Abuyog
Abuyog | |
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| Municipality of Abuyog | |
Downtown area | |
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Flag | |
| Nickname: Home of the Buyogan Festival | |
| Anthem: Abuyog Hymn | |
Interactive map of Abuyog | |
Abuyog Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°44′49″N 125°00′43″E / 10.747°N 125.012°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 5th district |
| Barangays | 63 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Lemuel Gin K. Traya (NPC) |
| • Vice Mayor | Dario P. Lleve (NPC) |
| • Representative | Carl Nicolas C. Cari (Lakas) |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 41,899 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 688.25 km2 (265.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 357 m (1,171 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 61,854 |
| • Density | 89.871/km2 (232.77/sq mi) |
| • Households | 14,896 |
| Demonym | Abuyognon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 27.84 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 435.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,203 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 404.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 213.7 million (2021, 2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6510 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | abuyogleyte |
Abuyog (IPA: [ʔɐ'bujog]), officially the Municipality of Abuyog, (Waray: Bungto han Abuyog; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Abuyog; Tagalog: Bayan ng Abuyog), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 61,854 people.
Facing Leyte Gulf out into the Philippine Sea, it is the largest town on the island of Leyte in terms of land area. It is bordered to the north by Javier, to the west by Mahaplag and Baybay, and to the south by Silago, located in Southern Leyte.