Salcedo (IPA:
ŒsÉlˈsÉ›do war, Bungto han Salcedo, tl, Bayan ng Salcedo), officially the Municipality of Salcedo, is a 5th class
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Eastern Samar,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,136 people.
History
During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
the Salcedo was part of a large US Navy base
Leyte-Samar Naval Base from 1944 to 1946.
In 1959, the sitio of Balud was converted into a barrio.
Geography
Barangays
Salcedo is politically subdivided into 41
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...
s.
Climate
Demographics
The population of Salcedo, Eastern Samar, in the 2020 census was 22,136 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Eastern Samar
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