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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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
Eastern Visayas, Philippines · Asia
Palo is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Baras, 17km from San Juanico Bridge.
Palo is a town located in Eastern Visayas, Philippines. With a population of 17,534, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Palo 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 Palo to your route.
Palo (IPA: [pɐ'loʔ]), officially the Municipality of Palo (Waray: Bungto han Palo; Tagalog: Bayan ng Palo), is a Philippine municipality in the province of Leyte. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 80,291 people, making it the most populous municipality (non-city) in the province.
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the seat of most government departments, bureaus, and regional offices of Region VIII, although some are situated at the neighboring city of Tacloban. The municipality is also home to the offices of the ecclesiastical government of the Archdiocese of Palo; the archbishop's residence; as well as the secondary, tertiary, and theology seminaries of the archdiocese.
On March 17, 2022, the new Leyte Provincial Capitol in Palo was inaugurated by President Rodrigo Duterte, officially moving the seat of provincial government to the municipality pending an enabling law changing the provincial capital from the current highly urbanized city of Tacloban.
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Palo is located in Eastern Visayas, Philippines, Asia. The coordinates are 11.1575 latitude, 124.9908 longitude.
Palo has a population of approximately 17,534 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.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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