# Liloan, Southern Leyte

Liloan, officially the Municipality of Liloan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Liloan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Liloan), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,800 people.
Liloan's town center is located at the northern part of Panaon Island which is connected to the mainland of Leyte by a bridge (Wawa Bridge).
"Liloan" is derived from the local term lilo, meaning "whirlpool". Whirlpools can be seen at Panaon Strait, the navigable narrow waterway between the mainland and Panaon Island.

## Geography
### Barangays

Liloan is politically subdivided into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
* Amaga*
* Anilao
* Bahay
* Cagbungalon
* Cali-an
* Caligangan
* Catig/Caritas Village
* Candayuman
* Estela
* Fatima
* Gud-an
* Guintoylan
* Himay-angan*
* Ilag*
* Magaupas*
* Malangsa
* Pres. Quezon (Maugoc)
* Molopolo*
* Pandan
* Poblacion
* President Roxas (Nailong)*
* San Isidro
* San Roque
* Tabugon*
* -This indicates a mainland Barangay.

### Climate

Climate data for Liloan, Southern Leyte :
| 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) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 30 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| 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 ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

* The upsurge of the population of Barangay Fatima is due to the relocation of almost all residents of Malangza and Catig because of the frequent threats of landslides.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Liloan
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 2006 30.10
* 2009 39.33
* 2012 42.51
* 2015 44.43
* 2018 29.34
* 2021 30.83
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Tourism

* Bitoon Beach, 500 meters from the Wawa Bridge
* Molopolo Beach, at Brgy Molopolo
* Tagbak Marine Park (250 meters from Wawa Bridge)
* Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cross (pilgrim site)
* Duwangan Beach
* Liloan Lighthouse
* Liloan Ferry Terminal
* Pres. Quezon (maugoc) Pook Adventure Park (adventure site)
* Ollie's Wall (Dive Site) at Gud-an
* Washing Machine Dive at Wawa channel
* Maga-upas Color (Busay) Water Falls at Brgy Magaupas
* Asug Cave (found a skeletal remains believe to be from a Javaman) at Brgy Nailong (Pres. Roxas) and Brgy Ilag.
* Puti na Bato AKA White Horse, a Rock Cliff formation with a printed shape of a white horse at Brgy Ilag

## Transportation
### Land

Philtranco serves Liloan from Pasay to Davao. Other major bus companies including DLTBCo, CUL Transportation, Ultrabus and Bachelor Express also serve Liloan from Maasin, Ormoc, Tacloban, and Calbayog.

### Sea

Liloan Port or also known as Liloan Ferry Terminal is a roro port that serves a local point from Manila and Davao, as well as a local point from Lipata Port, also connects to the Pan-Philippine Highway also called Maharlika Highway AH26 that originates from Laoag to its southern terminus Zamboanga City. FastCat is one of the primary shipping line that serves to and from Lipata Port, Surigao City. Other major shipping line including Santa Clara Shipping Corporation and Starlite Ferries also serves Liloan from Lipata.