General MacArthur, Eastern Samar

General MacArthur (IPA pronunciation in Waray-waray: [ˈdʒɛnɛral ˌmɐkˈʔaɾtur]), officially the Municipality of General MacArthur (Waray: Bungto han General MacArthur; Tagalog: Bayan ng General MacArthur), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,411 people.^[3]

General MacArthur
Municipality
Municipality of General MacArthur
Flag
Map of Eastern Samar with General MacArthur highlighted
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General MacArthur Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°14′55″N 125°32′24″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Eastern Samar
District	Lone district
Founded	June 22, 1947
Named after	Douglas MacArthur
Barangays	30 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Flora C. Ty
• Vice Mayor	Joel D. Baldo
• Representative	Maria Fe R. Abunda
• Councilors	List • Edgar S. Alday • Lucio Rineil T. Monteclaro • Debbie Dawn P. Pajares • Daniel P. Dagale • Amelita N. Thong • Emerita R. Go • Elvira A. Navidad • Rogelio A. Ida DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	10,705 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	117.29 km2 (45.29 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Highest elevation	268 m (879 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	14,411
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
• Households	3,325
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	43.19 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 128.3 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 412.6 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 99.1 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 115.3 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6805
PSGC	0802607000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog
Website	www.general-macarthur-esamar.gov.ph

The town was created from the barrios of Pambujan Sur, Calutan, San Isidro, Vigan, Binalay, Camcueves, Domrog and Pingan of the town of Hernani by virtue of Republic Act No. 193, enacted on June 22, 1947. It was created in honor of General Douglas MacArthur, who was instrumental in the victory of the Battle of Leyte Gulf during World War II.

Barangays

General MacArthur is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. ^[5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Aguinaldo
• Alang-alang
• Binalay
• Calutan
• Camcuevas
• Domrog
• Limbujan
• Macapagal
• Magsaysay
• Osmeña
• Pingan
• Poblacion Barangay 1
• Poblacion Barangay 2
• Poblacion Barangay 3
• Poblacion Barangay 4
• Poblacion Barangay 5
• Poblacion Barangay 6
• Poblacion Barangay 7
• Poblacion Barangay 8
• Laurel
• Roxas
• Quezon
• Quirino
• San Isidro
• San Roque
• Santa Cruz (Opong)
• Santa Fe
• Tandang Sora
• Tugop
• Vigan

Demographics

Population census of General MacArthur

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	6,832	—
1960	7,662	+0.96%
1970	8,026	+0.46%
1975	9,040	+2.41%
1980	7,937	−2.57%
1990	9,627	+1.95%
1995	10,041	+0.79%
2000	10,452	+0.86%
2007	11,625	+1.48%
2010	12,214	+1.81%
2015	14,550	+3.39%
2020	14,411	−0.19%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9]

The population of General MacArthur, Eastern Samar, in the 2020 census was 14,411 people,^[3] with a density of 120 inhabitants per square kilometre or 310 inhabitants per square mile.

Climate

Climate data for General MacArthur, 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[10]

Economy

Poverty incidence of General MacArthur

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 56.54 2003 37.78 2006 47.30 2009 48.84 2012 53.86 2015 48.42 2018 57.95 2021 43.19 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]