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Liloan's town center is located at the northern part of Panaon Island which is connected to the mainland of Leyte by a bridge (Wawa Bridge). "Liloan" is derived from the local term lilo, meaning "whirlpool". [5] Whirlpools can be seen at Panaon Strait, the navigable narrow waterway between the mainland and Panaon Island.
Liloan, officially the Municipality of Liloan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Liloan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Liloan), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 153,197 people. [ 3 ]
Southern Leyte forms an important part of the inter-island transportation system of the country, with ferries transporting people and goods between Liloan and Surigao del Norte in Mindanao. The province is well known for its quality abaca products and is the country's major producer of abaca fiber.
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It is composed of municipalities of Sogod, Libagon, Liloan, San Francisco, Pintuyan, San Ricardo, Saint Bernard, Anahawan, San Juan, Hinunangan, Hinundayan and Silago. [3] It is currently represented in the 19th Congress by Christopherson Yap of the Lakas-CMD , who is the first representative of district since its creation.
The town of San Francisco used to be part of Liloan, Southern Leyte and was created as a separate municipality on November 1, 1949 by President Elpidio Quirino through Executive Order No. 292. [5] People from Bohol were the early settlers that started in Habay river.
Poverty incidence of Libagon 10 20 30 40 50 2000 39.72 2003 33.43 2006 30.30 2009 42.09 2012 40.90 2015 42.24 2018 28.12 2021 26.31 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Culture Feasts The town celebrates its annual fiesta in honor of their patron saint, the Blessed Virgin Mary of The Immaculate Conception, on 8 December. She is also the principal patroness of the Philippines. Other main ...
Poverty incidence of Leyte 10 20 30 40 50 2000 26.13 2003 42.30 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 ...