Density: 217.5 / sq. km

563.3 / sq. mi

Municipalities/City: 19

• Anahawan

• Bontoc

• City of Maasin

(Capital)

• Hinunangan

• Hinundayan

• Libagon

• Liloan

• Limasawa

• Malitbog

• Macrohon

• Padre Burgos

• Pintuyan

• Saint Bernard

• San Francisco

• San Juan

• San Ricardo

• Silago

• Sogod

• Tomas Oppus

Primary Economic

Activities:

• Coconut

• Abaca Fiber

• Fishing

• Livestock

• Poultry

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Population: 390,847

(2007)

Province: Southern Leyte

Region: Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)

Natural Disaster Risk Profile

Earthquakes

The province lies within the Philippine Fault System. The major fault lines traverse the

municipalities of Sogod, Libagon and San Juan to Panaon Island. According to the Mines

and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), these areas experienced magnitude 6.9 earthquakes in

1907 and 1948 and magnitude 6.4 earthquake in July 1984.

Flood

The province has 18 major rivers. Of these, Subangdaku River in Sogod municipality is the

largest. Subang Daku has a very wide floodplain and becomes hazardous during heavy

rains. In 2001, the river overflowed, inundating low-lying towns of Liloan and San

Vicente and destroying then ongoing flood control project. The province also has an

inland lake, Lake Danao, located in the mountains of San Juan and Anahaw towns.

Natural Hazard Risks:

Southern Leyte is a province of the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas

Region (Region VIII). Maasin City is the capital of the province. Sothern Leyte

ranks as the second least populated area in the region, but it is one of the

most disaster-prone areas in the country. The province’s geological features

and location render it vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, including

flooding, tsunamis, rain-induced landslides, earthquake hazards and storm

surges.

Poverty Incidence(2009): 43.3 %

Human Development Index

(2006): 0.554

Airport: Panan-awan (Maasin)

Airport

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Density:

Approximate number of people (or percentage of the

total population) highly susceptible to natural hazards:

1. Flooding: 249,941 (or 64% of the total

population of the province)

2. Tsunami: 221,321 (57%)

3. Rain induced landslide: 214,640 (55%)

4. Earthquake hazard: 135,929 (35%)

5. Storm surge: 207,778 (53%)

Population Vulnerability Profile:

Landslide

The MGB has warned that province’s geological features make it susceptible to landslides and flooding.

In December 2003, a landslide in San Francisco municipality killed 200 people and destroyed most of the town.

In February 2006, Barangay Guinsaugon, Saint Bernard Municipality, was almost flattened due to a landslide,

which killed 1,800 of its 1,857 residents.

Earthquake Vulnerability Map Flood Vulnerability Map

Legend

Areas Prone to HazardHigh Susceptibility

Barangay Population< 500

500 - 1500

> 1500

Natural Disaster Risk Profile Province: Southern Leyte Region: Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)

Government Contact Points(s): Governor Damian Mercado, Chairman,

Southern Leyte Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council

(PDRRMC)

Landslide Vulnerability Map Tsunami Vulnerability Map

Storm surge Vulnerability Map

Natural Hazards

Vulnerability Map

Data Sources: READY Project, Office of Civil Defense(OCD), National Mapping and Resource

Information Authority (NAMRIA), Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), Phil. Institute of

Volcanology (PHILVOCS), Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical

Administration(PAG-ASA), National Statistics Office (NSO), National Statistical Coordination

Board (NSCB) and Human Development Network (HDN)

Vulnerability is the conditions determined by physical and environmental factors or processes, which increase the susceptibility of a community to the impact of

hazards. Risk is the probability of harmful consequences, or expected losses (deaths, injuries, property, economic activity disrupted) resulting from interactions

between natural hazards and vulnerable conditions. (Source: International Strategy for Disaster Reduction)