Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines
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Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines is a coastal municipality on the island of Samar known for being one of the first and hardest-hit areas when Super Typhoon Haiyan struck in 2013.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guiuan | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | municipality ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Eastern Samar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo | relatively close to Tacloban City ⓘ |
| event | landfall of Super Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Municipal Government of Guiuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Guiuan Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBodyOfWater |
Pacific Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| hasCoastline | true ⓘ |
| hasDisasterExperience | severe damage from Super Typhoon Haiyan ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse | World War II airfield site ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
municipal hall
ⓘ
port facilities ⓘ public market ⓘ |
| hasLeaderTitle |
Mayor
ⓘ
Vice Mayor ⓘ |
| hasPostalCodeType | Philippine ZIP code ⓘ |
| hasReliefOperationsCenter | post-Haiyan humanitarian hub GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasReligiousAffiliation | predominantly Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | coastal town ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
beaches
ⓘ
islands and islets ⓘ surfing spots ⓘ |
| isCoastal | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being among the first areas struck by Super Typhoon Haiyan
ⓘ
being one of the hardest-hit areas during Super Typhoon Haiyan ⓘ |
| localGovernmentType | municipality ⓘ |
| localLanguage | Waray-Waray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Samar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Visayas NERFINISHED ⓘ Samar Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago | Philippine archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Republic of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southeastern tip of Samar Island ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ |
| partOf |
Province of Eastern Samar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Visayas island group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reconstructionEffort | post-Haiyan rehabilitation projects ⓘ |
| region | Region VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk | high exposure to tropical cyclones ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | barangay ⓘ |
| timeZone | Philippine Standard Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +8 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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