Mercedes, Eastern Samar

Mercedes (IPA: [ˌmɛrˈsɛdɛs]; Waray: Bungto han Mercedes, Tagalog: Bayan ng Mercedes), officially the Municipality of Mercedes, is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,112 people.^[5]

Mercedes
Municipality
Municipality of Mercedes
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Map of Eastern Samar with Mercedes highlighted
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Mercedes Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°05′58″N 125°42′33″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Eastern Samar
District	Lone district
Founded	1948
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Edwin B. Quiminales
• Vice Mayor	Jose P. Talagag
• Representative	Maria Fe R. Abunda
• Councilors	List • Lucia R. Abong • Alfredo Q. Estor • Clodualdo C. Navidad • Zacarias M. Naldo • Remberto H. Macapugas • Roque M. Abringe • Ianne June M. Evans • Primitivo B. Waniwan DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	6,297 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	23.32 km2 (9.00 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Highest elevation	132 m (433 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	6,114
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
• Households	1,620
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	33.23 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 78.35 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 234.1 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 50.75 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 127.7 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6808
PSGC	0802616000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog
Website	www.mercedes-esamar.gov.ph

Act No. 960 of the Philippine Commission incorporated the town of Mercedes comprising the barrios of Busay, Anoron, Sungan, Bobon, Banoyo and Boyayawon into Guiuan. In 1948, Republic Act No. 262 recreated the town.^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Mercedes is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. ^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Anuron
• Banuyo
• Bobon
• Busay
• Buyayawon
• Cabunga-an
• Cambante
• Palamrag (Cabiliri-an)
• Barangay 1 Poblacion
• Barangay 2 Poblacion
• Barangay 3 Poblacion
• Barangay 4 Poblacion
• Port Kennedy
• San Jose
• San Roque
• Sung-an

Climate

Climate data for Mercedes, 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[8]

Demographics

Population census of Mercedes

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	2,681	—
1948	5,265	+1.51%
1960	6,424	+1.67%
1970	4,605	−3.27%
1975	3,846	−3.55%
1980	4,848	+4.74%
1990	4,505	−0.73%
1995	5,473	+3.71%
2000	4,857	−2.53%
2007	5,041	+0.51%
2010	5,369	+2.32%
2015	6,070	+2.36%
2020	6,112	+0.15%
2024	6,114	+0.01%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13]

The population of Mercedes, Eastern Samar, in the 2020 census was 6,112 people,^[14] with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Mercedes

10 20 30 40 50 2000 36.38 2003 22.89 2006 44.30 2009 39.59 2012 44.92 2015 35.66 2018 37.91 2021 33.23 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]