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Southern Leyte forms an important part of the inter-island transportation system of the country, with ferries transporting people and goods between Liloan and Surigao Del Norte in Mindanao . Limasawa , an island municipality to the south is believed to be the site of the first Christian Mass in the far east, when Ferdinand Magellan landed there in 1521 . PEOPLE AND CULTURE The Native Language is Cebuano . English and Tagalog are widely understood as second languages. ECONOMY GEOGRAPHY Political Southern Leyte is subdivided into 18 Municipalities and 1 City . City Municipalities
Physical Southern Leyte occupies the southern one-fourth of the island of Leyte . Southern Leyte is bounded by the province of Leyte to the north, by Surigao Strait to the east, Bohol Sea to the south, and Canigao Channel , across from Bohol , to the west. Its capital is Maasin City . HISTORY For a time, Southern Leyte was a part of Leyte province. The difficulty of managing the entire island from Tacloban , the capital of Leyte, suggested the need to separate the island into two provinces. A law, Republic Act 2227, was passed forming the province of Southern Leyte in 1959 and the province was inaugurated in 1960 . See Also: 2006 Southern Leyte mudslide On February 17 , 2006 , several mudslides caused by heavy rains, amounting over 200cm (79 inches), and a minor Earthquake destroyed at least one town and many buildings. Hundreds are presumed dead and over a thousand are missing. Rescue efforts were greatly hampered by poor road conditions and lack of heavy equipment. Unfortunately, over 1,800 people are missing and possibly dead here. The city of Guinsaugon is absoulutely leveled and everything from trees to homes are gone. EXTERNAL LINKS |