Burauen

Also known as Municipality of Burauen, Burauen, Leyte

Burauen (IPA: [bu'ɾaʊen]), officially the Municipality of Burauen (; ), is a First Income Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of people.

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Municipality of Burauen
Population: 54635
Area: 265.33
Elevation: 229
Official website: web.evis.net.ph/lgu/burauen
Image: Burauen Municipal Hall.jpg
Households: 13815
Dialing code: 53

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postal code: 6516
Commons category: Burauen
poverty incidence: 28.20
IPA transcription: [buˈɾawen]
fiscal/tax revenue: 310094636.82
total expenditure: 199615268.35
total assets: 1064002291.23
total liabilities: 192072080.64
electorate: 36133

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Contents

Etymology
Elected Officials
History
Early settlers
Spanish regime
Filipino - American War
World War II
Post-war period to present
Timeline
Geography
Barangays
Climate
Demographics
Sex ratio stands at 106 males per 100 females
There were more males than females in children under five years old
Median age measures at 23.0 years
Dependency ratio decreases to 65 dependents per 100 persons in the working-age group
Two in every five household population are of school age
Senior citizens accounts for 9.1 percent of the household population
Nearly half of the female population are of reproductive age
Aging index is higher by 3.9 percentage points from 23.3 in 2015 to 27.2 in 2020
Religion
Economy
LSR (Locally Sourced Revenue)
CMCI - Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index
Cities and municipalities competitiveness index ranking
Environment, sanitation, and natural resources
Municipal sanitary land fill site
Infrastructure
Tourism
Attractions
Heritage and Historical Monuments
Norberto Romualdez Sr. park
Healthcare
Education
Tertiary
Secondary
Primary
References
External links

==Etymology== The name “Burauen” evolved from the word “haru” which means “spring”. This is because Burauen is the fountainhead of several rivers: the big Daguitan and Marabong rivers, the Guinarona and Hibuga rivers that pass through several neighboring towns, as well as several smaller ones. The legend behind the name speaks of a drought when several tributaries of these rivers dried up, forcing people to flock to a cluster of large springs in the town. The place was duly called “Buraburon” which, according to Justice Norberto Lopez Romualdez Sr., is the “multiplicative construction of the word “haru” (spring), which indicates “abundance”. Over the years, the name “Buraburon” (“having many springs”) evolved into “Burawon” and finally into “Burauen”.