[citation needed] This municipality was created on September 29, 1949, when President Elpidio Quirino issued Executive Order no.

Cabucgayan is bound on the north by Caibiran, east by the Villareal Bay, south by Carigara Bay, and west by the municipality of Biliran According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 54.19 square kilometres (20.92 sq mi) [6] constituting 10.11% of the 536.01-square-kilometre- (206.95 sq mi) total area of Biliran.

It is characterized by pronounced rainfall periodically accompanied by trade winds and storms during the months of January, June, July, November and December while the minimum monthly rainfall occurs in February, March, April and May.

The three major forest products are timber, rattan and wild abaca.

Poverty Incidence of Cabucgayan Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]