| The Municipality of Sogod Lungsod sa Sogod |
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
| Province | Southern Leyte |
| Districts | Legislative district of Southern Leyte |
| Barangays | 45 Barangays |
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| - Mayor | Shefferd Lino Tan |
| Population (2007) | |
| - Total | 36,000 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 6606 |
| Area code(s) | 53 |
Sogod is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 36,000.
The municipality of Sogod is the home of Southern Leyte State University. Parts of the municipality are prone to mudslides. Following the 2006 Southern Leyte mudslide, Governor Lerias placed the town of Sogod under a state of calamity.
Within the bay, Sogod town is the centre for trade, commerce and industry. [1]
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Town History
Early discovery
In 1853, before it officially became a municipality, Sogod was already a trading center in the Southern Leyte. Natives of the then Sugut village found a settlement in the enclaves of Seilani (now Southern Leyte) near the banks of the Subangdaku River in what the Spaniards later named Baluarte which has retained its name until the present day. In 1543, during era of Villalobos expedition, folks living in Abuyog informed the navigators that a certain area in the southeastern part of the island lies a village named Sugut where Chinese junks are regularly traded the natives with gold. The information was later confirmed when Legazpi expedition in 1565 came to visit the country. Seventeen years later, the Spanish chronicler Loarca noted the Sugut was one of the aboriginal villages of Leyte together with Cabalian (now San Juan), Ormoc and Carigara.[2] On September 6, 1571, Sogod became a part of the Spanish encomienda in Leyte.
New municipality
In 1616, Sogod was founded as mission by the Jesuits.[3] By virtue of a decree signed by Governor General Antonio de Urbiztondo, Sogod became a municipality on June 10, 1853. On August 8, 1869, thirteen year after its inauguration, Sogod was raised with a parish status under the patronage of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception by virtue of a Real Aprobacion, an episcopal decree dated May 14, 1866.[4]
Barangays
Sogod is politically subdivided into 45 barangays.
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Geography
Sogod is bounded in the north by Mahaplag, Leyte, in the south by Sogod Bay, in the east by Libagon and in the west by Bontoc. It has a total land area of 19,270 hectares. The town has mostly plains and hills and mountainous areas in the deep northern-northwestern and northearstern parts.
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