Cabucgayan, Biliran

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**Municipality of Cabucgayan**
Location
Map of Biliran showing the location of Cabucgayan.
Government
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Biliran
District
Barangays	13
Income Class:	5th class
Founded	September 29, 1949
Mayor	Arnelito S. Garing, C.E.
Physical characteristics
Population Total (2007)	17,691

Cabucgayan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Biliran, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 18,799 people in 3,372 households.

Cabucgayan derived its name from the snail called "bukgay." In Waray, to make a singular noun into a plural noun, the article "ka" is added before the word and the article "an" after the word. Kabukgayan, therefore, means a place where there are many snails.

The Municipality of Cabucgayan is one of the 8 municipalities of Biliran with a total land area of 4,871.4707 hectares.

This municipality was created on September 29, 1949 when Pres. Elpidio Quirino issued Executive Order no. 271.

It is located in the southeastern part of Biliran Island specifically at 124 degree, 30 minutes and 45 seconds latitude and a longitude of 11 degrees, 29 minutes and 45 seconds. It is bounded on the North by the Municipality of Caibiran, on the East by Villareal Bay, on the South by Carigara bay, and the West by the Municipality of Biliran; and is approximately 19 kilometers away from Caibiran, 33 kilometers away from Naval, the capital town of the Province, and 118 kilometers away from Tacloban City, the capital of the Province of Leyte.

It belongs to the two types of climate, Type II and Type IV. It is characterized by pronounced rainfall periodically accompanied by trade winds and storms during the months of January, June, July, November and December while the minimum monthly rainfall occurs in February, March, April and May.

The total land area dedicated to agriculture is 2,905 hectares or 59.63% of the total land area. The three major forest products are timber, rattan and wild abaca.

1 Barangays
2 VISION
3 MISSION
4 External links

[edit] Barangays

Cabucgayan is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.

Balaquid
Baso
Bunga
Caanibongan
Casiawan
Esperanza (Pob.)
Langgao
Libertad (Pob.)
Looc
Magbangon (Pob.)
Pawikan
Salawad
Talibong

[edit] VISION

The Municipality of Cabucgayan envisioned to be a society of God-loving, productive and healthy citizenry, living in a peaceful, progressive, self-reliant, sustainable and ecologically balanced community through a responsive, accountable and transparent governance.

[edit] MISSION

The LGU of Cabucgayan shall promote socio-economic stability towards its people through effective and efficient implementation of programs and projects