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Salcedo, Eastern Samar
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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 2024 census, it has a population of 21,335 people.[5]
Key Information
History
[edit]The town was formerly a part of Guiuan. On December 8, 1862, Salcedo became an independent municipality by a decree of the Bishop of Cebu. It was named after Juan de Salcedo, a Spanish conquistador.[6]
During World War II the Salcedo was part of a large US Navy base Leyte-Samar Naval Base from 1944 to 1946. In 1959, the sitio of Balud was converted into a barrio.[7]
Geography
[edit]Barangays
[edit]Salcedo is politically subdivided into 41 barangays. [8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Abejao
- Alog
- Asgad
- Bangon
- Bagtong
- Balud
- Barangay 1 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 13 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 2 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 3 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 4 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 5 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 6 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 7 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 8 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 9 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 10 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 11 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 12 (Poblacion)
- Buabua
- Burak
- Butig
- Cagaut
- Camanga
- Cantomoja
- Carapdapan
- Caridad
- Casili-on
- Iberan
- Jagnaya
- Lusod
- Malbog
- Maliwaliw
- Matarinao
- Naparaan
- Seguinon
- San Roque (Bugay)
- Santa Cruz
- Tacla-on
- Tagbacan
- Palanas
- Talangdawan
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Salcedo, Eastern Samar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[9] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 7,393 | — |
| 1918 | 9,106 | +1.40% |
| 1939 | 13,237 | +1.80% |
| 1948 | 15,201 | +1.55% |
| 1960 | 16,766 | +0.82% |
| 1970 | 15,077 | −1.05% |
| 1975 | 14,877 | −0.27% |
| 1980 | 16,355 | +1.91% |
| 1990 | 16,597 | +0.15% |
| 1995 | 16,026 | −0.65% |
| 2000 | 16,971 | +1.24% |
| 2007 | 18,680 | +1.33% |
| 2010 | 19,970 | +2.46% |
| 2015 | 22,532 | +2.33% |
| 2020 | 22,136 | −0.37% |
| 2024 | 21,335 | −0.88% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14] | ||
The population of Salcedo, Eastern Samar, in the 2024 census was 21,335 people,[15] with a density of 200 inhabitants per square kilometre or 520 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Salcedo
50.25
31.80
40.10
45.77
43.93
40.09
44.90
37.24
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Notable people
[edit]- José Lugay Raquel - member of the Philippine House of Representatives from 1916 to 1922
References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Salcedo | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ "About". Municipality of Salcedo. Retrieved June 18, 2025.
- ^ "R.A. No. 2095, An Act Converting the Sitio of Balud in the Municipality of Salcedo, Province of Samar, into a Barrio, to Be Known As the Barrio of Balud". LawPH.com. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
- ^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ "Salcedo, Eastern Samar : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

