Kawayan

Kawayan (IPA: [kaʊ'aɪɐn]), officially the Municipality of Kawayan (Bungto han Kawayan; Lungsod sa Kawayan; Bayan ng Kawayan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Biliran, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,455 people.

Geography
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 61.02 km2 constituting 11.38% of the 536.01 km2 total area of Biliran.

Barangays
Kawayan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

In 1948, the barangays of Ungale, Tuo, and Inasuyan were transferred from Caibiran, Biliran. Kawayan, like the Municipality of Biliran, is a melting pot for Waray and Cebuano-speakers. The municipality is linguistically divided into two languages, the people of the western part of the town that faces Almeria at a distance speaks Cebuano while the eastern part that faces Maripipi and Culaba speaks Waray.

Demographics
In the 2020 census, Kawayan had a population of 20,455. The population density was undefined PD/km2.