La Paz, Leyte
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La Paz (IPA: ɐ 'pas, officially the Municipality of La Paz (; ), is a
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in the
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of
Leyte Leyte ( ) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census. Since the accessibility of land has been ...
,
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,174 people.


History

In the 1870s, a sitio was formed, and a chapel was built there before 1886. The chapel was called ''"rosaryohan."'' Spanish missionaries visited this place to teach the natives the doctrine. However, the people had to go to Dulag for the Holy Week and days of obligation in order to attend mass. Until then, the sitio was named ''Cabadyangan''. When the question of official name came up, the people unanimously selected the name "La Paz", in honor of their patroness, Nuestra Señora De La Paz y Buen Viaje (Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage). The first ''hermano mayor'' was Victoriano Relano in 1908 when the first celebration of the fiesta in honor of the ''"Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje"'' was held. In 1903, La Paz was made a barrio of Burauen. Capitan Estefanio de Paz was the first ''teniente del barrio''. Three leaders went to Manila to petition to the central government to raise La Paz to the status of a municipality. Don Nicasio Martinez Vivero a Man from Tolosa, Leyte and a Educator in La Paz on that time was one of the Three leaders. With the help of provincial leaders, La Paz was declared a fourth class town in 1918. After the Township Declaration, Lapaznons gathered their First Elections, and they Elect Nicasio Vivero as the First Municipal President (Mayor) of La Paz. On July 14, 1942, the Japanese forces invaded La Paz. A company of soldiers occupied the town with their garrison at the central school building. Because guerrillas constantly harassed them, the troops stayed in La Paz for only three weeks. However, one month later, more troops came. They constructed strong trenches around the school site. The Japanese abolished existing political parties and formed the ''"Kalibapi."'' They organized the local government and appointed a puppet mayor. Atty. Pedro Kahano Palaña, Jr., The Son-In Law of Nicasio Vivero and also a Native of Tolosa, Leyte was the Puppet Mayor of La Paz, Leyte after he was Captured by the Japanese Soldiers together with Nicasio’s Two Children, Antonio Lubin and Maria Salud. Palaña served as a Mayor until the end of World War 2. The Japanese tried to control the whole population of La Paz and organized the neighborhood associations in the
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as well as in the barrios. Schools were opened with emphasis on
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, the Japanese language and the Asiatic ideologies. Guerrillas infiltrated the town to learn about the enemy strength that was considered important information for the coming liberation. Many La Paznons risked their lives on these dangerous missions. In 1944, La Paz was liberated.


Geography


Barangays

La Paz is politically subdivided into 35
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s. Each barangay consists of
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s and some have
sitios A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...
. * Bagacay East * Bagacay West * Bongtod * Bocawon * Buracan * Caabangan * Cacao * Cagngaran * Calabnian * Calaghusan * Caltayan * Canbañez * Cogon * Duyog * Gimiranat East * Gimiranat West * Limba * Lubi-lubi * Luneta * Mag-aso * Moroboro * Pansud * Pawa * Piliway *
Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...
District 1 * Poblacion District 2 * Poblacion District 3 * Poblacion District 4 * Quiong * Rizal * San Victoray * Santa Ana * Santa Elena * Tabang * Tarugan


Climate


Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of La Paz, Leyte, was 19,174 people, with a density of .


Economy


References


External links

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