Liloan, Southern Leyte

Liloan, officially the Municipality of Liloan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Liloan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Liloan), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,800 people.^[3]

Liloan
Municipality
Municipality of Liloan
Wawa Bridge
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Etymology: Cebuano term lilo, meaning whirlpool
Map of Southern Leyte with Liloan highlighted
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Liloan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°09′41″N 125°07′49″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Southern Leyte
District	2nd district
Barangays	24 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jonna C. Adan (PDPLBN)
• Vice Mayor	Shirlita Y. Chong (PDPLBN)
• Representative	Christopherson M. Yap
• Municipal Council	Members Welfredo S. Chua Joseph T. Lim Alex C. Lim Victor L. Chua Jr. Mary Ann Baquero-Aranzado Rodolfo C. Cuares Gabriel Angelo P. Maamo Restituto E. Handayan
• Electorate	15,377 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	50.30 km2 (19.42 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Highest elevation	433 m (1,421 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	24,800
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
• Households	5,353
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	30.83 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 155.3 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 587.8 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 103.6 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 154.2 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6612
PSGC	0806406000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog

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.

Geography

Barangays

Liloan is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Amaga*
• Anilao
• Bahay
• Cagbungalon
• Cali-an
• Caligangan
• Catig/Caritas Village
• Candayuman
• Estela
• Fatima
• Gud-an
• Guintoylan
• Himay-angan*
• Ilag*
• Magaupas*
• Malangsa
• Pres. Quezon (Maugoc)
• Molopolo*
• Pandan
• Poblacion
• President Roxas (Nailong)*
• San Isidro
• San Roque
• Tabugon*

* -This indicates a mainland Barangay.

Climate

Climate data for Liloan, Southern Leyte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	98 (3.9)	82 (3.2)	96 (3.8)	71 (2.8)	104 (4.1)	129 (5.1)	101 (4.0)	94 (3.7)	99 (3.9)	135 (5.3)	174 (6.9)	143 (5.6)	1,326 (52.3)
Average rainy days	18.0	14.1	17.1	16.8	23.7	25.7	25.8	23.3	24.4	25.9	24.0	20.6	259.4
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

Population census of Liloan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	4,319	—
1918	11,496	+6.74%
1939	17,386	+1.99%
1948	19,233	+1.13%
1960	12,772	−3.35%
1970	13,882	+0.84%
1975	15,639	+2.42%
1980	16,923	+1.59%
1990	18,383	+0.83%
1995	17,160	−1.28%
2000	19,838	+3.16%
2007	22,203	+1.57%
2010	22,817	+1.00%
2015	23,981	+0.95%
2020	24,800	+0.66%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7][8][9][10]

• The upsurge of the population of Barangay Fatima is due to the relocation of almost all residents of Malangza and Catig because of the frequent threats of landslides.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Liloan

10 20 30 40 50 2000 38.05 2003 32.74 2006 30.10 2009 39.33 2012 42.51 2015 44.43 2018 29.34 2021 30.83 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Tourism

1. Bitoon Beach, 500 meters from the Wawa Bridge
2. Molopolo Beach, at Brgy Molopolo
3. Tagbak Marine Park (250 meters from Wawa Bridge)
4. Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cross (pilgrim site)
5. Duwangan Beach
6. Liloan Lighthouse
7. Liloan Ferry Terminal
8. Pres. Quezon (maugoc) Pook Adventure Park (adventure site)
9. Ollie's Wall (Dive Site) at Gud-an
10. Washing Machine Dive at Wawa channel
11. Maga-upas Color (Busay) Water Falls at Brgy Magaupas
12. Asug Cave (found a skeletal remains believe to be from a Javaman) at Brgy Nailong (Pres. Roxas) and Brgy Ilag.
13. Puti na Bato AKA White Horse, a Rock Cliff formation with a printed shape of a white horse at Brgy Ilag

Transportation

Land

Philtranco serves Liloan from Pasay to Davao. Other major bus companies including DLTBCo, CUL Transportation, Ultrabus and Bachelor Express also serve Liloan from Maasin, Ormoc, Tacloban, and Calbayog.

Sea

Liloan Port or also known as Liloan Ferry Terminal is a roro port that serves a local point from Manila and Davao, as well as a local point from Lipata Port, also connects to the Pan-Philippine Highway also called Maharlika Highway AH26 that originates from Laoag to its southern terminus Zamboanga City. FastCat is one of the primary shipping line that serves to and from Lipata Port, Surigao City.^[19][20] Other major shipping line including Santa Clara Shipping Corporation and Starlite Ferries also serves Liloan from Lipata.^[21]

See also

• Liloan, Cebu - a municipality in Cebu
• Liloan - a barangay in Santander, Cebu