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Originally appearing in Volume V17, Page 188 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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MAASIN , a See also:

town on the S.W. See also:coast of the See also:island of Leyte, Philippine Islands, at the mouth of the Maasin See also:River. Pop. (1903), 21,638. Maasin is an important See also:port for See also:hemp and See also:copra. The well-built town occupies a narrow coastal See also:plain. The river valleys in the vicinity produce See also:cotton, See also:pepper, See also:tobacco, See also:rice, See also:Indian See also:corn and See also:fruit. Native cloths and pottery are manufactured. Maasin is the only See also:place on the See also:west coast of Leyte where a See also:court of See also:justice is held. The See also:language is Visayan.

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