Can-avid (IPA: �kɐnˈʔavɪd, officially the Municipality of Can-avid (; ), is a

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in the

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Eastern Samar Eastern Samar ( Waray-Waray: ''Sinirangan Samar''; ), officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan, which is the most populous. Eastern Samar ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,682 people.

History

Can-avid was created in 1948 from the

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s of Can-avid, Carolina, Barok, Cansangaya, Mabuhay, Camantang, Canilay, Pandol and Balagon, formerly part of

Dolores, Eastern Samar Dolores (IPA: �doˈlorɛs, officially the Municipality of Dolores (; ), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,626 people. Dolores is a coastal town bounded on ...

, by virtue of Republic Act No. 264.

Geography

Barangays

Can-avid is politically subdivided into 28

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s. Each barangay consists of

purok A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...

s and some have

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. * Balagon * Baruk * Boco * Caghalong * Camantang * Can-ilay * Cansangaya * Canteros * Carolina * Guibuangan * Jepaco * Mabuhay * Malogo * Obong * Pandol * Barangay 1

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* Barangay 2 Poblacion * Barangay 3 Poblacion * Barangay 4 Poblacion * Barangay 5 Poblacion * Barangay 6 Poblacion * Barangay 7 Poblacion * Barangay 8 Poblacion * Barangay 9 Poblacion * Barangay 10 Poblacion * Salvacion * Solong * Rawis

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Can-avid, Eastern Samar, was 21,682 people, with a density of .

Economy

References

External links

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