Anahawan

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Anahawan, officially the Municipality of Anahawan, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 8,211 people.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anahawan,_Southern_Leyte
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Coordinates:   10°17'38"N   125°12'38"E

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  • The early coastal inhabitants believed to be adventurous settlers from neighboring provinces, originally settled northwest of Anahawan creek, where the palm-like Anahawan trees grew in abundance. It was earlier known as Kapirang. Anahawan was once a barrio of Hinundayan.(On January 1, 1931) from the profil of southern leyte
  • Anahawan's fiesta is every June 13 in honor of San Antonio de Padua.
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