Lawaan
Sign in to saveLawaan, officially the Municipality of Lawaan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 13,063 people. It is home to Bolusao Watershed Forest Reserve, primarily located in Barangay Bolusao.
Key facts
- Settlement.timezone
- PST
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +8
- Settlement.image_skyline
- BARANGAY BOLUSAO Olot White Beach.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Olot White Beach in Barangay Bolusao
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_Lawaan,_Eastern_Samar.png
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.seal_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Philippines
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within the
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Philippines
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.nickname
- Gateway to Eastern Samar
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Philippines
- Official name
- Municipality of Lawaan
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Eastern Samar
- Population
- 13063
- Area
- 162.56
- Elevation
- 63
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Shares border with
- Marabut
- Official website
- www.lawaan-esamar.gov.ph
- Households
- 3213
- Dialing code
- 55
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- language used
- Waray
- postal code
- 6813
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical rainforest climate
- poverty incidence
- 35.24
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 142157793.55
- total assets
- 285830283.37
- total expenditure
- 125330770.09
- total liabilities
- 158976313.63
- electorate
- 10573
- Commons category
- Lawaan, Eastern Samar
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Tourism
- Notable personalities
- References
- External links
Lawaan, officially the Municipality of Lawaan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 13,063 people. It is home to Bolusao Watershed Forest Reserve, primarily located in Barangay Bolusao.
Lawaan is the historical hometown of the legendary sundang-wielding fighters in women's clothing during the 1901 Battle of Balangiga. Being a town adjacent to the Samar Island Natural Park - the country's largest terrestrial protected area - the land has vast natural landscapes and wildlife sanctuaries. Numerous waterfalls such as Amandaraga, Amanjuray, Pangi and Ban-awan dot the vast Bolusao Watershed Forest Reserve. Off the coast, white-sand islets also abound the town's horizon.
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