Municipality

Dolores

Dolores is a municipality in Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 45,314 in the 2024 census, and it has 46 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

Fell by more than 1% a year
Fell, by up to 1% a year
Grew, by under 1% a year
Grew by 1 to 2% a year
Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary^[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

PeopleSources
45,314
people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
Up 19.5% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
3rd
of the 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
About 10 of every 100 people in Eastern Samar lived in Dolores in 2024 (9.59%)
Inside itSources
46
barangays
LandSources
322.61 km²
of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Dolores's land would fill a square about 18.0 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary
Average density, 2024: 140 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
HomesSources
11,625
households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
0%
Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary: 0802606000^[4]Formerly 082606000
ZIP code: 6817^{[14, 15]}

People

Dolores had 45,314 people in the 2024 census, up 19.5% from 2010.

People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Dolores had the 3rd most people of the 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar in 2024^[1]

1Borongan City71,431
2Guiuan52,749
3Dolores45,314
4Oras35,997
5Can-Avid21,942
6Salcedo21,335
7Llorente18,909

All 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 48 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Barangay 23,6428 in 100
Dapdap3,1527 in 100
Barangay 152,8946 in 100
Barangay 132,5126 in 100
Hilabaan2,4115 in 100
Barangay 121,5163 in 100
Jicontol1,4603 in 100
Barangay 141,4543 in 100
Dampigan1,4413 in 100
Malaintos1,4333 in 100

See all 46 barangays of Dolores

Age structure · 2020 Census^[34]People living in households, by age and sex

About 33 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.1%)
About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.7%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.2%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	4,889	2,498	2,391
5 - 9	4,870	2,520	2,350
10 - 14	4,978	2,594	2,384
15 - 19	5,006	2,562	2,444
20 - 24	4,312	2,244	2,068
25 - 29	3,477	1,861	1,616
30 - 34	2,860	1,525	1,335
35 - 39	2,416	1,323	1,093
40 - 44	2,276	1,217	1,059
45 - 49	2,026	1,069	957
50 - 54	1,839	943	896
55 - 59	1,547	796	751
60 - 64	1,263	625	638
65 - 69	982	503	479
70 - 74	782	360	422
75 - 79	497	200	297
80 years and over	478	197	281

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 45,314^{[1, 2]}
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary: 11,625^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.9 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Eastern Samar, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary: 9.59%^[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 0% (0 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 23,037 men, 21,461 women^[34]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	45,314^{[1, 2]}	0.37% a year	11,625	3.9
2020as of May 1, 2020	44,626^[1]	0.85% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	42,866^[1]	2.36% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	37,912^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	34,522^[32]	0.70% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	32,812^{[32, 33]}	−0.93% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	34,272^[32]	2.16% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	30,570^[32]	1.27% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	26,949^[32]	4.99% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	21,119^[32]	−1.46% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	22,730^[32]	3.46% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	16,055^[32]	—	—	—

Barangays

Dolores is made up of 46 barangays.

