Santo Niño, Samar


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Formerly known as Limbancauayan, it consists of the northern island of Camandag and the larger Santo Niño Island about to the south. In between those two islands is the smaller Pilar Island. The municipality's poblacion is located in Santo Niño Island.

Geography

The islands are located in Samar Sea about south-west of Calbayog City in the main island of Samar.

Santo Niño Island

The larger Santo Niño Island is about north-west of Maripipi, Biliran province with an area of about. Both islands are volcanic in origin with Santo Niño having the highest elevation in the municipality at.
The circular Camandag Island is located north of Santo Niño Island, about shore to shore. It has area of about with an elevation of.
The smallest island of the municipality is located off north-west of Santo Niño Island and about south-west of Camandag Island. Pilar Island has an elevation of.

Barangays

Santo Niño is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.

History

This town has an ancient Bisayan name Limbankawayan which derived from the word limba meaning red and kawayan means bamboo thus a red colored bamboo which is abundant during those days.
It was separated from Calbayog and made a pueblo and a parish by a Royal Decree of September 29, 1898. The Bishop of Cebu had recommended in 1895 that it achieve parish status, though final approval and confirmation was not relayed from Madrid through Manila until the year 1897.

Demographics

Transportation

There are no airports on the islands of Santo Niño and Camandag. The islands are reached by boats from the Port of Calbayog City.