Mercedes (IPA: �mɛrˈsɛdɛs war, Bungto han Mercedes, tl, Bayan ng Mercedes), officially the Municipality of Mercedes, 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,

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,112 people. Act No. 960 of the

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incorporated the town of Mercedes comprising the barrios of Busay, Anoron, Sungan, Bobon, Banoyo and Boyayawon into

Guiuan Guiuan ( �giˌwan; war, Bungto han Guiuan, fil, Bayan ng Guiuan), officially the Municipality of Guiuan, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. It constitutes the southeastern extremity of Samar Island and ...

. In 1948, Republic Act No. 262 recreated the town.

Geography

Barangays

Mercedes is politically subdivided into 16

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Climate

Demographics

The population of Mercedes, Eastern Samar, in the 2020 census was 6,112 people, with a density of .

Economy

References

External links

Official Mercedes Municipality website
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information

Local Governance Performance Management System
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