Carigara
| Municipality of Carigara | |||
| Location of Carigara in the province of Leyte | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Eastern Visayas | ||
| Province : | Leyte | ||
| Barangays : | 49 | ||
| District: | 2. District of Leyte | ||
| PSGC : | 083715000 | ||
| Income class : | 3rd income bracket | ||
| Households : | 8571 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 51,345 August 1, 2015 census
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| Coordinates : | 11 ° 18 ′ N , 124 ° 41 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 6529 | ||
| Mayor : | Anlie G. Apostol | ||
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Carigara is a Filipino municipality in the province of Leyte . It has 51,345 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census).
The name Carigara means something like rose from the ashes .
Barangays
Carigara is politically divided into 49 barangays .
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Regular events
Every year in July there is a community festival in memory of the first arrival of the Spaniards on July 16, 1569.
Sons and daughters
- Filomeno Gonzales Bactol (* 1939), Roman Catholic clergyman, emeritus Bishop of Naval
Web links
- elgu.ncc.gov.ph - Carigara ( Memento of November 2, 2004 in the Internet Archive )