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Abuyog | |
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| Municipality of Abuyog | |
 Downtown area | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname: Home of the Buyogan Festival | |
| Anthem: Abuyog Hymn | |
 Map of Leyte with Abuyog highlighted | |
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.svg)  Abuyog Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°44′45″N 125°00′44″E / 10.745797°N 125.012181°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 5th district |
| Barangays | 63 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Abuyog[*] | Lemuel Gin K. Traya |
| • Vice Mayor | Octavio J. Traya Jr. |
| • Representative | Carl Nicolas C. Cari |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 40,871 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 688.25 km2 (265.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 357 m (1,171 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 61,216 |
| • Density | 89/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| • Households | 14,896 |
| Demonym | Abuyognon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 27.84 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 310.8 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 978.3 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 421.9 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 141.2 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6510 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | abuyogleyte |
Abuyog (IPA: [ʔɐ'bujog]), officially the Municipality of Abuyog (Waray: Bungto han Abuyog; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Abuyog; Tagalog: Bayan ng Abuyog), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,216 people.[3]
Facing Leyte Gulf out into the Philippine Sea, it is the largest town on the island of Leyte in terms of land area. It is bordered to the north by Javier, to the west by Mahaplag and Baybay and to the south by Silago, located in Southern Leyte.
- ^ Municipality of Abuyog | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.