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Maasin
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a town on the S.W. coast of the island of Leyte, Philippine Islands, at the mouth of the Maasin River. Pop. (1903), 21,638. Maasin is an important port for hemp and copra. The well-built town occupies 'a narrow coastal plain. The river valleys in the vicinity produce cotton, pepper, tobacco, rice, Indian corn and fruit. Native cloths and pottery are manufactured. Maasin is the only place on the west coast of Leyte where a court of justice is held. The language is Visayan.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Maasin'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/maasin.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Maasin'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/maasin.html. 1910.
