Silvino Lubos, officially the Municipality of Silvino Lubos (; ), is a

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in the

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Northern Samar Northern Samar (; ), officially the Province of Northern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is Catarman, the most populous town in the province and is located at the northern portion of ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,100 people.

History

It is a former barrio of the town of

Pambujan Pambujan, officially the Municipality of Pambujan (; ), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,532 people. Geography Pambujan has a contiguous territory of , ...

. Its former name was Barrio Suba until it became a town on June 17, 1967.

Geography

Barangays

Silvino Lubos is politically subdivided into 26

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. *Balud *Cababayogan *Cabunga-an *Cagda-o *Caghilot *Camanggaran *Camaya-an *Deit de Suba *Deit de Turag *Gebonawan *Gebolwangan *Gecbo-an *Giguimitan *Genagasan *Geparayan de Turag *Gusaran *Imelda *Montalban *Suba (

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) *San Isidro *Senonogan de Tubang *Tobgon *Victory *Poblacion I *Poblacion II *San Antonio

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Silvino Lubos had the highest poverty incidence of all cities and municipalities of the Philippines in 2015. Silvino Lubos's economy is based on agriculture and timber since it is surrounded by forests. Recently, tourism-based activities have started to develop as the town's cool weather conditions make the town's temperature conditions comparable to Baguio's and the rugged terrain similar to Sagada's. Camping tour organizers have been bringing tourists to the site as a new road paved the way for motor vehicles to reach Silvino Lubos overland on a much shorter travel time compared to motorized boats that ply the Pambujan River to reach the town in a much longer travel time. Before discovering river cruises, the town was reachable only by hiking through mountain trails from the nearest transport access point.

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