Can-avid (IPA: �kɐnˈʔavɪd, officially the Municipality of Can-avid ( war, Bungto han Can-avid; tl, Bayan ng Can-avid), is a 4th class

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in the

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Eastern Samar Eastern Samar (Waray-Waray: ''Sinirangan Samar''; tl, Silangang Samar), officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan. Eastern Samar occupie ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,682 people.

History

Can-avid was created in 1948 from the

barrio ''Barrio'' () is a Spanish word that means " quarter" or " neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, etc.), social, a ...

s of Can-avid, Carolina, Barok, Cansangaya, Mabuhay, Camantang, Canilay, Pandol and Balagon, formerly part of

Dolores, Eastern Samar Dolores (IPA: �doˈlorɛs, 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 ...

, by virtue of Republic Act No. 264.

Geography

Barangays

Can-avid is politically subdivided into 28

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s. * Balagon * Baruk * Boco * Caghalong * Camantang * Can-ilay * Cansangaya * Canteros * Carolina * Guibuangan * Jepaco * Mabuhay * Malogo * Obong * Pandol * Barangay 1

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* 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 Census Information

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