Laaw

Philippines / Central Visayas / Taytayan / Central Nautical Highway

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Straddling within the Central Nautical Highway, this Barangay with a population of approximately 1,540 people derives its name from the vernacular term "Laaw" which means "wild or savage", which was a reference in the olden times that this place might had contained a number of wild animals and that the people living here in the olden times were savage and untamed as well, depicting the old nomadic settlers of Northern Cebu, prior to the arrival of the Spaniards.

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Coordinates: 10°50'51"N 123°58'51"E

Dalid 10 km
Bongon 12 km
Kantubaon 12 km
Tabili 15 km
Mag-alwa 27 km
Danasan 34 km
Tagbubonga 37 km
Ginatilan 39 km
Vito 46 km
Santa Rosa 55 km

Bongdo Gua 1.9 km
LUNAS BORBON CEBU 4.3 km
Mount Kampatok 8 km
Barangay Muabog, Tabogon 8.4 km
Horacio Franco Sugarcane Foundation 8.8 km
Kal-anan Tabogon 11 km
Mount Tangob 13 km
Winnie 14 km
Barangay Tacup, San Remigio, Cebu 16 km
Cebu 52 km

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Bongdo Gua LUNAS BORBON CEBU Mount Kampatok Barangay Muabog, Tabogon Horacio Franco Sugarcane Foundation Kal-anan Tabogon Mount Tangob Winnie Barangay Tacup, San Remigio, Cebu Cebu