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Southern Leyte has a total land area of 173,480 hectares or 1,734.8 square kilometers equivalent to about 8.1% of the total land area of Eastern Visayas.
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<font size=5>Province of Southern Leyte, Central Visayas - [[Cities_of_the_philippines_in_Region_VIII|Region VIII]], [[Philippines|<font color="blue">'''Philippines'''</font>]]</font><br>
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*The province of Southern Leyte is within [[Cities_of_the_philippines_in_Region_VIII|Region VIII]].
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==Geography of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
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Geography of Southern Leyte
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|<font size=5>Province of Southern Leyte, [[Cities_of_the_philippines_in_Region_VIII|Region VIII]] - Easter  Visayas, [[Philippines|<font color="blue">'''Philippines'''</font>]]</font><br>
 
Southern Leyte has a total land area of 173,480 hectares or 1,734.8 square kilometers equivalent to about 8.1% of the total land area of Eastern Visayas.
 
Relatively flat lands along the coastal areas where population centers lay, but rugged and mountainous towards the interior characterize the province.
 
Southern Leyte has numerous small rivers in addition to at least eleven [[Save The Rivers in the Philippines. They are Dying|(11)]] major rivers include Canturing River in Maasin, Amparo River in Macrohon, Divsoria River in Bontoc, Subang Daku River in Sogod, Lawigan and Hitungao Rivers in San Juan, Das-ay and Pondol Rivers in Hinunangan, and Maag River in Silago.
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==Location of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==Location of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
Southern Leyte is located ....
*10.3333° N, 125.0833° E - Southern Leyte, Coordinates
Southern Leyte is one of the six provinces of Eastern Visayas or [[Cities_of_the_philippines_in_Region_VIII|Region VIII]]. Canigao Channel bound it on the north by Leyte province; on the east by the Pacific Ocean; on the south by Mindanao Sea; and on the west the Canigao Channel. It covers about one-fourth (1/4) of the island of Leyte. It has 19 municipalities.
 
Four island and islet are within the territorial jurisdiction of Southern Leyte: Panaon, the only island linked to the mainland by a bridge, the historic island municipality of Limasawa which is the site of the first Christian Mass in the Far East, and the islets of San Pedro and San Pablo in Hinunangan.
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==History of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==History of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
The begining of Southern Leyte
Even before the fall of the Spaniards to the Americans on August 13, 1898 there had been already been established in Western Leyte a Court of First Instance. There was the office of "Promoter Fiscal" equivalent to the Provincial Fiscal and the office of "Administrador de Hacienda" equivalent to the Provincial Treasurer.
 
With the change of sovereign power the positions were abolished except the Fiscal's who remained hearing cases from Palompon to Hinunangan.
 
Because of the difficulty of transportation and managing the affairs of government in Tacloban, the division of Leyte into two provinces was thought to be the only solution. Prominent leaders of the West Coast rallied to the general movement of a Western Leyte.
 
In 1919, Rep. Ciriaco K. Kangleon representing the 2nd district from Inopacan to Cabalian from 1919-1922 presented the first bill for the division of Leyte but lost in the Senate by one vote.
 
In 1922, Tomas Oppus renewed the move by presenting House Bill No. 254, which became Act No. 3117. According to the said law, occidental province would embrace the towns of Villaba to Hinunangan, inclusive. The law never became effective since the governor-general did not proclaim it.
 
Then Act No. 3788 was passed redistricting Leyte province into five representative districts modifying the Division Law.
 
Then in 1957, Nicanor Espina Ynigues, Jr. defeated Rep. Pajao. Ynigues filed a bill in the house creating the Province of Southern Leyte no longer the original Western Leyte of Occidental Leyte but only the Third District of Leyte comprising the municipalities of Maasin to Hinunangan, as specified under Act 3788.
 
On Friday, May 22, 1959 at 10:00 o'clock in the morning, President Carlos P. Garcia signed the bill into law. Republic Act No. 2227, otherwise known as an "Act creating the province of Southern Leyte". Present and witnesses to the signing were Congressman Ynigues, Mayor Alfredo K. Bantug of Maasin, Atty. Manuel Enage, Sr., Erlinda Capili and Atty. Floro Kangleon, among others.
 
