Lavezares, Philippines
Lavezares is a town of 4,082 people in Eastern Visayas, Philippines.
Why visit Lavezares
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 places to eat, 5 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Lavezares
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About Lavezares
Lavezares, officially the Municipality of Lavezares (Waray: Bungto han Lavezares; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lavezares), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 29,801 people.
From the Wikipedia article Lavezares (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks1
Restaurants and cafes2
Urdaneta Coral Sands Resort
Restaurant · Pizza, Burger, Coffee Shop, Regional, Sandwich, Chicken · 3.1 km
Urdaneta - Barobaybay Road, Lavezares
Mon - Sunday 11AM - 9PM
Where to stay5
History
Lavezares was just a visita during the late 19th century. In this period of time, Barobaybay, Villa and MacArthur served as the oldest pueblos of the old municipality.
During the Spanish period, Lavezares was controlled by secular priests. It was named in honor of the Spanish Governor-General Guido de Lavezares who helped them become separated from the Municipality of Allen, and be an independent municipality. Sitios of Lavezares including Caburihan, Ocad, Caragas, Cataogan and Sabang-Tabok were converted into barangays though Republic Act 2370 (the Barrio Charter Act) and Republic Act 3590 (the Revised Barrio Charter Act). And shortly, the municipality was administered by the capitanes, presidentes and municipal mayors.
From the History section of Lavezares on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship4
Shopping4
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries49
Basilio B. Chan Memorial Agricultural and Industrial School
School · 1.2 km
Allen-Catarman Road
Healthcare1
Map of Lavezares
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Getting there and nearby towns
Catarman Airport (CRM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 33 km away.
- Catarman 34 km east, about 34 min by car
- Barcelona 42 km northwest, about 42 min by car
- Mondragon 46 km east, about 46 min by car
- Gubat 49 km northwest, about 49 min by car
- Calbayog City 59 km southeast, about 59 min by car
- Sorsogon 61 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Santa Margarita 66 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Castilla 67 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Laoang 74 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Mobo 76 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS061-E-138259 - View of the Philippines, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Banka at Allen Northern Samar, Ariel, CC BY 2.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, ericb1983, CC BY-SA 4.0
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