Liloan, Southern Leyte
Liloan | |
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| Municipality of Liloan | |
Wawa Bridge | |
| Etymology: Cebuano term lilo, meaning whirlpool | |
Map of Southern Leyte with Liloan highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°09′41″N 125°07′49″E / 10.16139°N 125.13028°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Southern Leyte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jonna C. Adan (PDPLBN) |
| • Vice Mayor | Shirlita Y. Chong (PDPLBN) |
| • Representative | Christopherson M. Yap |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 15,341 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• 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) | |
• Total | 24,800 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,353 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 30.83 |
| • 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 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
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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.
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". Whirlpools can be seen at Panaon Strait, the navigable narrow waterway between the mainland and Panaon Island.