Abuyog, officially the Municipality of Abuyog, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 59,571 people.Facing Leyte Gulf out into the Philippine Sea, it is the largest town of the island of Leyte in terms of land area. It is bordered to the north by Javier, to the east by Mahaplag and Baybay City and to the south by Silago in Southern Leyte. Abuyog got its name when Spanish sailors came ashore in an early settlement at the mouth of the Abuyog River to replenish their supplies. Swarms of bees were all over the shore. The Spaniards asked the natives ¿Cómo se llama el pueblo?,...
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