Anahawan

For the place in the province of Agusan del Sur, see Sibagat.

Anahawan, officially the Municipality of Anahawan (Kabalian: Lungsod san Anahawan; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Anahawan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Anahawan), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,429 people.^[5]

Anahawan
Municipality
Municipality of Anahawan
Flag Seal
Map of Southern Leyte with Anahawan highlighted
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Anahawan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°16′27″N 125°15′30″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Southern Leyte
District	2nd district
Founded	1930
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Alfredo N. Luna Jr. (Aksyon)
• Vice Mayor	Nestor B. Vestal (Aksyon)
• Representative	Christopherson M. Yap
• Municipal Council	Members Rex L. Sales Marlyn M. Armonia Federico L. Lambonao Jr. Lolito M. Gunda Diego A. Loquinte Mara G. Pabon Reinario S. Behare Pretzelito T. Timbang
• Electorate	6,411 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	58.09 km2 (22.43 sq mi)
Elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Highest elevation	928 m (3,045 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	8,766
• Density	150.9/km2 (390.8/sq mi)
• Households	1,988
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	24.75 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 94.82 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 274.2 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 76.97 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 61.04 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6610
PSGC	0806401000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.anahawan-sleyte.gov.ph

History

The municipality is created as Delgado through Executive Order No. 219, issued by Governor General Dwight F. Davis on December 2, 1929, which organized 22 barrios—separated from Hinundayan—into the 47th municipality of the once undivided Leyte.^[6][7] However, its organization only took effect on January 1, 1930.^[8] By Act No. 3705 dated November 20, the municipality was renamed Anahawan, which would be effective exactly a year after its establishment.^[9]

Geography

Barangays

Anahawan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Amagusan
• Calintaan
• Canlabian
• Capacuhan
• Kagingkingan
• Lewing
• Lo-ok
• Mahalo
• Mainit
• Manigawong
• Poblacion
• San Vicente
• Tagup-on
• Cogon

Climate

Climate data for Anahawan, Southern Leyte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	78 (3.1)	57 (2.2)	84 (3.3)	79 (3.1)	118 (4.6)	181 (7.1)	178 (7.0)	169 (6.7)	172 (6.8)	180 (7.1)	174 (6.9)	128 (5.0)	1,598 (62.9)
Average rainy days	16.7	13.8	17.3	18.5	23.2	26.5	27.1	26.0	26.4	27.5	24.6	21.0	268.6
Source: Meteoblue[10]

Demographics

Population census of Anahawan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1939	5,086	—
1948	4,703	−0.87%
1960	5,545	+1.38%
1970	6,094	+0.95%
1975	6,875	+2.45%
1980	6,544	−0.98%
1990	7,063	+0.77%
1995	6,471	−1.63%
2000	7,209	+2.34%
2007	8,032	+1.50%
2010	7,942	−0.41%
2015	8,211	+0.64%
2020	8,429	+0.55%
2024	8,766	+0.95%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority. [11][12][13][14]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Anahawan

10 20 30 40 2000 31.54 2003 26.02 2006 22.40 2009 29.67 2012 39.12 2015 36.61 2018 23.63 2021 24.75 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]