Burauen
Sign in to saveBurauen (IPA: [bu'ɾaʊen]), officially the Municipality of Burauen (; ), is a First Income Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of people.
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- Etymology
- Elected Officials
- History
- Early settlers
- Spanish regime
- Filipino - American War
- World War II
- Post-war period to present
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- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Sex ratio stands at 106 males per 100 females
- There were more males than females in children under five years old
- Median age measures at 23.0 years
- Dependency ratio decreases to 65 dependents per 100 persons in the working-age group
- Two in every five household population are of school age
- Senior citizens accounts for 9.1 percent of the household population
- Nearly half of the female population are of reproductive age
- Aging index is higher by 3.9 percentage points from 23.3 in 2015 to 27.2 in 2020
- Religion
- Economy
- LSR (Locally Sourced Revenue)
- CMCI - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index
- Cities and municipalities competitiveness index ranking
- Environment, sanitation, and natural resources
- Municipal sanitary land fill site
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- Heritage and Historical Monuments
- Norberto Romualdez Sr. park
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Burauen (IPA: [bu'ɾaʊen]), officially the Municipality of Burauen (; ), is a First Income Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of people.
==Etymology== The name “Burauen” evolved from the word “haru” which means “spring”. This is because Burauen is the fountainhead of several rivers: the big Daguitan and Marabong rivers, the Guinarona and Hibuga rivers that pass through several neighboring towns, as well as several smaller ones. The legend behind the name speaks of a drought when several tributaries of these rivers dried up, forcing people to flock to a cluster of large springs in the town. The place was duly called “Buraburon” which, according to Justice Norberto Lopez Romualdez Sr., is the “multiplicative construction of the word “haru” (spring), which indicates “abundance”. Over the years, the name “Buraburon” (“having many springs”) evolved into “Burawon” and finally into “Burauen”.