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Municipality

Salcedo

Salcedo is a municipality in Eastern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 21,335 in the 2024 census, and it has 41 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Salcedo by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
MercedesQuinapondanAbejao: 530 people, 74 per km², −2.06% a yearAlog: 289 people, 91 per km², −1.59% a yearAsgad: 433 people, 141 per km², −0.11% a yearBagtong: 1,754 people, 327 per km², −1.00% a yearBalud: 410 people, 200 per km², 4.67% a yearBarangay 1: 450 people, 460 per km², −4.82% a yearBarangay 13: 411 people, 343 per km², −1.35% a yearBarangay 2: 782 people, 812 per km², 1.97% a yearBarangay 3: 191 people, 166 per km², −4.75% a yearBarangay 4: 121 people, 15,963 per km², −5.77% a yearBarangay 5: 43 people, 11,227 per km², −0.55% a yearBarangay 6: 83 people, 6,803 per km², 0.59% a yearBarangay 7: 558 people, 2,906 per km², −2.23% a yearBarangay 8: 122 people, 17,889 per km², −5.43% a yearBarangay 9: 311 people, 354 per km², 1.11% a yearBarangay 10: 101 people, 453 per km², −0.93% a yearBarangay 11: 167 people, 503 per km², −15.01% a yearBarangay 12: 474 people, 845 per km², 12.69% a yearBuabua: 725 people, 349 per km², −0.10% a yearBurak: 1,012 people, 162 per km², 2.15% a yearButig: 308 people, 84 per km², −3.09% a yearCagaut: 746 people, 211 per km², 0.79% a yearCamanga: 456 people, 131 per km², −3.89% a yearCantomoja: 415 people, 131 per km², 1.82% a yearCarapdapan: 364 people, 110 per km², 0.88% a yearCaridad: 470 people, 155 per km², 2.50% a yearCasili-on: 600 people, 259 per km², −3.70% a yearIberan: 237 people, 74 per km², −2.99% a yearJagnaya: 245 people, 59 per km², −2.30% a yearLusod: 253 people, 95 per km², −1.63% a yearMalbog: 218 people, 34 per km², −7.15% a yearMaliwaliw: 376 people, 222 per km², −0.99% a yearMatarinao: 1,577 people, 298 per km², −5.95% a yearNaparaan: 2,264 people, 246 per km², 1.10% a yearSeguinon: 340 people, 48 per km², −5.84% a yearSan Roque: 404 people, 140 per km², 0.79% a yearSanta Cruz: 218 people, 63 per km², −3.96% a yearTacla-on: 321 people, 96 per km², −0.37% a yearTagbacan: 1,034 people, 337 per km², 8.04% a yearPalanas: 890 people, 217 per km², 0.33% a yearTalangdawan: 632 people, 137 per km², −4.69% a year

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

    21,335

    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 6.8% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    6th

    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 5 of every 100 people in Eastern Samar lived in Salcedo in 2024 (4.51%)

  • Inside itSources

    41

    barangays

  • LandSources

    116.37 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: Salcedo's land would fill a square about 10.8 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: 183 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 2 people 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

    5,438

    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
0802619000[4]Formerly 082619000
ZIP code
6807[13, 14]

People

Salcedo had 21,335 people in the 2024 census, up 6.8% 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.

Salcedo had the 6th most people of the 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 3Dolores45,314
  2. 4Oras35,997
  3. 5Can-Avid21,942
  4. 6Salcedo21,335
  5. 7Llorente18,909
  6. 8Taft18,692
  7. 9Arteche16,648
All 23 cities and municipalities of Eastern Samar
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 54 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Naparaan2,26411 in 100
  2. Bagtong1,7548 in 100
  3. Matarinao1,5777 in 100
  4. Tagbacan1,0345 in 100
  5. Burak1,0125 in 100
  6. Palanas8904 in 100
  7. Barangay 27824 in 100
  8. Cagaut7463 in 100
  9. Buabua7253 in 100
  10. Talangdawan6323 in 100
See all 41 barangays of Salcedo
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.2%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61.8%)
  • About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 41,9691,011958
5 - 92,2741,1591,115
10 - 142,4391,2601,179
15 - 192,4351,2331,202
20 - 242,1451,1311,014
25 - 291,564785779
30 - 341,387743644
35 - 391,140580560
40 - 441,104616488
45 - 491,116586530
50 - 54987527460
55 - 59971524447
60 - 64827430397
65 - 69570286284
70 - 74500249251
75 - 79307155152
80 years and over393147246

