Almagro, Samar

Almagro, officially the Municipality of Almagro (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Almagro; Waray: Bungto han Almagro; Tagalog: Bayan ng Almagro), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,273 people.^[3]

Almagro
Municipality
Municipality of Almagro
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Map of Samar with Almagro highlighted
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Almagro Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°54′39″N 124°17′07″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Samar
District	1st district
Barangays	23 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Amelia P. Cano
• Vice Mayor	Kathleen S. Prudenciado
• Representative	Stephen James Tan
• Councilors	List • Ranel L. Geras • Jenesa J. Tomamak • Hazel M. Merino • Fernando I. Jabinal • Anilor B. Orbeso • Danilo B. Cornita • Claudio F. Lapure • Henry C. Canonoy DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	11,575 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	51.36 km2 (19.83 sq mi)
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Highest elevation	899 m (2,949 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	9,273
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
• Households	2,243
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	33.93 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 93.18 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 295.8 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 56.34 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 151.8 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Samar 1 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6724
PSGC	0806001000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Cebuano Waray Tagalog language

Geography

Barangays

Almagro is politically subdivided into 23 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Bacjao
• Biasong I
• Costa Rica
• Guin-ansan
• Kerikite
• Lunang I (Look)
• Lunang II
• Malobago
• Marasbaras
• Panjobjoban I
• Poblacion
• Talahid
• Tonga-Tonga
• Imelda (Badjang)
• Biasong II
• Costa Rica II
• Mabuhay
• Magsaysay
• Panjobjoban II
• Roño
• San Isidro
• San Jose
• Veloso

Climate

Climate data for Almagro, Samar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	72 (2.8)	52 (2.0)	65 (2.6)	62 (2.4)	87 (3.4)	129 (5.1)	153 (6.0)	124 (4.9)	147 (5.8)	157 (6.2)	139 (5.5)	117 (4.6)	1,304 (51.3)
Average rainy days	17.4	13.4	16.8	18.0	22.0	25.3	26.2	24.2	24.9	26.0	23.3	20.8	258.3
Source: Meteoblue[5]

Demographics

Population census of Almagro

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	5,673	—
1918	5,216	−0.56%
1939	7,126	+1.50%
1948	9,391	+3.11%
1960	11,276	+1.54%
1970	13,977	+2.17%
1975	16,010	+2.76%
1980	10,097	−8.80%
1990	8,578	−1.62%
1995	10,270	+3.43%
2000	10,619	+0.72%
2007	8,650	−2.79%
2010	11,024	+9.23%
2015	8,942	−3.91%
2020	9,273	+0.72%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Almagro

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 52.58 2003 64.76 2006 28.50 2009 39.48 2012 48.05 2015 39.77 2018 30.25 2021 33.93 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

Tourism

• Pang-pang (Veloso and Panjobjoban 1)
• Exotic Diving Resort (Barangay Kerikite)
• Caves in Almagro
• Rock formation
• Museum of Endangered Species
• LightHouse (lighthouse island)

Culture

The most famous dance in Almagro is Kuratsa, because of the influence of the Spaniards that controlled the municipality for 330 years. They held their occasions on the newly constructed Covered Court in Barangay Poblacion. Their Fiestas and Charter Days are the days where many people would come to Almagro to witness different activities held on the island. People in Almagro are often seen wearing sando because of the hot weather and the sea breeze on the island.

Transportation

The only one means of access to Almagro is by motorboat from the port of Calbayog, taking usually up to 2 hours of travel.