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بیلیران
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Biliran, officially the Province of Biliran (Waray-Waray: Probinsya han Biliran; ; ), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region (Region VIII). Biliran is one of the country's smallest and newest provinces. Formerly a sub-province of Leyte, it became an independent province in 1992.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Biliran
- Settlement.image_caption
- top to bottom, left to right: Biliran Bridge, Sambawan Island, Tomalistis Falls
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Biliran.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_seal
- Seal of Biliran.svg
- Settlement.seal_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Biliran in Philippines.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location in the Philippines
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- May 11, 1992
- Settlement.leader_title
- Governor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Rogelio J. Espina (NP)
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Vice Governor
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Roselyn E. Paras (Lakas-CMD)
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Legislature
- Settlement.leader_name2
- Biliran Provincial Board
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Lalawigan ng Biliran
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Leyte
- Contains
- Naval
- Capital
- Naval
- Population
- 184095
- Area
- 536.01
- Body of water
- Samar Sea
- Shares border with
- Samar
- Highest point
- Biliran
- Official website
- biliran.gov.ph
- Image
- Biliran.jpg
- Households
- 43053
- Dialing code
- 53
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- Commons category
- Biliran
- topic's main category
- Category:Biliran
- inception
- 1992-05-11
- postal code
- 6560–6567
- located in/on physical feature
- Biliran
- coextensive with
- Biliran
- language used
- Waray
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical monsoon climate
- electorate
- 124191
- poverty incidence
- 19.90
- total assets
- 2577801205.12
- total liabilities
- 513060340.64
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 1134134452.60
- total expenditure
- 823891562.62
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