Sogod, Southern Leyte
The Municipality of Sogod (pronounced ; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sogod, Tagalog: Bayan ng Sogod, Waray: Bungto han Sogod) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. Established in 1700, Sogod was incorporated as a municipality in June 10, 1853. The name of the municipality was originated from the Cebuano word, sogod, meaning "to start" and known as one of the few indigenous settlements established before the Spanish Colonization. It has a total population of 42,460 inhabitants in 8,342 households, according to the 2010 census. It is the most populous municipality in the province.
Sogod is mostly mountainous with flat fertile plains in the central and south portion of the municipality. Numerous river and creek systems nourished the plains with alluvial soil, producing rice, corn, copra, tobacco, abaca and root crops. Mining and quarrying business in the Subangdaku River are present, providing additional income to the town. It is connected via the Pan-Philippine Highway, located one hundred twenty-six (126) kilometers southwards from Tacloban City, the regional center of Eastern Visayas.
It is home to Southern Leyte State University (SLSU) Main Campus, a premier and foremost state university in the province of Southern Leyte, the Saint Thomas Aquinas College (STAC), one of the oldest and leading catholic institutions in the province and in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Maasin that served the community since January 6, 1946. The Agas-Agas Bridge, the country's tallest bridge, is also found in the town. It measures thirty (30) stories high or two hundred ninety-two (292) feet above ground. The bridge houses the longest zipline in Eastern Visayas in the length of eight hundred eighty (880) meters, established by the provincial government as a tourist attraction. This bridge is by far the tallest pier or column that involves the construction of a three hundred fifty (350) linear meter bridge, with a mix of steel and concrete, supported by two (2) piers from the ground.
Within the bay, the town is the center for trade, commerce and industry.
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