Palompon is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 50,754 people in 10,790 households.

Lat 11°03’N Long 124°23’E W coast of Leyte Island SE of Canagayan Point, Palompon, Leyte.

Region REGION VIII (Eastern Visayas)
Income Classification: 2nd Class
Registered Voters (2004): 28,307
Rural/Urban: Partially Urban
District: 4th

Palompon is 124 Kilometer (road distance) from Tacloban City

Tacloban City

The City of Tacloban is a port city approximately 360 miles southeast of Manila. It is the first in Eastern Visayas to be classified as a Highly Urbanized City. It is the capital of the Philippine province of Leyte and is the largest city in terms of population in Eastern Visayas...

, the provincial capital of Leyte Province

Leyte

Leyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Tacloban City and occupies the northern three-quarters of the Leyte Island. Leyte is located west of Samar Island, north of Southern Leyte and south of Biliran...

, 66 Kilometers from Ormoc City

Ormoc City

The City of Ormoc is a 1st class city in the province of Leyte, Philippines. The city's name is derived from ogmok, an old Visayan term for lowland or depressed plain. It is the first non-provincial city of the Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 177,524 people...

, the commercial growth center of the western coast of Leyte province and 72 nautical miles (133.3 km) from Cebu City

Cebu City

The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...

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Palompon lies approximately at north latitude between 10 degrees 55 minutes and 11 degrees 07 minutes and east longitude between 124 degrees 22 minutes and 123 degrees 29 minutes.