Barangays of Dolores. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Aroganga	1,270	2.8%	5.60% a year	about 12.88 km²	Rural
Barangay 1	811	1.79%	0.39% a year	about 0.0692 km²	Rural
Barangay 10	476	1.05%	−7.34% a year	about 0.0541 km²	Rural
Barangay 11	372	0.82%	−8.30% a year	about 0.0881 km²	Rural
Barangay 12	1,516	3.35%	−0.08% a year	about 0.311 km²	Rural
Barangay 13	2,512	5.54%	1.86% a year	about 0.16 km²	Rural
Barangay 14	1,454	3.21%	0.57% a year	about 0.446 km²	Rural
Barangay 15	2,894	6.39%	2.01% a year	about 1.50 km²	Rural
Barangay 2	3,642	8.04%	0.18% a year	about 1.07 km²	Rural
Barangay 3	256	0.56%	−3.66% a year	about 0.0173 km²	Rural
Barangay 4	368	0.81%	0.93% a year	about 0.0822 km²	Rural
Barangay 5	176	0.39%	−3.70% a year	about 0.0149 km²	Rural
Barangay 6	117	0.26%	−2.31% a year	about 0.0676 km²	Rural
Barangay 7	118	0.26%	−5.13% a year	about 0.119 km²	Rural
Barangay 8	126	0.28%	−2.83% a year	about 0.0097 km²	Rural
Barangay 9	274	0.6%	−6.27% a year	about 0.0823 km²	Rural
Bonghon	1,016	2.24%	2.62% a year	about 5.96 km²	Rural
Buenavista	793	1.75%	−5.20% a year	about 10.04 km²	Rural
Cabago-an	693	1.53%	2.31% a year	about 15.22 km²	Rural
Caglao-an	1,102	2.43%	−0.11% a year	about 14.69 km²	Rural
Cagtabon	492	1.09%	0.29% a year	about 9.71 km²	Rural
Dampigan	1,441	3.18%	0.20% a year	about 8.28 km²	Rural
Dapdap	3,152	6.96%	1.73% a year	about 4.95 km²	Rural
Del Pilar	386	0.85%	2.38% a year	about 3.03 km²	Rural
Denigpian	1,118	2.47%	−0.34% a year	about 26.48 km²	Rural
Gap-ang	961	2.12%	0.20% a year	about 15.07 km²	Rural
Hilabaan	2,411	5.32%	0.81% a year	about 2.12 km²	Rural
Hinolaso	1,238	2.73%	−1.42% a year	about 8.23 km²	Rural
Japitan	975	2.15%	3.82% a year	about 2.20 km²	Rural
Jicontol	1,460	3.22%	1.17% a year	about 12.39 km²	Rural
Libertad	811	1.79%	4.46% a year	about 5.53 km²	Rural
Magongbong	678	1.5%	−4.60% a year	about 34.57 km²	Rural
Magsaysay	660	1.46%	4.93% a year	about 7.84 km²	Rural
Malaintos	1,433	3.16%	2.12% a year	about 3.79 km²	Rural
Malobago	1,171	2.58%	0.06% a year	about 8.19 km²	Rural
Osmeña	573	1.26%	−0.25% a year	about 25.83 km²	Rural
Rizal	797	1.76%	−1.00% a year	about 5.87 km²	Rural
San Isidro	452	1%	−1.38% a year	about 5.90 km²	Rural
San Pascual	505	1.11%	−5.87% a year	about 16.39 km²	Rural
San Roque	483	1.07%	−0.39% a year	about 7.64 km²	Rural
San Vicente	452	1%	−0.93% a year	about 6.34 km²	Rural
Santa Cruz	468	1.03%	−3.46% a year	about 7.07 km²	Rural
Santo Niño	1,043	2.3%	1.86% a year	about 8.88 km²	Rural
Tanauan	715	1.58%	2.39% a year	about 1.55 km²	Rural
Tikling	613	1.35%	1.34% a year	about 0.723 km²	Rural
Villahermosa	840	1.85%	−1.40% a year	about 10.30 km²	Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Dolores covers 322.61 km² of land, 140 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 450 m above the sea and it has 35.3 km of coast.

Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: 322.61 km²^[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary: 140 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 12.07277° N, 125.29081° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[28]

Lowest: 1 m
Average: 56 m
Highest: 450 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

35.3 km of coastline^[29]

Rivers^[29]

Dolores River44.4 of 82.5 km
Dapdap5.4 of 6.3 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II^[30]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Borongan, the nearest PAGASA station, 49 km away^[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 4,594 mm of rain on 223 days a year; 27.3 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Borongan, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	697 mm	25	26.3 °C	29.6 °C	22.9 °C
February	533 mm	20	26.3 °C	29.8 °C	22.8 °C
March	407 mm	19	26.8 °C	30.5 °C	23.0 °C
April	235 mm	17	27.5 °C	31.3 °C	23.6 °C
May	221 mm	16	27.9 °C	31.8 °C	24.0 °C
June	260 mm	17	27.8 °C	31.8 °C	23.9 °C
July	244 mm	16	27.7 °C	31.7 °C	23.6 °C
August	166 mm	12	28.0 °C	32.2 °C	23.7 °C
September	194 mm	14	27.9 °C	31.9 °C	23.9 °C
October	337 mm	18	27.5 °C	31.6 °C	23.5 °C
November	525 mm	23	27.2 °C	30.8 °C	23.6 °C
December	776 mm	26	26.8 °C	30.2 °C	23.3 °C
The year	4,594 mm	223	27.3 °C	31.1 °C	23.5 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 2 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 41 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.

Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary: 40.9% of people^[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary: 1st class^[4]

About 41 of every 100 people in Dolores lived below the poverty line in 2021 (40.9%)^[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 36.2% and 45.6%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

9government offices
5hospitals and health centres
49schools
5places of worship
1market
1station or terminal
1park
3monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 8]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Government offices6

Hospitals and health centres5

Monuments and memorials3

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Dolores. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[12, 13]}

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary: Lone district of Eastern Samar^{[16, 17]}

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Zaldy Robin Carpeso^[19]
Vice mayor
Shonny Niño Robin Carpeso^[19]
2022–2025
Mayor
Rodrigo Cesista Rivera^[20]
Vice mayor
Shonny Niño Robin Carpeso^[20]
2019–2022
Mayor
Shonny Niño Robin Carpeso^[21]
Vice mayor
Ronald Aclan Ong^[21]
2016–2019
Mayor
Shonny Niño Robin Carpeso^[22]
Vice mayor
Ronald Aklan Ong^[22]
2013–2016
Mayor
Emiliana Picardo Villacarillo^[23]
Vice mayor
Shonny Niño Robin Carpeso^[23]
2010–2013
Mayor
Emiliana Picardo Villacarillo^[24]
Vice mayor
Shonny Niño Robin Carpeso^[24]
2007–2010
Mayor
Emiliana Picardo Villacarillo^[25]
Vice mayor
Lucito Ditalo Oraya^[25]
2004–2007
Mayor
Antonio Rivera^[26]
Vice mayor
Virgilio Capon^[26]
2001–2004
Mayor
Antonio V. Rivera^[27]
Vice mayor
Virgilio P. Capon^[27]

Mayors and vice mayors of Dolores, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Zaldy Robin Carpeso^[19]	Shonny Niño Robin Carpeso^[19]
2022–2025	Rodrigo Cesista Rivera^[20]	Shonny Niño Robin Carpeso^[20]
2019–2022	Shonny Niño Robin Carpeso^[21]	Ronald Aclan Ong^[21]
2016–2019	Shonny Niño Robin Carpeso^[22]	Ronald Aklan Ong^[22]
2013–2016	Emiliana Picardo Villacarillo^[23]	Shonny Niño Robin Carpeso^[23]
2010–2013	Emiliana Picardo Villacarillo^[24]	Shonny Niño Robin Carpeso^[24]
2007–2010	Emiliana Picardo Villacarillo^[25]	Lucito Ditalo Oraya^[25]
2004–2007	Antonio Rivera^[26]	Virgilio Capon^[26]
2001–2004	Antonio V. Rivera^[27]	Virgilio P. Capon^[27]

History & Identity

Stories from Eastern Visayas

Dolores has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Eastern Visayas, which Dolores is part of.

Film, 0:59
Eastern Visayas
Eastern Visayas: San Lazaro, the first name
On 17 March 1521 Magellan's crew landed on Homonhon and called the islands the archipelago of San Lazaro, the country's first European name. Felipinas came 22 years later.
This Happened Here

All Stories

Its story

The Can-avid town history says the poblacion of Paric was moved in 1886, because of flooding and erosion, to what is now Dolores.^[9]

The Maria Angeles area was linked to Dolores by road in 1891.^[9]

In 1948 nine barrios formerly part of Dolores were separated to form Can-avid under Republic Act No. 264.^[10]

Timeline

1886
Town center moved to the present Dolores.^[9]
June 15, 1948
Nine barrios separated from Dolores to form Can-avid.^[11]

Nearby

Dolores shares a border with Can-Avid, Maslog and Oras.

How it compares

Dolores beside Eastern Samar, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar.

Dolores beside Eastern Samar
Figure	Dolores	Eastern Samar	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary	45,314^{[1, 2]}	472,683	3rd of 23
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary	0.37% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	−0.23% a year	3rd of 23
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary	140^[6]more crowded	91	8th of 23
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary	322.61 km²^[6]	5,173.75 km²	4th of 23
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary	3.9^{[1, 2]}about the same	3.9	not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary	0%^[5]lower	6.9%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Borongan City, the capital of Eastern Samar: 53.9 km south
Manila: 543.1 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

Can-AvidEastern Samar14.1 km south
OrasEastern Samar14.2 km northeast
MaslogEastern Samar14.3 km northwest
ArtecheEastern Samar18.5 km north
TaftEastern Samar21.6 km south
San PolicarpoEastern Samar23.2 km northeast

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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16.1986 Constitutional Commission (text from the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library). Ordinance appended to the 1987 Constitution, apportioning the seats of the House of Representatives. Published February 2, 1987. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
28.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
29.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
30.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
31.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
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33.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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