Cabucgayan, Philippines
Cabucgayan is a town of 2,700 people in Eastern Visayas, Philippines, founded in September 29, 1949.
Why visit Cabucgayan
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About Cabucgayan
Cabucgayan (IPA: [kɐbʊk'gaɪɐn]), officially the Municipality of Cabucgayan (Waray: Bungto han Cabucgayan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Cabucgayan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Cabucgayan), is a municipality in the province of Biliran, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 21,923 people. The town's populace predominantly speaks Waray.
From the Wikipedia article Cabucgayan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
Cabucgayan derived its name from the snail called bukgay. In the Waray-Waray language, to make a singular noun into a plural noun, the article ka is added before the word and the article an after the word. Kabukgayan, therefore, means a place where there are many snails.
This municipality was created on September 29, 1949, when President Elpidio Quirino issued Executive Order no. 271.
From the History section of Cabucgayan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Cabucgayan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ormoc Airport (OMC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 46 km away.
- Capoocan 21 km south, about 21 min by car
- Carigara 22 km southeast, about 22 min by car
- Santa Rita 40 km east, about 40 min by car
- Catbalogan 48 km northeast, about 48 min by car
- Ormoc 52 km south, about 52 min by car
- Palompon 51 km southwest, about 51 min by car
- Calbiga 51 km east, about 51 min by car
- Tacloban 53 km southeast, about 53 min by car
- Palo 57 km southeast, about 57 min by car
- Daanbantayan 66 km west, about 1 h by car
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