Pastrana, Philippines
Pastrana is a town of 2,730 people in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.
Why visit Pastrana
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About Pastrana
Pastrana (IPA: [pɐs'trana]), officially the Municipality of Pastrana (Waray: Bungto han Pastrana; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pastrana), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 20,327 people.
From the Wikipedia article Pastrana, Leyte (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Restaurants and cafes3
Churches and places of worship6
Shopping1
History
Prior to incorporation as a separate municipality, Pastrana was part of the municipality of Dagami.
Before the coming of the Spaniards, the settlement was called "Pamagpagan" because of the way the native inhabitants left their hair in disarray. In 1891, Captain Wenceslao Nielo, with the aid of a Spanish Franciscan friar by the name of Fr. Eusebio Ibanez, organized the settlement into a town and was transferred from Guinbaya-an to its present site. Father Ibanez blessed it with a holy mass. As a token of gratitude, the inhabitants called the town "Pastrana" in honor of Fr. Ibanez who was a native of Pastrana, Spain.
Shortly afterwards, parochial schools were established. At this time, the unit of local administration was the pueblo which embraced a number of barrios. The first gobernadorcillo was Captain Wenceslao Nielo. He was assisted in the administration of the pueblo by the "Guinhaupan," a group of men equivalent to the present councilors, by the "tenientes" and by the "Cabezas de barangay."
From the History section of Pastrana, Leyte on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 18 km away.
- Palo 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Tanauan 15 km east, about 15 min by car
- Tacloban 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Burauen 18 km south, about 18 min by car
- Dulag 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Carigara 29 km northwest, about 29 min by car
- Ormoc 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Santa Rita 35 km north, about 35 min by car
- Baybay 52 km south, about 52 min by car
- Palompon 56 km west, about 56 min by car
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