Can-avid (IPA:
ŒkÉnˈʔavɪd, officially the Municipality of Can-avid ( war, Bungto han Can-avid; tl, Bayan ng Can-avid), is a 4th class
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Eastern Samar,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,682 people.
History
Can-avid was created in 1948 from the
barrios of Can-avid, Carolina, Barok, Cansangaya, Mabuhay, Camantang, Canilay, Pandol and Balagon, formerly part of
Dolores, Eastern Samar
Dolores (IPA: ŒdoˈlorÉ›s, officially the Municipality of Dolores ( war, Bungto han Dolores; tl, Bayan ng Dolores), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of ...
, by virtue of Republic Act No. 264.
Geography
Barangays
Can-avid is politically subdivided into 28
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...
s.
* Balagon
* Baruk
* Boco
* Caghalong
* Camantang
* Can-ilay
* Cansangaya
* Canteros
* Carolina
* Guibuangan
* Jepaco
* Mabuhay
* Malogo
* Obong
* Pandol
* Barangay 1
Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippine city or municipality, which may take up the ...
* Barangay 2 Poblacion
* Barangay 3 Poblacion
* Barangay 4 Poblacion
* Barangay 5 Poblacion
* Barangay 6 Poblacion
* Barangay 7 Poblacion
* Barangay 8 Poblacion
* Barangay 9 Poblacion
* Barangay 10 Poblacion
* Salvacion
* Solong
* Rawis
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Can-avid, Eastern Samar, was 21,682 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Eastern Samar
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