On July 1, 1960, Southern Leyte was inaugurated as a province with sixteen municipalities: Maasin, as the capital town and seat of the provincial government, Malitbog, Bontoc, Sogod, Libagon, Pintuyan, San Francisco, St. Bernard, Cabalian (now San Juan), Anahawan, Hinundayan, Hinunangan and Silago.
 
Three more municipalities were created subsequently, namely; San Ricardo from Pintuyan, Tomas Oppus from Malitbog and Limasawa from Padre Burgos.
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==People of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==People of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
Total Population of Southern Leyte
*Population of SOUTHERN LEYTE, REGION VIII (EASTERN VISAYAS) as of 2020 census: 429,573
*Southern Leyte Population as of 2015 census = 421,750


==Local Government Unit LGU of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==[[Elected Government Officials of Southern Leyte, Philippines]]==
Elected Officers of Southern Leyte
:'''Elected officials of Southern Leyte  for the term of 2019-2022'''
*Provincial Governor of Southern Leyte: MERCADO, DAMIAN GAVIOLA
*Provincial Vice-Governor of Southern Leyte: YAP, CHRISTOPHERSON MACABATA
*House Representative of Southern Leyte: Roger G. Mercado
*'''First District Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board Members)''':
# EDILLO, FE GAVIOLA
# ARONG JR., CRISPIN  MENDOZA
# ROJAS JR., TEOPISTO,  CALAPRE
# FUSTANES JR., PEDRO,  VALDEZ
*'''Second District Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board Members)''':
# ESTRERA, AILEEN LUZON
# REGIS, NAPOLEON PELLANO
# BACOY, ROLANDO QUIBOY
# RENTUZA, MYRA CALONIA
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:'''Elected officials of Southern Leyte  for the term of 2016-2019'''
*Provincial Governor of Southern Leyte: Damian Mercado
*Provincial Vice-Governor of Southern Leyte: Christopherson Yap
*House Representative of Southern Leyte: Roger Mercado
*'''First District Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board Members)''':
#Jessica Marie Pano
#Fe Edillo
#Margarita Bantug
#Adriano Idjao
*'''Second District Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board Members)''':
#Abelardo Almario
#Leoncio Uy
#Aileen Estrera
#Myra Rentuza
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:'''Elected officials of Southern Leyte for the term of 2013-2016'''
*Provincial Governor of Southern Leyte: [[Roger Gaviola Mercado]] - NATIONAL UNITY PARTY
*Provincial Vice-Governor of Southern Leyte: [[Roberto Maamo Lagumbay]] NATIONAL UNITY PARTY
*House Representative of Southern Leyte: [[Damian Gaviola Mercado]] -NATIONAL UNITY PARTY
*'''First District Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board Members)''':
# Esclamado, Albert Galvez
# Aroy, Alan Jose Kuizon
# Esca, Felicula Cruz
# Rojas, Teopisto Jr. Calapre
*'''Second District Sangguniang Panlalawigan (Provincial Board Members)''':
# Gamale, Daisy Dumagat
# Maamo, Miguel Ii Cagasan
# Almario, Abelardo Colina
# Estrera, Aileen Luzon
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:'''Elected officials of Southern Leyte  for the term of 2010-2013'''
*Provincial Governor of Southern Leyte: [[Damian Gaviola Mercado]]
*Provincial Vice-Governor of Southern Leyte: [[Miguel Cagasan Maamo II]]
*House Representative of Southern Leyte: [[Roger Gaviola Mercado]]
*Provincial Board Members:
*#[[Teopisto Calapre Rojas Jr.]]
*#[[Felicula Cruz Escaño]]
*#[[Cesar Balbas Rey]]
*#[[Albert Galvez Esclamado]]
*#[[Abelardo Colina Almario]]
*#[[Florentino Singson Fernandez Jr.]]
*#[[Daisy Dumagat Gamale]]
*#[[Roberto Maamo Lagumbay]]


