Place:Maasin, Southern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines

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NameMaasin
Alt namesMaasinsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates10.133°N 124.85°E
Located inSouthern Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Maasin (IPA: ]), officially known as the City of Maasin, is a 4th class component city and capital of the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,446 people.

It has 70 barangays and located on the western part of the province with land area of .

Maasin City is the commercial and religious center of Southern Leyte and the south-western part of Leyte Island. On August 10, 2000, Maasin was converted into a city. The Diocese of Maasin was founded on August 14, 1968.

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