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
21,335[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
5,438[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
4.51%[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
11,422 men, 10,706 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202421,335[1, 2]−0.88% a year5,4383.9
2020as of May 1, 202022,136[1]−0.37% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201522,532[1]2.32% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201019,970[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then18,680[31]1.33% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders16,971[31, 32]1.23% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then16,026[31]−0.65% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then16,597[31]0.15% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then16,355[31]1.91% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then14,877[31]−0.27% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then15,077[31]−1.03% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then16,766[31]———

Barangays

Salcedo is made up of 41 barangays.
Barangays of Salcedo. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Abejao5302.48%−2.06% a yearabout 7.16 km²Rural
Alog2891.35%−1.59% a yearabout 3.18 km²Rural
Asgad4332.03%−0.11% a yearabout 3.08 km²Rural
Bagtong1,7548.22%−1.00% a yearabout 5.36 km²Rural
Balud4101.92%4.67% a yearabout 2.05 km²Rural
Barangay 14502.11%−4.82% a yearabout 0.978 km²Rural
Barangay 101010.47%−0.93% a yearabout 0.223 km²Rural
Barangay 111670.78%−15.01% a yearabout 0.332 km²Rural
Barangay 124742.22%12.69% a yearabout 0.561 km²Rural
Barangay 134111.93%−1.35% a yearabout 1.20 km²Rural
Barangay 27823.67%1.97% a yearabout 0.963 km²Rural
Barangay 31910.9%−4.75% a yearabout 1.15 km²Rural
Barangay 41210.57%−5.77% a yearabout 0.00758 km²Rural
Barangay 5430.2%−0.55% a yearabout 0.00383 km²Rural
Barangay 6830.39%0.59% a yearabout 0.0122 km²Rural
Barangay 75582.62%−2.23% a yearabout 0.192 km²Rural
Barangay 81220.57%−5.43% a yearabout 0.00682 km²Rural
Barangay 93111.46%1.11% a yearabout 0.879 km²Rural
Buabua7253.4%−0.10% a yearabout 2.08 km²Rural
Burak1,0124.74%2.15% a yearabout 6.25 km²Rural
Butig3081.44%−3.09% a yearabout 3.68 km²Rural
Cagaut7463.5%0.79% a yearabout 3.53 km²Rural
Camanga4562.14%−3.89% a yearabout 3.47 km²Rural
Cantomoja4151.95%1.82% a yearabout 3.18 km²Rural
Carapdapan3641.71%0.88% a yearabout 3.30 km²Rural
Caridad4702.2%2.50% a yearabout 3.04 km²Rural
Casili-on6002.81%−3.70% a yearabout 2.32 km²Rural
Iberan2371.11%−2.99% a yearabout 3.22 km²Rural
Jagnaya2451.15%−2.30% a yearabout 4.18 km²Rural
Lusod2531.19%−1.63% a yearabout 2.66 km²Rural
Malbog2181.02%−7.15% a yearabout 6.41 km²Rural
Maliwaliw3761.76%−0.99% a yearabout 1.69 km²Rural
Matarinao1,5777.39%−5.95% a yearabout 5.29 km²Rural
Naparaan2,26410.61%1.10% a yearabout 9.21 km²Rural
Palanas8904.17%0.33% a yearabout 4.10 km²Rural
San Roque4041.89%0.79% a yearabout 2.89 km²Rural
Santa Cruz2181.02%−3.96% a yearabout 3.47 km²Rural
Seguinon3401.59%−5.84% a yearabout 7.07 km²Rural
Tacla-on3211.5%−0.37% a yearabout 3.35 km²Rural
Tagbacan1,0344.85%8.04% a yearabout 3.07 km²Rural
Talangdawan6322.96%−4.69% a yearabout 4.63 km²Rural

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

Salcedo covers 116.37 km² of land, 183 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 175 m above the sea and it has 104.4 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
116.37 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
183 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.17145° N, 125.64566° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
36 m
Highest
175 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

