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San Juanico Bridge
Graceful 2.16 km S-curved steel bridge spanning the swirling San Juanico Strait between Leyte and Samar: long the Philippines' most famous crossing.
19 km · about 20 min drive
Eastern Visayas, Philippines · Asia
Alangalang is worth a stop: 15 minutes from San Miguel, 19km from San Juanico Bridge.
Alangalang is a town located in Eastern Visayas, Philippines. With a population of 8,096, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Alangalang sits in Philippines, where you drive on the right. It's in the Asia/Manila time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Alangalang to your route.
Alangalang (IPA: [ʔɐlɐŋ'ʔalɐŋ]), officially the Municipality of Alangalang (Waray: Bungto han Alangalang; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Alangalang; Tagalog: Bayan ng Alangalang), is a First Income Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 59,063 people.
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a landlocked town with an area of 151 km2. It is bounded on the north by Barugo and San Miguel, on the south by Pastrana, on the north-east by Tacloban City, on the east by Santa Fe and on the west by Jaro.
On the way to Carigara is a steel bridge spanning the Mainit River. There was a time when only footpaths existed and the river was far too wide for a leap and too deep to wade in, travelers were undecided what to do. Hence the name Alangalang was given to the town, from the vernacular word alang-alang which means "indecision".
The Poblacion or town center was transferred twice. The first settlement was in a hilly place in Bukid, then down the hill across the Mainit River (now Brgy. Binongto-an). Those two earlier settlements were prone to flooding. A big flood in the year 1883 prompted another move in November that year to the present site. The last relocation in November 1883 is annually commemorated and re-enacted as "Bakwit".
The strongest tropical Typhoon Haiyan, more commonly known as Typhoon Yolanda impacted the town on November 8, 2013.
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Alangalang is located in Eastern Visayas, Philippines, Asia. The coordinates are 11.2061 latitude, 124.8467 longitude.
Alangalang has a population of approximately 8,096 people, making it a town in Philippines.
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Graceful 2.16 km S-curved steel bridge spanning the swirling San Juanico Strait between Leyte and Samar: long the Philippines' most famous crossing.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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