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About Salcedo
Salcedo (IPA: [ˌsɐlˈsɛdo]; Waray: Bungto han Salcedo, Tagalog: Bayan ng Salcedo), officially the Municipality of Salcedo, is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 21,335 people.
From the Wikipedia article Salcedo, Eastern Samar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
The town was formerly a part of Guiuan. On December 8, 1862, Salcedo became an independent municipality part of the province of Samar by a decree of the Bishop of Cebu. It was named after Juan de Salcedo, a Spanish conquistador. On October 23, 1903, it was temporarily returned to Guiuan by virtue of Act No. 960.
During World War II the Salcedo was part of a large US Navy base Leyte-Samar Naval Base from 1944 to 1946. In 1959, the sitio of Balud was converted into a barrio. Following the 1965 Samar division plebiscite, Salcedo became part of the new province of Eastern Samar.
From the History section of Salcedo, Eastern Samar 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, 70 km away.
- Guiuan 14 km southeast, about 14 min by car
- Quinapundan 16 km west, about 16 min by car
- General MacArthur 18 km northwest, about 18 min by car
- Borongan 57 km northwest, about 57 min by car
- Tanauan 71 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tacloban 73 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Dulag 72 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Palo 74 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Santa Rita 86 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Burauen 86 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
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