Limasawa
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
(Redirected from Limasawa, Southern Leyte)
| Limasawa | |
|---|---|
| Municipality | |
| Motto: First Mass site in Asia | |
 Map of Southern Leyte with Limasawa highlighted |
|
.svg)
 Limasawa
|
|
| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
| Province | Southern Leyte |
| Congr. district | Lone district of S. Leyte |
| Barangays | 6 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Mayor | Melchor Palero Petracorta |
| • Vice mayor | Sim Balane Olojan |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
| • Total | 5,835 |
| • Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6618 |
| Dialing code | 53 |
Limasawa is a sixth class municipality and an island of the same name in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 5,835 inhabitants, making it the smallest municipality in the province, both in population and area.[2][3] It lies south of Leyte, in the Mindanao or Bohol Sea. The island, also known as Sarangani Island, is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long from north to south.
Barangays
Limasawa is politically subdivided into 6 barangays.[2]
- Cabulihan
- Lugsongan
- Magallanes
- San Agustin (Tawid)
- San Bernardo (Tigib)
- Triana
Demographics
| Population census of Limasawa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1990 | 4,519 | — |
| 1995 | 4,927 | +1.63% |
| 2000 | 5,157 | +0.98% |
| 2007 | 5,831 | +1.71% |
| 2010 | 5,835 | +0.02% |
| Source: National Statistics Office[3] | ||
See also
References
External links
 |
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for [[Wikivoyage:Limasawa#Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 863: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).|Limasawa]]. |
- ELGU Website of Limasawa
- Possible provenance of the name 'Limasawa'
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
- Limasawa Island Information
 |
Padre Burgos Sogod Bay |
|
||
| Bohol Sea |  |
Bohol Sea / Pintuyan | ||
|
||||
 |
||||
| Bohol Sea |
