Kawayan

Coordinates: 11°42′N 124°22′E / 11.7°N 124.37°E / 11.7; 124.37
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Kawayan
Municipality
Municipality of Kawayan
Flag of Kawayan
Flag
Official seal of Kawayan
Seal
Map of Biliran with Kawayan highlighted
Map of Biliran with Kawayan highlighted
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Kawayan is located in Philippines
Kawayan
Kawayan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°42′N 124°22′E / 11.7°N 124.37°E / 11.7; 124.37
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceBiliran
District Lone district
Barangays20 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorManolo D. Rubi
 • Vice MayorJake S. Espina
 • RepresentativeGerardo J. Espina Jr.
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate14,729 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total61.02 km2 (23.56 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Highest elevation
1,073 m (3,520 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total20,455
 • Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
 • Households
5,027
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
27.04
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 90.97 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 219.3 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 117 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 55.89 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBiliran Electric Cooperative (BILECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6545
PSGC
087806000
IDD : area code +63 (0)53
Native languagesWaray
Cebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.kawayan-biliran.gov.ph

Kawayan (IPA: [kaʊ'aɪɐn]), officially the Municipality of Kawayan (Waray: Bungto han Kawayan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Kawayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kawayan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Biliran, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,455 people.[3]

Geography[edit]

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 61.02 square kilometres (23.56 sq mi) [5] constituting 11.38% of the 536.01-square-kilometre- (206.95 sq mi) total area of Biliran.

Barangays[edit]

Kawayan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

In 1948, the barangays of Ungale, Tuo, and Inasuyan were transferred from Caibiran, Biliran.[7] 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 at a distance speaks Cebuano while the eastern part that faces Maripipi and Culaba speaks Waray.


PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[8]
087806001 Baganito 2.6% 536 550 ▾ −0.26%
087806002 Balacson 4.2% 868 924 ▾ −0.62%
087806003 Bilwang 3.2% 663 630 ▴ 0.51%
087806004 Bulalacao 4.1% 842 790 ▴ 0.64%
087806005 Burabod 3.0% 615 710 ▾ −1.43%
087806006 Inasuyan 5.5% 1,129 1,114 ▴ 0.13%
087806007 Kansanok 3.4% 688 717 ▾ −0.41%
087806008 Mada‑o 5.5% 1,132 1,044 ▴ 0.81%
087806009 Mapuyo 8.5% 1,731 1,815 ▾ −0.47%
087806010 Masagaosao 3.8% 787 763 ▴ 0.31%
087806011 Masagongsong 2.6% 526 596 ▾ −1.24%
087806012 Poblacion 5.9% 1,206 1,121 ▴ 0.73%
087806013 Tabunan North 0.9% 177 171 ▴ 0.35%
087806014 Tubig Guinoo 3.8% 785 739 ▴ 0.61%
087806015 Tucdao 9.4% 1,917 1,951 ▾ −0.18%
087806016 Ungale 11.0% 2,240 2,264 ▾ −0.11%
087806017 Balite 5.0% 1,019 1,008 ▴ 0.11%
087806018 Buyo 4.6% 937 884 ▴ 0.58%
087806019 Villa Cornejo (Looc) 5.5% 1,132 1,154 ▾ −0.19%
087806020 San Lorenzo 6.7% 1,361 1,293 ▴ 0.51%
Total 20,455 20,238 ▴ 0.11%

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Kawayan, Biliran
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21
(70) 		21
(70) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72
(2.8) 		52
(2.0) 		65
(2.6) 		62
(2.4) 		87
(3.4) 		129
(5.1) 		153
(6.0) 		124
(4.9) 		147
(5.8) 		157
(6.2) 		139
(5.5) 		117
(4.6) 		1,304
(51.3)
Average rainy days 17.4 13.4 16.8 18.0 22.2 25.3 26.2 24.2 24.9 26.0 23.3 20.8 258.5
Source: Meteoblue[9]

Demographics[edit]

Population census of Kawayan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 7,101—    
1939 8,498+0.86%
1948 9,618+1.39%
1960 12,252+2.04%
1970 12,870+0.49%
1975 14,568+2.52%
1980 16,183+2.12%
1990 15,056−0.72%
1995 16,424+1.64%
2000 17,507+1.38%
2007 19,053+1.17%
2010 20,238+2.22%
2015 20,291+0.05%
2020 20,455+0.16%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][8][11][12]

In the 2020 census, Kawayan had a population of 20,455.[3] The population density was 340 inhabitants per square kilometre (880/sq mi).

Economy[edit]

Poverty Incidence of Kawayan
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14]
[15][16][17][18][19]


References[edit]

  1. ^  Municipality of Kawayan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Province: Biliran". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Municipal: Kawayan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  7. ^ "An act to separate the barrios of Ungale, Tuo, and Inasuyan from the municipality of Caibiran, province of Leyte, and to merge these barrios with the municipality of Kawayan, of the same province". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  8. ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Kawayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  10. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Province of Biliran". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  14. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  15. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  16. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  17. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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