Mercedes
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Municipality of Mercedes | |
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Map of Eastern Samar with Mercedes highlighted
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°05′58″N 125°42′33″E / 11.0994°N 125.7092°E / 11.0994; 125.7092 | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Eastern Samar |
District | Lone district |
Founded | 1948 |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Edwin B. Quiminales |
• Vice Mayor | Jose P. Talagag |
• Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
• Councilors | List
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• Electorate | 5,661 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 23.32 km2 (9.00 sq mi) |
Elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
Highest elevation | 132 m (433 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population
(2020 census)[3]
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• Total | 6,112 |
• Density | 260/km2 (680/sq mi) |
• Households | 1,620 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence |
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• Revenue | ₱ 56.18 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 141.3 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 59.37 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 49.65 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code |
6808
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PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Website | www |
Mercedes (IPA: [ˌmɛrˈsɛdɛs]; Waray: Bungto han Mercedes, Tagalog: Bayan ng Mercedes), officially the Municipality of Mercedes, is a 5th class municipality in the provinceofEastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,112 people.[3]
Act No. 960 of the Philippine Commission incorporated the town of Mercedes comprising the barrios of Busay, Anoron, Sungan, Bobon, Banoyo and Boyayawon into Guiuan. In 1948, Republic Act No. 262 recreated the town.[5]
Mercedes is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Mercedes, Eastern Samar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 90 (3.5) |
67 (2.6) |
82 (3.2) |
70 (2.8) |
97 (3.8) |
145 (5.7) |
152 (6.0) |
127 (5.0) |
132 (5.2) |
152 (6.0) |
169 (6.7) |
144 (5.7) |
1,427 (56.2) |
Average rainy days | 17.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 20.6 | 24.3 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 26.4 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 255 |
Source: Meteoblue[7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 2,681 | — |
1948 | 5,265 | +1.51% |
1960 | 6,424 | +1.67% |
1970 | 4,605 | −3.27% |
1975 | 3,846 | −3.55% |
1980 | 4,848 | +4.74% |
1990 | 4,505 | −0.73% |
1995 | 5,473 | +3.71% |
2000 | 4,857 | −2.53% |
2007 | 5,041 | +0.51% |
2010 | 5,369 | +2.32% |
2015 | 6,070 | +2.36% |
2020 | 6,112 | +0.14% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11] |
The population of Mercedes, Eastern Samar, in the 2020 census was 6,112 people,[3] with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Mercedes
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2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
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