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Coordinates: 9°54′28″N 125°04′30″E / 9.9078°N 125.075°E / 9.9078; 125.075
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Limasawa
Municipality
Municipality of Limasawa
Official seal of Limasawa
Seal
Map of Southern Leyte with Limasawa highlighted
Map of Southern Leyte with Limasawa highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Limasawa is located in Philippines
Limasawa
Limasawa
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°54′28″N 125°04′30″E / 9.9078°N 125.075°E / 9.9078; 125.075
Country Philippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
District1st District
FoundedJune 11, 1978
(Completely became official on August 27, 1989)
Barangays6 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1][failed verification]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Limasawa[*]Melchor P. Petracorta
 • Vice MayorRitche L. Salomon
 • RepresentativeRoger G. Mercado
 • Electorate4,407 voters (2022)
Area
 [2]
 • Total
6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Elevation
13 m (43 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
6,191
 • Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
 • Households
1,491
Economy
 • Income class6th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence38.29% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 57.98 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 214.1 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 58.3 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 59.73 million (2020)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6605
PSGC
086419000
IDD : area code +63 (0)53
Native languagesBoholano dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog

Limasawa, officially the Municipality of Limasawa (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Limasawa; Filipino: Bayan ng Limasawa), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,191 people.[3]

At the request of the residents of the island of Limasawa, the six barangays that comprise that island were detached and separated from the municipality of Padre Burgos through Presidential Decree No. 1549, signed by then President Ferdinand Marcos on June 11, 1978, and constituted as the Municipality of Limasawa.[5] Limasawa completely became a municipality on August 27, 1989, after former President Corazon Aquino ordered the plebiscite which its residents voted in favor of the creation. The island, also known as Sarangani Island, is located south of Leyte, in the Mindanao or Bohol Sea. It is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long from north to south and is the smallest municipality in the province, in both area and population.

Limasawa is famous as it is believed to be the site of the first mass in Philippine soil[6], officiated on Easter Sunday of March 31, 1521 by Father Pedro de Valderrama under the fleet of Ferdinand Magellan.

Barangays

Limasawa is politically subdivided into 6 barangays.

  • Cabulihan
  • Lugsongan
  • Magallanes (Poblacion)
  • San Agustin (Tawid)
  • San Bernardo (Tigib)
  • Triana

Demographics

Population census of Limasawa
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 4,519—    
1995 4,927+1.63%
2000 5,157+0.98%
2007 5,831+1.71%
2010 5,835+0.02%
2015 6,061+0.73%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7][8][9][10]

Climate

Climate data for Limasawa, Southern Leyte
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27
(81) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 98
(3.9) 		82
(3.2) 		96
(3.8) 		71
(2.8) 		104
(4.1) 		129
(5.1) 		101
(4.0) 		94
(3.7) 		99
(3.9) 		135
(5.3) 		174
(6.9) 		143
(5.6) 		1,326
(52.3)
Average rainy days 18.0 14.1 17.1 16.8 23.7 25.7 25.8 23.3 24.4 25.9 24.0 20.6 259.4
Source: Meteoblue [11]

See also

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Limasawa | (DILG)
  2. ^ "Province: Southern Leyte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b 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 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Presidential Decree No. 1549, s. 1978". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Philippine Government. June 11, 1978.
  6. ^ referred to in travel accounts of Antonio Pigafetta as "Mazaua"
  7. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ 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. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Province of Southern Leyte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Limasawa, Southern Leyte : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
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