Llorente, Eastern Samar

Llorente (IPA: [ˌʎoˈrɛntɛ]), officially the Municipality of Llorente (Waray: Bungto han Llorente; Tagalog: Bayan ng Llorente), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,459 people.^[3]

Llorente Lanang
Municipality
Municipality of Llorente
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Map of Eastern Samar with Llorente highlighted
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Llorente Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°24′45″N 125°32′45″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Eastern Samar
District	Lone district
Named after	Julio Aballe Llorente
Barangays	33 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Daniel C. Boco
• Vice Mayor	Jonnie A. Condrada
• Representative	Maria Fe R. Abunda
• Councilors	List • Nathaniel A. Hugo • Joselito G. Alzate • Zacarias Nick Y. Banog • Nestor A. Altar • Eugenio B. Bonga • Ma. Emma S. Guarino • Antonio C. Bormate • Leopoldo G. Aguilar DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	14,419 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	496.07 km2 (191.53 sq mi)
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Highest elevation	181 m (594 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	21,459
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
• Households	5,333
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	38.73 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 252.4 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 629.9 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 143.4 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 90.24 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6803
PSGC	0802613000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog
Website	www.llorente-esamar.gov.ph

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.

Geography

Barangays

Llorente is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. ^[5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Antipolo
• Babanikhon
• Bacayawan
• Barobo
• Burak
• Can-ato
• Candoros
• Canliwag
• Cantomco
• Hugpa
• Maca-anga
• Magtino
• Mina-anod
• Naubay
• Piliw
• Barangay 1 (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)
• San Jose
• San Miguel
• San Roque
• So-ong
• Tabok
• Waso

Climate

Climate data for Llorente, 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[6]

Demographics

Population census of Llorente

Year	Pop.	±% 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%
2020	21,459	+1.25%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

The population of Llorente in the 2020 census was 21,459 people,^[3] with a density of 43 inhabitants per square kilometre or 110 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Llorente

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 47.39 2003 36.32 2006 41.30 2009 47.18 2012 47.40 2015 42.82 2018 51.81 2021 38.73 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

Notable people

• Lutgardo Barbo, Former governor of Eastern Samar, Candidate for the 2022 Senate Elections.