Giporlos, Philippines
Giporlos is a town of 5,258 people in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.
Why visit Giporlos
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks and 1 park or trail in and around town.
Highlights include Balangiga Massacre.
Weather in Giporlos
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Giporlos
Giporlos (IPA: [ˌhiˈporlɔs]), officially the Municipality of Giporlos (Waray: Bungto han Giporlos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Giporlos), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,974 people.
From the Wikipedia article Giporlos (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
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Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship2
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries26
Balangiga National Agricultural School
School · 6.6 km
San Lorenzo Street Extension
Missionaries of the Sacred Heart Sisters Academy of Balangiga
School · 7.1 km
Buenavista-Lawaan Road
Map of Giporlos
34 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 48 km away.
- Guiuan 31 km east, about 31 min by car
- Maydolong 43 km north, about 43 min by car
- Tanauan 47 km west, about 47 min by car
- Tacloban 50 km west, about 50 min by car
- Palo 50 km west, about 50 min by car
- Dulag 49 km west, about 49 min by car
- Pawing 49 km west, about 49 min by car
- Borongan 54 km north, about 54 min by car
- La Paz 60 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Burauen 63 km west, about 1 h 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
- Balangiga Massacre historical marker at the foot of Valeriano Abanador statue, Jojit Ballesteros, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Statue of Valeriano Abanador, Jojit Ballesteros, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS047-E-87444 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-87445 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-87446 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Balangiga Church interior (001) 2023-11-18, LMP 2001, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Balangiga Church and Plaza 2023-11-18, LMP 2001, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Balangiga Church (002) 2023-11-18, LMP 2001, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Balangiga Church (001) 2023-11-18, LMP 2001, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Main door of Balangiga Church with historical marker, LMP 2001, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Representatives Bacon and Carbajal with the Balangiga bells, August 2026, AlbrightFountain, CC0
- Balangiga Bells 2023-11-18, LMP 2001, CC BY-SA 4.0
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