104.4 km of coastline[28]

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[29]

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 Guiuan, the nearest PAGASA station, 18 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,244 mm of rain on 193 days a year; 27.6 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Guiuan, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January412 mm2126.2 °C28.6 °C23.9 °C
February290 mm1726.4 °C29.0 °C23.9 °C
March247 mm1627.0 °C29.8 °C24.3 °C
April148 mm1328.1 °C31.1 °C25.1 °C
May137 mm1228.9 °C32.1 °C25.6 °C
June208 mm1628.5 °C31.7 °C25.2 °C
July218 mm1428.0 °C31.1 °C24.9 °C
August149 mm1028.4 °C31.5 °C25.2 °C
September177 mm1228.3 °C31.6 °C25.1 °C
October270 mm1727.9 °C30.9 °C25.0 °C
November488 mm2127.3 °C29.9 °C24.7 °C
December501 mm2426.7 °C29.1 °C24.4 °C
The year3,244 mm19327.6 °C30.5 °C24.8 °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 60 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 37 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
37.2% of people[17]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
3rd class[4]
About 37 of every 100 people in Salcedo lived below the poverty line in 2021 (37.2%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 32.1% and 42.3%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 37schools
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal

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.

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Salcedo. 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.[11, 12]

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[15, 16]

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.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Melchor Llego Mergal[18]
    Vice mayor
    Christian May Lacasana Machica[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Ma. Rochelle Guarino Mergal[19]
    Vice mayor
    Maricris Duran Fabillar[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Melchor Llego Mergal[20]
    Vice mayor
    Maricris Duran Fabillar[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Melchor Llego Mergal[21]
    Vice mayor
    Maricris Duran Fabillar[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Melchor Llego Mergal[22]
    Vice mayor
    Francisco Servano Conag[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Melchor Quirante Gagante[23]
    Vice mayor
    Carmelita Sumook Sumayod[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Melchor Quirante Gagante[24]
    Vice mayor
    Sylvia Ranit Lacasa[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Alfredo Sumook[25]
    Vice mayor
    Reynaldo Padit Sr.[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Melchor Q. Gagante[26]
    Vice mayor
    Reynaldo M. Padit Sr.[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Salcedo, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Melchor Llego Mergal[18]Christian May Lacasana Machica[18]
2022–2025Ma. Rochelle Guarino Mergal[19]Maricris Duran Fabillar[19]
2019–2022Melchor Llego Mergal[20]Maricris Duran Fabillar[20]
2016–2019Melchor Llego Mergal[21]Maricris Duran Fabillar[21]
2013–2016Melchor Llego Mergal[22]Francisco Servano Conag[22]
2010–2013Melchor Quirante Gagante[23]Carmelita Sumook Sumayod[23]
2007–2010Melchor Quirante Gagante[24]Sylvia Ranit Lacasa[24]
2004–2007Alfredo Sumook[25]Reynaldo Padit Sr.[25]
2001–2004Melchor Q. Gagante[26]Reynaldo M. Padit Sr.[26]

History & Identity

Timeline

  1. 1959

    The sitio of Balud in Salcedo was converted into a barrio.[9]

  2. 1965-06-19

    Salcedo was listed among the municipalities of the new Province of Eastern Samar when Samar was divided into three provinces.[10]

Nearby

Salcedo shares a border with Mercedes and Quinapondan.

How it compares

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

Salcedo beside Eastern Samar
FigureSalcedoEastern SamarRank 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 glossary21,335[1, 2]472,6836th 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−0.88% a year[1, 2]slower−0.23% a year21st 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 glossary183[6]more crowded915th 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 glossary116.37 km²[6]5,173.75 km²16th 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 glossary3.9[1, 2]about the same3.9not 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 glossary0%[5]lower6.9%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Borongan City, the capital of Eastern Samar
57.2 km northwest
Manila
632.0 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]

  1. MercedesEastern Samar11.3 km southeast
  2. QuinapondanEastern Samar14.7 km west
  3. HernaniEastern Samar17.6 km north
  4. General MacarthurEastern Samar19.7 km northwest
  5. GiporlosEastern Samar21.2 km west
  6. LlorenteEastern Samar26.5 km northwest

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