Talalora

Talalora, officially the Municipality of Talalora (Waray: Bungto han Talalora; Tagalog: Bayan ng Talalora), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,856 people.^[5]

Talalora
Municipality
Municipality of Talalora
Mountain-top view of Talalora
Flag
Map of Samar with Talalora highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Talalora Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°31′52″N 124°50′08″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Samar
District	2nd district
Barangays	11 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Rosabel O. Costelo
• Vice Mayor	Leonilo T. Costelo
• Representative	Reynolds Michael Tan
• Electorate	6,987 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	27.96 km2 (10.80 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	8,530
• Density	310/km2 (790/sq mi)
• Households	1,861
Economy
• Income class	6th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	35.98 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 83.41 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 273.7 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 44.65 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 95.63 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Samar 2 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6704
PSGC	0806019000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog

Talalora was created from the barrios of Mallorga, Tulac, Talalora, Tatabonan, Navatas, and Navatas Guti of the town of Villareal, by virtue of Republic Act No. 192, on June 22, 1947.^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Talalora is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Brgy. Independencia
• Malaguining
• Mallorga
• Navatas Daku
• Navatas Guti
• Placer
• Poblacion Barangay I
• Poblacion Barangay II
• San Juan
• Tatabunan
• Victory

Climate

Climate data for Talalora, 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)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	73 (2.9)	56 (2.2)	75 (3.0)	71 (2.8)	114 (4.5)	174 (6.9)	172 (6.8)	163 (6.4)	167 (6.6)	161 (6.3)	158 (6.2)	125 (4.9)	1,509 (59.5)
Average rainy days	15.2	12.5	16.2	17.3	23.9	27.3	28.4	26.9	26.9	27.1	23.8	19.3	264.8
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

Population census of Talalora

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	6,031	—
1960	5,830	−0.28%
1970	6,639	+1.31%
1975	6,873	+0.70%
1980	6,332	−1.63%
1990	6,112	−0.35%
1995	6,565	+1.35%
2000	6,580	+0.05%
2007	7,535	+1.89%
2010	7,983	+2.12%
2015	8,057	+0.18%
2020	7,856	−0.53%
2024	8,530	+2.00%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Talalora

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 57.91 2003 71.42 2006 37.70 2009 46.98 2012 45.43 2015 47.12 2018 37.16 2021 35.98 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]