Cabucgayan
| Municipality of Cabucgayan | |||
| Location of Cabucgayan in the province of Biliran | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Eastern Visayas | ||
| Province : | Biliran | ||
| Barangays : | 13 | ||
| District: | 1. District of Biliran | ||
| PSGC : | 087803000 | ||
| Income class : | unknown (1-6) | ||
| Households : | 3372 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 20,788 August 1, 2015 census
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| Coordinates : | 11 ° 28 ' N , 124 ° 34' E | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Cabucgayan is a municipality in the Philippines in the province of Biliran .
origin of the name
The name is derived from a type of snail called bukgay . In Waray a noun is to form the syllable to the plural form ka and above, the article to be added back to the basic form of the word. The word Kabukgayan therefore means "a place where there are many snails".
Barangays
Cabucgayan is politically divided into 13 barangays .
- Balaquid
- Baso
- Bunga
- Caanibongan
- Casiawan
- Esperanza (Pob.)
- Langgao
- Libertad
- Looc
- Magbangon (Pob.)
- Pawikan
- Salawad
- Talibong