Basey
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Basey, officially the Municipality of Basey (Template:Langx; Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,685 people.Template:PH census
On 8 November 2013, Basey was one of the places heavily devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan, leaving more than 200 people dead.
Basey, strategically located across Tacloban, has become a satellite commercial and trade center in the southwestern area of Samar.
Etymology
The town's name is pronounced "Basai" or "Basay", not "basÉY". This mispronunciation was propagated by American soldiers in the early days of the American colonial period. There is no "ey" sound in the Waray-Waray language. Basay is from the Waray word mabaysay, meaning "beautiful".
Geography
Barangays
Basey is politically subdivided into 51 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
In 1957, the sitio of Cancoral was converted into the barrio of Roxas.[1]
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- Amandayehan
- Anglit
- Bacubac
- Baloog
- Basiao
- Buenavista
- Burgos
- Cambayan
- Can-abay
- Cancaiyas
- Canmanila
- Catadman
- Cogon
- Dolongan
- Guintigui-an
- Guirang
- Balante
- Iba
- Inuntan
- Loog
- Mabini
- Magallanes
- Manlilinab
- Del Pilar
- May-it
- Mongabong
- New San Agustin
- Nouvelas Occidental
- Old San Agustin
- Panugmonon
- Pelit
- Baybay (Poblacion)
- Buscada (Poblacion)
- Lawa-an (Poblacion)
- Loyo (Poblacion)
- Mercado (Poblacion)
- Palaypay (Poblacion)
- Sulod (Poblacion)
- Roxas
- Salvacion
- San Antonio
- San Fernando
- Sawa
- Serum
- Sugca
- Sugponon
- Tinaogan
- Tingib
- Villa Aurora
- Binongtu-an
- Bulao
Climate
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Demographics
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Economy
Tourism
The town of Basey is famous for its beautiful Sohoton Caves, whose inner chamber features stalactites, stalagmites, and an underground river.[2] The town is also known for artistically woven decorative mats called Banig. Tourists buy these mats as souvenir items.
References
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External links
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- Basey Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
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