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{{Short description|Component city in Samar, Philippines}}
{{Infobox settlement
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| image1 = Calbayog from above.jpg
| caption1 = Skyline of Calbayog
| image2 = Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral - Calbayog City in the Philippines (Front view).jpg
| caption2 = [[Calbayog Cathedral]]
| image3 = Bangon Falls.jpg
| caption3 = Bangon Bugtong Falls
| image4 = Calbayog City Port (Gomez Street, Calbayog, Samar; 04-27-2023).jpg
| caption4 = Port of Calbayog
| image5 = Calbayog City Convention Center.jpg
| caption5 = Calbayog City Convention Center
| image6 = Calbayog District, Magsaysay Boulevard-Rueda (Calbayog, Samar; 04-27-2023).jpg
| caption6 = Magsaysay Boulevard
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| image_seal = Calbayog City seal 2.svg
| image_flag = Calbayog flag.png
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| leader_name = Raymund C. Uy
| leader_title1 = [[Vice Mayor]]
| leader_name1 = Rex M. Daguman
| leader_title2 = [[House of Representatives of the Philippines#Current composition|Representative]]
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| leader_title3 = [[Sangguniang Panlungsod|City Council]]
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| population_demonym = Calbayognon
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'''Calbayog''', officially the '''City of Calbayog''' ({{
It lies along the coastal region of the province stretching about {{convert|60|mi|km}} from the northern tip of the island and {{convert|180|mi|km}} from southern boundaries.
It is the sixth largest city in terms of land and water areas in the Philippines. It is the nineteenth city of the Philippines. In 2020, Calbayog has 37,807 [[household]]s with a population of 186,960 people, making up 24.7% of the total population of the province of [[Samar (province)|Samar]] which is the most populous.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://psa.gov.ph/content/population-samar-showed-increased-92-thousand-results-2010-census-population-and-housing|title=Population of Samar Showed an Increased of 92 Thousand (Results from the 2010 Census of Population and Housing) {{!}} Philippine Statistics Authority|website=psa.gov.ph|language=en|access-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref> Calbayog is one of the commercial trade centers in Eastern Visayas. Calbayog is subdivided into three major districts: Calbayog, Tinambacan and Oquendo.
== History ==
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On May 1, 2011, Calbayog's Mayor Reynaldo Uy was murdered by unknown gunmen. After his death, Vice-Mayor Ronaldo P. Aquino was sworn in as city mayor.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Samar lawmaker, 5 others accused of 2011 slay of Calbayog mayor|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/aika-delgado-reynaldo-uy-murder-complaint|access-date=July 11, 2021|website=Rappler|date=3 May 2016 |language=en}}</ref>
On March 8, 2021, approximately 10 years after the death of Mayor Uy, Mayor Ronaldo P. Aquino was ambushed and killed by members of the Samar Provincial Police while on his way to his son's birthday party. The van he was riding was pelted with multiple bullets from high-powered arms. Two of his personnel were also among the casualties of the ambush.<ref>
Vice Mayor Diego P. Rivera has been appointed as successor and is currently the Mayor of Calbayog City.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mayor Diego Rivera as new mayor of Calbayog|url=https://calbayog.gov.ph/mayor-diego-rivera-as-new-mayor-of-calbayog/|url-status=live|website=Calbayog City Website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210612133912/https://calbayog.gov.ph/mayor-diego-rivera-as-new-mayor-of-calbayog/ |archive-date=June 12, 2021 }}</ref>
On June 9, 2021, a senate investigation led by Senator Ronald "Bato" de la Rosa was conducted where the PNP, NBI and members of the Aquino family presented their testimonies and findings. Charges have been filed on the policemen. As of the 2022 election, Raymund "
===Upgrade of city status===
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Calbayog is politically subdivided into 157 [[barangay]]s. Each barangay consists of [[purok]]s and some have [[sitios]].
These barangays are grouped in three districts.
==== Calbayog District ====
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*Calbayog East Central School
*Calbayog Christian Faith Academy
*Pena 1 National High School
*Pena 1 Elementary School
*St. Augustine International School
*San Joaquin National High School
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*Oquendo National High School
*Tabawan Integrated School
*Biringan Inter-Galactic School of Witchcraft, Wizardry, and Occult
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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://depedcalbayog.ph/sch|title=Schools Directory|website=depedcalbayog.ph|access-date=July 21, 2017}}</ref>
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{{Samar}}
{{Region VIII Eastern Visayas}}
{{Most populous cities in Philippines}}
{{Philippine cities}}
{{Largest cities and municipalities in Visayas}}
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