Etymology and History
The city's name is derived from ogmok, an old Visayan term for lowland or depressed plain.
In 1950, Kananga was created in 1950 from the barrios of Lonoy, Kananga, Rizal, Tugbong, Montebello, Aguiting, Tagaytay, Montealegre, Libungao, Naghalin, and Masarayao which all used to be part of Ormoc City.
In November 1991, the Ormoc region was inundated by Typhoon Uring. Flash floods and landslides killed more than 6,000 people, mostly within the city proper itself.
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