Llorente (IPA: �ʎoˈrɛntɛ, officially the Municipality of Llorente ( war, Bungto han Llorente; tl, Bayan ng Llorente), is a 3rd class

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in the

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Eastern Samar Eastern Samar (Waray-Waray: ''Sinirangan Samar''; tl, Silangang Samar), officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan. Eastern Samar occupies ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,459 people. 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

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Climate

Demographics

The population of Llorente in the 2020 census was 21,459 people, with a density of .

Economy

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