Lawaan
| Lawaan | |
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 Map of Northern Samar with Lawaan highlighted |
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 Lawaan
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| Coordinates: 11°09′N 125°18′E / 11.15°N 125.3°ECoordinates: 11°09′N 125°18′E / 11.15°N 125.3°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
| Province | Eastern Samar |
| District | Lone district of E. Samar |
| Barangays | 16 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Florencio A. Almeda, Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 162.56 km2 (62.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 12,742 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6813 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Website | www |
Lawaan is a fifth class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 12,742 people.
The town is strategically located in the central part of southern Samar Island. It is sandwiched between the town of Balangiga in the east and Marabut, Samar in the west. Barangay Bolusao, the town's largest settlement located right at the east-west Samar boundary, serves as the premier barangay of Eastern Samar for those people coming from Tacloban City or Province of Samar traversing Samar Circumferencial Road. Hence, being dubbed as 'The Gateway to Eastern Samar'.
Lawaan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.
The population of Lawaan in the 2015 census was 12,742 people, with a density of 78 inhabitants per square kilometre or 200 inhabitants per square mile.
Lawaan's main product is copra. Many families rely on coastal and deep-sea fishing as well as lowland and upland farming as means of livelihood. Others have spouses, children, parents or other relatives working in Tacloban City, Metro Manila or in other places within the Philippines or abroad either as professionals, contract workers or domestic helpers who regularly remit part of their earnings to their families back home. The single biggest employer of its local populace is the government.
Lawaan is known for its spectacular waterfalls and thriving wildlife. Being a coastal town, it features an unobstructed amazing view of Leyte Gulf in its southern shores.
There are four waterfalls in the Bolusao watershed which lies within the SINP Buffer Zone. These falls are Amandaraga, Pange, Amanjuray, and Ban-Awan Falls. Amandaraga and Ban-awan Falls are the main source of the municipality's water system. Meanwhile, Amanjuray Falls is the alternate hydro-electric power source of Lawaan wherein a mini-hydro power plant is existent nearby.
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