MAASIN  , 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 .