Biliran

Biliran
Province
Province of Biliran
clockwise from top: mountains of Caibiran, Downtown Naval, Sambawan Island, Biliran island satellite in 2016
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Location in the Philippines
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Coordinates: 11°35′N 124°29′E / 11.58°N 124.48°E / 11.58; 124.48
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Founded	11 May 1992
Capital and largest town	Naval
Government
• Governor	Gerard Roger M. Espina (NP)
• Vice Governor	Brigido C. Caneja III (NP)
• Legislature	Biliran Provincial Board
Area [1]
• Total	536.01 km2 (206.95 sq mi)
• Rank	78th out of 81
Highest elevation [2] (Mount Naliwatan)	1,346 m (4,416 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	179,312
• Rank	75th out of 81
• Density	330/km2 (870/sq mi)
• Rank	21st out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	0
• Municipalities	8 Almeria Biliran Cabucgayan Caibiran Culaba Kawayan Maripipi Naval
• Barangays	132
• Districts	Lone district of Biliran
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
ISO 3166 code	PH-BIL
Spoken languages	Waray Cebuano Tagalog English
Income classification	4th class
Website	biliran.gov.ph

Biliran, officially the Province of Biliran (Waray-Waray: Probinsya han Biliran; Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Biliran; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Biliran), is an island province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region (Region VIII). Biliran is one of the country's smallest and newest provinces. Formerly a sub-province of Leyte, it became an independent province in 1992.

Biliran lies less than a kilometer north of the island of Leyte. A bridge-causeway fixed link over Poro Island in the gateway town of Biliran connects the province to Leyte.^[4] Its capital is the municipality of Naval on the western coast of the island.