Abuyog
Municipality in Leyte, Philippines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abuyog (IPA: [ʔɐ'bujog]), officially the Municipality of Abuyog (Waray: Bungto han Abuyog; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Abuyog; Tagalog: Bayan ng Abuyog), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,216 people.[3]
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Municipality of Abuyog | |
Nickname: Home of the Buyogan Festival | |
Anthem: Abuyog Hymn | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°44′45″N 125°00′44″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Leyte |
District | 5th district |
Barangays | 63 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Lemuel Gin K. Traya |
• Vice Mayor | Octavio J. Traya Jr. |
• Representative | Carl Nicolas C. Cari |
• Councilors | List
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• Electorate | 40,871 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 688.25 km2 (265.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Highest elevation | 357 m (1,171 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 61,216 |
• Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
• Households | 14,896 |
Demonym | Abuyognon |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 27.84 |
• Revenue | ₱ 310.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 978.3 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 421.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 141.2 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6510 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Website | abuyogleyte |
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Facing Leyte Gulf out into the Philippine Sea, it is the largest town on the island of Leyte in terms of land area. It is bordered to the north by Javier, to the west by Mahaplag and Baybay and to the south by Silago, located in Southern Leyte.