park.
Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: mtoz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport, also known as Tacloban City Airport, is an airport serving the general area of Tacloban, a highly urbanized city in the Leyte island of the Philippines. Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport is situated 3½ km northeast of Barangay 79.
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. MacArthur Park is situated 3½ km south of Barangay 79.
Japanese Pillbox historical marker
Memorial
Photo: Leocvlauzon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Japanese Pillbox historical marker is a memorial.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palo.
Palo
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Palo, officially the Municipality of Palo, is a Philippine municipality in the province of Leyte. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 80,291 people, making it the most populous municipality in the province.
Barangay 79
- Type: Quarter with 2,140 residents
- Also known as: “Marasbaras”
- Category: locality
- Location: Tacloban, Leyte Island, Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Municipality of Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte, Davao Region, Mindanao, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
11.2033° or 11° 12′ 12″ northLongitude
125.00892° or 125° 0′ 32″ eastPopulation
2,140Open location code
7Q376235+8HOpenStreetMap ID
node 2527482115OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
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