Basey

Basey is a of the Philippines in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.Basey is said to have been the Leyte's capital during the American period.On 8 November 2013, Basey was one of the places heavily devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan, leaving more than 200 people dead.EtymologyThe town's name is pronounced "Basai" or "Basay", not "basÉY". This mispronunciation was propagated by American soldiers in the early days of the American colonial period. There is no "ey" sound in the Waray-Waray language. Basay is from the Waray word mabaisai, meaning "beautiful".BarangaysBasey is politically subdivided into 51 barangays. In 1957, the sitio of Cancoral was converted into the barrio of Roxas. Amandayehan Anglit Bacubac Baloog Basiao Buenavista Burgos Cambayan Can-abay Cancaiyas Canmanila Catadman Cogon Dolongan Guintigui-an Guirang Balante Iba Inuntan Loog Mabini Magallanes Manlilinab Del Pilar May-it Mongabong New San Agustin Nouvelas Occidental Old San Agustin Panugmonon Pelit Baybay (Pob.) Buscada (Pob.) Lawa-an (Pob.) Loyo (Pob.) Mercado (Pob.) Palaypay (Pob.) Sulod (Pob.) Roxas Salvacion San Antonio San Fernando Sawa Serum Sugca Sugponon Tinaogan Tingib Villa Aurora Binongtu-an Bulao