Liloan

Liloan, officially the Municipality of Liloan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 158,387 people, making it the most populated municipality in Cebu and the whole Visayas.

Key facts

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Settlement.etymology: Cebuano term lilo, meaning whirlpool
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District

Article

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Contents

History
Geography
Barangays
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Landmarks
Lighthouse
Liloan Church (San Fernando Rey Parish Church)
Titay's Rosquillos and Delicacies
Tourism
Rosquillos Festival
List of heads of local government
Gallery
Notable people
See also
Notes
References
Sources
External links

==History== Along its coastline, there is a spot called Silot, where a whirlpool is created by the ebbs and flows of the waters from the bay. This phenomenon is called lilo in Cebuano. Because of this, the town was known as Liloan, meaning "a place where there is a lilo".