General MacArthur, Philippines
General MacArthur is a town of 4,491 people in Eastern Visayas, Philippines, founded in June 22, 1947.
Why visit General MacArthur
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About General MacArthur
General MacArthur (IPA pronunciation in Waray-waray: [ˈdʒɛnɛral ˌmɐkˈʔaɾtur]), officially the Municipality of General MacArthur (Waray: Bungto han General MacArthur; Tagalog: Bayan ng General MacArthur), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 14,606 people.
From the Wikipedia article General MacArthur, Eastern Samar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Schools, colleges and libraries41
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Healthcare1
Map of General MacArthur
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Getting there and nearby towns
Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 56 km away.
- Maydolong 29 km north, about 29 min by car
- Guiuan 31 km southeast, about 31 min by car
- Borongan 42 km north, about 42 min by car
- Tacloban 58 km west, about 58 min by car
- Tanauan 59 km west, about 59 min by car
- Pawing 59 km west, about 59 min by car
- Palo 61 km west, about 1 h by car
- Dulag 64 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Santa Rita 69 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Burauen 77 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- 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
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- Chiko, Mbiogarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0
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