Salcedo | |
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Municipality of Salcedo | |
![]() Map of Eastern Samar with Salcedo highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°09′N 125°40′E / 11.15°N 125.67°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Eastern Samar |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 41 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Melchor L. Mergal |
• Vice Mayor | Maricris D. Fabillar |
• Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 16,151 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 113.8 km2 (43.9 sq mi) |
Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
Highest elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 22,136 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,227 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 37.24 |
• Revenue | ₱ 129.9 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 227.5 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 103.3 million (2020, 2021), 47.03 million (2012), 50.88 million (2013), 62.99 million (2014), 61.29 million (2015), 61.99 million (2016), 72.47 million (2017), 71.59 million (2018), 87.66 million (2019), 112.4 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 40.23 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6802 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Website | www |
Salcedo (IPA: [ˌsɐlˈsɛdo]; Waray: Bungto han Salcedo, Tagalog: Bayan ng Salcedo), officially the Municipality of Salcedo, is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,136 people.[3]