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:'''Elected officials of Southern Leyte  for the term of 2007-2010'''
*[[Governors_of_the_Philippines_2007_-_2010#Southern Leyte|Governor of Southern Leyte for the term of 2007-2010]]
*[[House_of_Representatives_14th_Congress_of_the_Philippines#Southern Leyte|House Representatives of Southern Leyte for the term of 2007-2010]]
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==Businesses in Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==Businesses in Southern Leyte, Philippines==
Businesses of Southern Leyte
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==Religions in Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==Churches, Mosques, or Places of Worship in Southern Leyte, Philippines==
The religions in Southern Leyte
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==Schools in Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==Schools in Southern Leyte, Philippines==
Schools in Southern Leyte
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*Name of School. Private or Public. It can be an elementary school, high school, college.
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==Economy of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==Economy of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
The economy of Southern Leyte
*If you have an article that talks about the improvement of the economy of Southern Leyte you can post that article here. If you come across any news item that talks about the economy of Southern Leyte, you may post it here. Of course you have to reference the writer of the article. Any improvement to transportation, power and service usually improves the economy of the community, so go ahead and report that too.
 
:'''AIRPORT'''
The province has only one existing airport that is located in Pananawan, Maasin. This airport is considered a feeder airport with a total runway length of 1200 meters and width of 30 meters.
:'''ROADS'''
The existing road network crisscrossing Southern Leyte consist of major arterial highways that link the province to Leyte, passing through two (2) major outlets. On the western part, the Maasin-Mahaplag-Baybay and the central part, by he Mahaplag-Sogod road via the Maharlika Highway.
:'''SEAPORTS'''
Southern Leyte has a total of 12 seaports, 2 of which are declared as national ports, the Maasin and Liloan ports and the 10 are municipal ports. Of these 10 ports, five are operational, namely, Maasin, Liloan, St. Bernard, San Juan and Sogod. By sea, travel to Cebu from Maasin port takes an average of 6 hours by ship and 2 hours by Supercat and Waterjet. A ferryboat from Liloan to Surigao takes 3 hours.
:'''BUS TERMINALS'''
There are five designated bus terminals in Southern Leyte: Maasin, Liloan, Sogod, Hinunangan and Silago. But these terminals are open spaces used by buses as parking areas and are therefore not equipped with buildings and other facilities.
 
There are at least four (4) bus companies taking the Manila-Maasin route: Philtranco, Cedec, Inland Trailways and Ciudad. Bachelor takes the Ormoc-Maasin-Davao route.
 
From the capital town of Maasin, by land, it takes approximately five (5) hours travel to Tacloban City, twenty three (23) hours to Pasay City or Quezon City and nineteen hours to Davao city via the Liloan ferryboat.
:'''WATER FACILITIES'''
The water needs to Southern Leyte are mostly provided by a combination of 919 units of shallow wells and deep wells serving a total of 18,711 households. Some 11,487 households are still dependent on doubtful sources of water supply.
:'''POWER/ENERGY'''
The principal source of power/electricity in Southern Leyte is the Tongonan Geothermal Power Plant in Ormoc via National Power Corporation through the Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO). The major power transmission lines in the province emanate from 69 kV Tolosa, Leyte that is connected to 69 kV Bontoc, Southern Leyte then to Maasin and 69 kV Baybay, Leyte to Maasin in case of power failure.
 
A mini-hydro electric power plant in Hinabian, Catmon, St. Bernard was developed with capacity of 810 kW to serve the Pacific Towns particularly St. Bernard and San Juan.
 
===[[Southern Leyte Philippines, Jobs|Jobs in Southern Leyte Philippines]]===
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==Natural Resources of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==Natural Resources of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
The natural resources of Southern Leyte
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==Tourists Attractions of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==Tourists Attractions of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
The tourist attractions of Southern Leyte
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==Fiestas and Traditions of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==Festivals, Fiestas and Traditions of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
Traditions of Southern Leyte
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==Your Story about Southern Leyte, Philippines==
==Your Story about Southern Leyte, Philippines==
You story about Southern Leyte
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==Southern Leyte, Philippines supports [[Philippine Cycling]]==
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==The oldest living man or woman in Southern Leyte, Philippines==
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==Families of Southern Leyte, Philippines==
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