Kawayan (IPA: aʊ'aɪɐn, officially the Municipality of Kawayan ( war, Bungto han Kawayan; ceb, Lungsod sa Kawayan; tl, Bayan ng Kawayan), is a 5th class

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in the

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Biliran Biliran, officially the Province of Biliran ( Waray-Waray: ''Probinsya han Biliran''; ceb, Lalawigan sa Biliran; tl, Lalawigan ng Biliran), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region (Region VIII). Biliran is ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,455 people.

Geography

According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Biliran.

Barangays

Kawayan is politically subdivided into 20

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s. In 1948, the barangays of Ungale, Tuo, and Inasuyan were transferred from Caibiran,

. Kawayan, like the Municipality of Biliran, is a melting pot for Waray and Cebuano-speakers. The municipality is linguistically divided into two languages, the people of the western part of the town that faces Almeria and

Maripipi Maripipi, officially the Municipality of Maripipi ( war, Bungto san Maripipi; ceb, Lungsod sa Maripipi; tl, Bayan ng Maripipi), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Biliran, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

at a distance speaks Cebuano while the eastern part that faces Culaba speaks Waray.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Kawayan had a population of 20,455. The population density was .

Economy

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code Municipalities of Biliran {{EVisayas-geo-stub