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Abuyog (IPA: ), officially the Municipality of Abuyog, (Waray: Bungto han Abuyog; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Abuyog; Tagalog: Bayan ng Abuyog), is a first class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,216 people. [3]
Until 1931, the district consisted of the northeastern municipalities of Alangalang, Babatngon, Dulag, Palo, San Miguel, Tacloban, Tanauan, and Tolosa. Following the creation of the fifth district where Alangalang was added, the municipalities of Abuyog and Santa Fe were reapportioned into this district. [6]
The municipality of Javier, Leyte was formerly barrio of the municipality of Abuyog, Leyte. Bugho was the former name of the town and is a contraction of the dialect term "Binogho" (from the root word buho), meaning a small clearing within a forest area. Settlers at about the turn of the century cultivated this small patch of land.
The district consists of the city of Baybay and adjacent municipalities of Abuyog, Bato, Hilongos, Hindang, Inopacan, Javier, Mahaplag and Matalom, since its second restoration in 1987. It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Carl Cari of the Lakas–CMD. [4]
Following the creation of Southern Leyte in 1959, these areas under this district were reapportioned to the third district, and the district was redefined to consist of the city of Tacloban and the eastern municipalities of Abuyog, Babatngon, Dulag, Javier, MacArthur, Mahaplag, Mayorga, Palo, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Tanauan, and Tolosa, all ...
Poverty incidence of Leyte 10 20 30 40 2006 38.42 2009 36.31 2012 39.24 2015 32.80 2018 28.22 2021 20.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The economy of Leyte is a mixed agriculture, fishing, industrial, energy and mining. Rice is farmed in the lowland plains areas specifically those around Tacloban, while coconut farming, is the main cash crop in upland and mountainous areas. Sugarcane ...
Kuapnit Balinsasayao National Park is a protected area of the Philippines located in the municipalities of Abuyog and Baybay in Leyte. The park covers an area of 364 hectares [1] deep within the mountainous forests of Leyte Island some 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Tacloban via the Maharlika Highway. It was declared a national park in 1937 by ...
The district consists of the old provincial capital, Leyte, and adjacent municipalities of Calubian, San Isidro, Tabango and Villaba. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Anna Victoria V. Tuazon of the National Unity Party (NUP).