Borongan is a component city and the capital of Eastern Samar province, in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. Established as a pueblo on September 8, 1619 and chartered as a city in 2007, a status the Supreme Court affirmed in 2011 against a constitutional challenge, it had a 2024 census population of 71,431 across 475 square kilometers, the most populous local government unit in the province. The city sits on the northern bank of the Lo-om River, set back from Borongan Bay on the Pacific coast, and is known as the City of the Golden Sunrise.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Borongan - Wikipedia
Lead section
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 71,431 people.
Infobox, Area
475 km2 (183 sq mi)
Infobox, Founded
established as a pueblo on September 8, 1619
Infobox, Elevation
119 meters (390 feet) at city center
Infobox, Coordinates
11.6094 N
Infobox, Coordinates [longitude]
125.4361 E
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. GeoNames: Borongan - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1723893
11.60806 125.43194 P PPLA3 PH 08 23 082604000 71431 8 Asia/Manila
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 8 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.75, 125.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 11.75, 125.25
11.75 125.25 Af
Wikidata: Borongan
Wikidata Q894059, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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