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LO6N , the largest See also: town of the province of Bohol, See also: island of Bohol, Philippine Islands, on the extreme W. See also: coast
.
Pop
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(1903) 18,114
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Loon is picturesquely situated on the W. slope of a See also: hill, and is reached from the
See also: sea by steps cut in the rocks
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The harbour is in a sheltered See also: bay on the N. See also: side of the town
.
The cultivation of coco-nuts, See also: coffee, See also: cocoa, maguey, See also: tobacco, See also: cotton and See also: Indian corn, and the raising of livestock are the See also: principal See also: industries; there is also considerable commerce and some manufacturing
.
The language is chiefly Bohol-Visayan
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