Ormoc City is famous for its seafoods

The City of Ormoc is a 1st class city in the province of Leyte. The city’s name is derived from ogmok, an old Visayan term for lowland or depressed plain. It has a population of 177,524 people. Ormoc is the economic, cultural, commercial and transportation hub of the western Leyte. Ormoc City is a port city and is the largest city by land area in Leyte and second largest in Eastern Visayas after Calbayog City in Samar. The natives of this city are called Ormocanons with most being Cebuano speakers together with the whole western part of Leyte Island. The Ormocanons are predominantly Roman Catholic and the city celebrate its annual fiesta in honor of the patron saints Saint Peter and Saint Paul on June 28 and 29.

Ormoc City’s economic base is a good mix of agriculture, aquaculture, industry, tourism and commercial services. Sugarcane, rice and pineapple are the bulk produce of the agricultural sector. Ormoc is also an educational center for western Leyte.

Ormoc City is a consistent winner of the Cleanest and Greenest City program of the DILG from 1995 to the present.

This city is subdivided into 110 barangays.

Attractions in Ormoc City

Lake Danao is a violin shaped lake 3 km long at an elevation of 2,100 feet (640m) above the sea level. There are floating cottages and boats are available for hire.

Tongonan Hotsprings National Park is a valley of geothermal power source that can supply electricity to the whole region. It is the first geothermal plant to operate in the Philippine.

Leyte Golf and Country Club is a golfing resort covering more than 80 hectares of semi-rolling terrain located in 7 km from the heart of Ormoc City.             

Pineapple Plantation is lies in 210 hectares in rolling terrain that located in north of the city in barangay Hibunawon. Ormoc’s Queen pineapple is a famous for its sweetness, is a favorite pasalubong and the unofficial icon of the city.

Centennial Park is located in the city; it is a leisure and picnic ground for the young and old alike.