Javier, officially the Municipality of Javier, is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populati…Javier, officially the Municipality of Javier, is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,658 people. The municipality of Javier, Leyte was formerly barrio of the municipality of Abuyog, Leyte. Bugho was the former name of the town and is a contraction of the dialect term "Binogho", meaning a small clearing within a forest area. Settlers at about the turn of the century cultivated this small patch of land. Among the earliest known settlers was Macario Cultura, a native of Burauen, Leyte who was believed to have led his friends and relatives to cultivate the fertile soil of the area. Later on, as the settlement of the people thrived, it then became a sitio of barrio Pinocawan, and was established as a barrio since the Spanish colonial occupation.
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