Limasawa, Southern Leyte
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Limasawa is a municipality and an island of the same name in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 5,157 people in 1,108 households. It lies south of Leyte, in the Mindanao Sea. The island is about 10 km from north to south.
[edit] Barangays
Limasawa is politically subdivided into 6 barangays.
- Cabulihan
- Lugsongan
- Magallanes
- San Agustin
- San Bernardo
- Triana
[edit] History
"Limasawa" is so named because it is not "Masawa", the island where the first ever Mass in the Philippines was celebrated.
[edit] External links
- ELGU Website of Limasawa
- Possible provenance of the name 'Limasawa'
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
| Cities and Municipalities of Southern Leyte | |
| City: | Maasin |
| Municipalities: | Anahawan | Bontoc | Hinunangan | Hinundayan | Libagon | Liloan | Limasawa | Macrohon | Malitbog | Padre Burgos | Pintuyan | Saint Bernard | San Francisco | San Juan | San Ricardo | Silago | Sogod | Tomas Oppus |
