Loreto, Dinagat Islands

Loreto
Municipality of Loreto
Flag of Loreto
Nickname: 
Last Frontier of Dinagat
Map of Dinagat Islands with Loreto highlighted
Map of Dinagat Islands with Loreto highlighted
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Loreto is located in Philippines
Loreto
Loreto
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°21′31″N 125°34′54″E / 10.358567°N 125.581567°E / 10.358567; 125.581567
CountryPhilippines
RegionCaraga
ProvinceDinagat Islands
District Lone district
FoundedJanuary 1, 1919
Barangays10 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorDoandre Bill A. Ladaga
 • Vice MayorRichard C. Tan
 • RepresentativeAlan 1 B. Ecleo
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate7,951 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total255.87 km2 (98.79 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (10 ft)
Highest elevation
764 m (2,507 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total9,690
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
 • Households
2,427
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
30.80
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 120.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 409.5 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 108.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 62.82 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityDinagat Island Electric Cooperative (DIELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8415
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)86
Native languagesSurigaonon
Cebuano
Tagalog
Waray

Loreto, officially the Municipality of Loreto (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Loreto; Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Loreto; Tagalog: Bayan ng Loreto; Waray: Bungto han Loreto), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,690 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Loreto | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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