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Mt Buga-buga
Mt Buga-buga · Jimielorde, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jalas Trail to Mt. Buga-buga
Jalas Trail to Mt. Buga-buga · Jimielorde, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bondari Peak
Bondari Peak · Jimielorde, CC BY-SA 4.0

Villaba, Philippines

Villaba is a town of 3,266 people in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.

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Population3,266 GeoNames
Elevation29 m 95 ft
Time zoneAsia/Manila
Land area150.3 km²
Nearest airportOrmoc Airport (OMC) 26 km

Why visit Villaba

Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 1 place to eat, 3 places to stay and 6 attractions in and around town.

About Villaba

Villaba (IPA: [vɪ'ʎabɐ]), officially the Municipality of Villaba (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Villaba; Waray: Bungto han Villaba; Tagalog: Bayan ng Villaba), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 42,981 people.

From the Wikipedia article Villaba (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Things to do6

Bondari Peak

Scenic view · 8.6 km

Very relaxing view atop the famous bondari hill. Overnight camping is also offered at the place.

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Mount Bugjaon

Scenic view · 9.8 km

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Mount Calbugos

Scenic view · 8.8 km

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Mount Canguipot

Scenic view · 4.7 km

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Mount Lubiranan

Scenic view · 10.0 km

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Summit Mount BugaBuga

Scenic view · 5.1 km

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Museums and landmarks4

Brgy. Cagnocot

Monument and historic site · 6.3 km

Cagnocot

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Compra's Residence

Monument and historic site · 6.6 km

Cagnocot

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Jordan Spring

Monument and historic site · 4.8 km

Leisure area with facilities for picnics and swimming in pools filled using spring water

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Hinabuyan

Monument and historic site · 3.4 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds1

Bay walk

Park

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Restaurants and cafes1

Pay&play Internet cafe

Cafe · 0.9 km

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Where to stay3

Churches and places of worship4

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Gas and EV charging4

Schools, colleges and libraries41

Healthcare3

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Map of Villaba

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Getting there and nearby towns

Ormoc Airport (OMC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 26 km away.

  • Palompon 18 km south, about 18 min by car
  • Ormoc 33 km southeast, about 33 min by car
  • Carigara 33 km east, about 33 min by car
  • Daanbantayan 41 km west, about 41 min by car
  • Bogo 46 km southwest, about 46 min by car
  • Medellin 48 km west, about 48 min by car
  • Burauen 61 km southeast, about 1 h by car
  • Palo 66 km east, about 1 h by car
  • Tacloban 67 km east, about 1 h by car
  • Bantayan 73 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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