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Mercedes, Eastern Samar

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Country
  
Philippines

Barangays
  
16

Area
  
23.32 km²

Established
  
1948

Time zone
  
PST (UTC+8)

Province
  
Eastern Samar


Region
  
Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)

Congr. district
  
Lone district of E. Samar

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Mercedes is a fourth class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 6,070 people.

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Map of Mercedes, Eastern Samar, Philippines

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.

Barangays

Mercedes is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.

Demographics

The population of Mercedes, Eastern Samar, in the 2015 census was 6,070 people, with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.

References

Mercedes, Eastern Samar Wikipedia