Llorente, Eastern Samar

Llorente
Municipality
Municipality of Llorente

Map of Eastern Samar with Llorente highlighted
Llorente
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°25′N 125°32′E / 11.42°N 125.53°E / 11.42; 125.53Coordinates: 11°25′N 125°32′E / 11.42°N 125.53°E / 11.42; 125.53
Country  Philippines
Region Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province Eastern Samar
District Lone District
Named for Julio Aballe Llorente
Barangays 33 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Daniel Boco
 • Electorate 13,150 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 496.07 km2 (191.53 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 20,149
 • Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 6803
PSGC 082613000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)55
Climate type Tropical rainforest climate
Income class 3rd municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 114,069,031.11 (2016)
Native languages Waray
Tagalog
Website www.llorente-esamar.gov.ph

Llorente (IPA: [ˌʎoˈrɛntɛ]), officially the Municipality of Llorente, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 20,149 people.[3]

Barangays

Llorente is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. [2]

Demographics

Population census of Llorente
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 5,731—    
1918 8,270+2.48%
1939 11,570+1.61%
1948 13,955+2.10%
1960 13,958+0.00%
1970 16,291+1.56%
1975 15,639−0.82%
1980 19,091+4.07%
1990 18,278−0.43%
1995 16,071−2.38%
2000 19,336+4.04%
2007 18,257−0.79%
2010 19,101+1.66%
2015 20,149+1.02%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4][5][6]

The population of Llorente in the 2015 census was 20,149 people,[3] with a density of 41 inhabitants per square kilometre or 110 inhabitants per square mile.

The Municipality was named after Julio Aballe Llorente (1863–1940), a Cebuano Politician who was instrumental in the establishment of the American Government in Cebu. He was the 1st Governor of Cebu, who once became a Governor of Samar in the early 1900s.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Eastern Samar". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  6. ↑ "Province of Eastern Samar". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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