Caibiran

Caibiran, officially the Municipality of Caibiran, is a local government municipality in the province of Biliran in the Philippines. It is associated with several local-language names, including Bungto han Caibiran in Waray, Lungsod sa Caibiran in Cebuano, and Bayan ng Caibiran in Tagalog. The municipality is part of Biliran's local administrative and geographic structure rather than a commercial consumer brand. Caibiran covers 83.55 square kilometres, representing approximately 15.59 percent of Biliran's total land area of 536.01 square kilometres. The municipality is divided politically into 17 barangays, which are further organized into puroks; some barangays also contain sitios. This barangay structure forms the basic framework for local administration and community organization. The municipality's population was recorded at 24,444 in the 2024 census, with a reported population density of approximately 290 people per square kilometre. Waray is the predominant language spoken by the local population, reflecting Caibiran's cultural and linguistic setting in the eastern Visayas region. Cebuano and Tagalog names are also used in formal or broader Philippine contexts. A documented administrative change occurred in 1948, when the barangays of Ungale, Tuo, and Inasuyan were transferred from Caibiran to Kawayan, another municipality in Biliran. This change forms part of the municipality's recorded territorial and administrative history. Caibiran's public identity is primarily civic and geographic. Its official municipal website serves as the relevant institutional web presence, while public statistical and geographic information is provided through Philippine government sources, including the Philippine Statistics Authority. Available reference material identifies the municipality's population, land area, barangay organization, language profile, and administrative history, but does not establish a commercial product portfolio, consumer positioning, corporate ownership structure, public listing, or private-sector brand strategy.

Caibiran is a municipality of Biliran province in the Philippines. Its official designation is the Municipality of Caibiran, and it is also known through local-language forms including Bungto han Caibiran, Lungsod sa Caibiran, and Bayan ng Caibiran. The municipality's identity is administrative and geographic: it represents a local government area and community rather than a privately owned commercial brand. The municipality occupies 83.55 square kilometres. According to Philippine geographic statistics, this area accounts for approximately 15.59 percent of Biliran province's total land area of 536.01 square kilometres. Caibiran is organized into 17 barangays, the standard local administrative subdivisions used in the Philippines. Barangays are in turn divided into puroks, and some include sitios, creating a layered structure for local governance and settlement organization. An important recorded change in Caibiran's administrative history took place in 1948, when the barangays of Ungale, Tuo, and Inasuyan were transferred to Kawayan, Biliran. This transfer altered the municipality's territorial composition and is part of the documented development of local boundaries within the province. The 2024 census recorded 24,444 residents in Caibiran, equivalent to a population density of about 290 inhabitants per square kilometre. The population predominantly speaks Waray. The municipality's multilingual naming reflects the wider linguistic environment of the Philippines: Waray is prominent locally, while Cebuano and Tagalog forms are also used to identify the town in other contexts. Public information about Caibiran is principally maintained through local-government and national statistical channels. The municipal website provides an official institutional point of reference, while the Philippine Statistics Authority supplies demographic and geographic data. The available material does not document a founding year, individual founder, private owner, parent organization, commercial product lines, marketing campaigns, or corporate financial history. Accordingly, Caibiran is best catalogued as an active municipality and civic entity, not as a conventional commercial brand.

• 2024

  Population recorded in the national census

  [1]Caibiranen.wikipedia.org

  The 2024 census recorded 24,444 residents in Caibiran, with a reported population density of approximately 290 inhabitants per square kilometre.

• 1948

  Transfer of three barangays to Kawayan

  [1]Caibiranen.wikipedia.org

  The barangays of Ungale, Tuo, and Inasuyan were transferred from Caibiran to Kawayan in Biliran, changing Caibiran's administrative territory.

A local-government municipality and geographic community in Biliran province, rather than a commercial product brand.

1. 1Caibiranen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Municipality of Caibiran official websitecaibiran-biliran.gov.ph