Why visit Barugo
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 52 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 7 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Barugo
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About Barugo
Barugo (IPA: [bɐˈɾugo]), officially the Municipality of Barugo (Waray: Bungto han Barugo; Tagalog: Bayan ng Barugo), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 35,402 people.
From the Wikipedia article Barugo (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do7
Museums and landmarks2
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes52
Alberca Catering Services
Restaurant · Asian, Filipino, Fish, Chicken, Seafood · 4.9 km
Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00
Yoyans Bakeshop
Bakery
San Roque Street
Mo-Su 05:00-19:00
40 more on the map.
History
Early during the Spanish rule, the area was given the status of a pueblo (town) when it was established as an "encomienda." An encomienda was a land estate awarded to deserving Spaniards for services rendered to the Spanish Crown. The grantee of an encomienda, known as encomiendero, was given the right to rule the encomienda in accordance with the Spanish laws and to extract tributes from the natives, part of which went to the Spanish Crown.
Miguel Lopez de Legaspi, the first governor of Las Islas Filipinas, started the practice of designating large landed estates as encomiendas. Only ten months after Cebu and Manila became encomiendas, Barugo was also designated as one on November 3, 1571. Rodrigo de Vargas was the first encomiendero for Barugo.
The education of the natives in Leyte started with the arrival of the Jesuits on July 16, 1595. The mission schools in the beginning concentrated on the basics of Christianity. Barugo initially was only a "visita" of Carigara, meaning that it was under the administrative and spiritual supervision of the curate of Carigara, and was under the care of Fr. Mateo Sanchez, who eventually became its first parish priest after Barugo was declared as an independent parish. It was Fr. Sanchez who established the first church in Barugo.
From the History section of Barugo on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship47
Shopping17
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries63
Canomantag Elementary School
School · 3.2 km
Bagahupi – Babatngon – Santa Cruz – Barugo – Carigara Road
Minuhang Elementary School
School · 2.5 km
Bagahupi – Babatngon – Santa Cruz – Barugo – Carigara Road
Healthcare35
Map of Barugo
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Getting there and nearby towns
Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 33 km away.
- Carigara 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Capoocan 11 km west, about 11 min by car
- Santa Rita 26 km northeast, about 26 min by car
- Tacloban 30 km east, about 30 min by car
- Palo 33 km southeast, about 33 min by car
- Pawing 33 km southeast, about 33 min by car
- Dagami 34 km southeast, about 34 min by car
- Ormoc 38 km south, about 38 min by car
- Tanauan 39 km southeast, about 39 min by car
- Burauen 42 km southeast, about 42 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Church of Barugo, Leyte, Joelaldor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jugaban National High School, Symondecarigara, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Century-old houses in Brgy. Jugaban, Carigara, Leyte, Symondecarigara, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Carigara, Leyte Pantalan, Symondecarigara, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Carigara, Leyte Downtown Area, Symondecarigara, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Carigara Port, Symondecarigara, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Cassidy Central School, DZ3160, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Carigara Municipal Library and Museum 2, DZ3160, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Holy Cross Parish Church, DZ3160, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Plaza Triunfo, DZ3160, CC BY-SA 4.0
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