Place:Liloan, Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines

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NameLiloan
Alt namesPanaonsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates10.15°N 125.117°E
Located inSouthern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Liloan, officially the Municipality of Liloan, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,800 people.

Liloan's town center is located at the northern part of Panaon Island which is connected to the mainland of Leyte by a bridge (Wawa Bridge).

"Liloan" is derived from the local term lilo, meaning "whirlpool". Whirlpools can be seen at Panaon Strait, the navigable narrow waterway between the mainland of Leyte and Panaon island.

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