Tanauan, Leyte
Tanauan | |
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| Municipality of Tanauan | |
View of a part of Tanauan's beach, looking towards the south. | |
Map of Leyte with Tanauan highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°07′N 125°01′E / 11.12°N 125.02°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1710 |
| Barangays | 54 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Gina E. Merilo |
| • Vice Mayor | Archie Kapunan |
| • Representative | Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 38,759 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.41 km2 (30.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 9.0 m (29.5 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 57,455 |
| • Density | 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| • Households | 14,892 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.70 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 253.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 836.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 235.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 80.86 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6502 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Tanauan (IPA: [tɐn'ʔaʊɐn]), officially the Municipality of Tanauan (Waray: Bungto han Tanauan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tanauan), is a first-class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,455 people.
Tanauan is one of the oldest towns in Leyte, dating back to the year 1710. It is composed of 54 barangays. The town has also been known as the “Cradle of Intellectuals”, or the Bungto han Kamag-araman, since the Spanish colonial era. Tanauan is approximately 18 kilometers south of Tacloban City, the capital of the Eastern Visayas Region. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Palo, Tolosa on the south, Dagami and Tabon-tabon on its west side and on the east by San Pedro Bay.
The town was heavily damaged by Super Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) in November 2013. The town celebrates its fiesta annually on August 15.