Babatngon, Leyte
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Rice field in Pagsulhugon, Babatngon
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 Map of Leyte with Babatngon highlighted |
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 Babatngon
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| Coordinates: 11°25′N 124°51′E / 11.417°N 124.850°ECoordinates: 11°25′N 124°51′E / 11.417°N 124.850°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 1st district of Leyte |
| Barangays | 25 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria Fe Galapon-Rondina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 115.18 km2 (44.47 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 27,797 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6520 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| 083705000 | |
| Electorate | 16,773 voters as of 2016 |
| Website | www |
Babatngon is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 27,797 people.
Babatngon is located in the northern part of the island of Leyte, along the shore of Carigara Bay. It is situated on a small plain set in a semicircle of mountain ranges and nestles in the northern mouth of the San Juanico Strait, which separates Samar from Leyte. Boats coming in or going out of Tacloban City have to pass by it through the pilot station of Canaway, one of the islets along the strait. It is 33 kilometres (21 mi) north-west of Tacloban City and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of the town of San Miguel. Small coconut covered islets fringe its coast along San Juanico Strait, the most important of which are Rizal, Magsaigad, Tabigue, almost all of which extend from east to west.
Babatngon is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. In 1957, sitios Biasong, Lube, Ubayan, Calcagan, Cancamaoy, and Opong was constituted into barrio Biasong while sitio Nababoy was converted into barrio San Ricardo.
There are divergent versions as to the first municipal site of Babatngon. Some say that the first settlement was called San Juanico in Bacod Island from which the name San Juanico strait was derived. Another version says that the first settlement was San Vicente, which was part of Bacod Island, while still others say that the first municipal site was in the present barangay of Malibago. The most favored version, however, is that Babatngon and Malibago existed as separate settlements along the San Juanico strait during the 17th century and then in the process of growth, Babatngon became a municipality earlier than the other settlements.
Another version claims that Babatngon was founded as an outpost. This version may be proven by the presence of two "baluartes" or watchtowers at Bijuco and Magsaigad.
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