Llorente, Eastern Samar
Llorente (IPA: [ˌʎoˈrɛntɛ]), officially the Municipality of Llorente (Waray: Bungto han Llorente; Tagalog: Bayan ng Llorente), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. 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 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Antipolo
- Babanikhon
- Bacayawan
- Barobo
- Burak
- Can-ato
- Candoros
- Canliwag
- Cantomco
- Hugpa
- Maca-anga
- Magtino
- Mina-anod
- Naubay
- Piliw
- Barangay 1 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 2 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 3 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 4 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 5 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 6 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 7 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 8 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 9 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 10 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 11 (Poblacion)
- Barangay 12 (Poblacion)
- San Jose
- San Miguel
- San Roque
- So-ong
- Tabok
- Waso
Climate
| Climate data for Llorente, Eastern Samar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 90 (3.5) |
67 (2.6) |
82 (3.2) |
70 (2.8) |
97 (3.8) |
145 (5.7) |
152 (6.0) |
127 (5.0) |
132 (5.2) |
152 (6.0) |
169 (6.7) |
144 (5.7) |
1,427 (56.2) |
| Average rainy days | 17.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 20.6 | 24.3 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 26.4 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 255 |
| Source: Meteoblue | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 5,731 | — |
| 1918 | 8,270 | +2.48% |
| 1939 | 11,570 | +1.61% |
| 1948 | 13,955 | +2.10% |
| 1960 | 13,958 | +0.00% |
| 1970 | 16,291 | +1.56% |
| 1975 | 15,639 | −0.82% |
| 1980 | 19,091 | +4.07% |
| 1990 | 18,278 | −0.43% |
| 1995 | 16,071 | −2.38% |
| 2000 | 19,336 | +4.04% |
| 2007 | 18,257 | −0.79% |
| 2010 | 19,101 | +1.66% |
| 2015 | 20,149 | +1.02% |
| 2020 | 21,459 | +1.25% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
The population of Llorente in the 2020 census was 21,459 people, with a density of 43 inhabitants per square kilometre or 110 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Llorente
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
41.30 2009
47.18 2012
47.40 2015
42.82 2018
51.81 2021
38.73 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
Notable People
- Lutgardo Barbo, Former governor of Eastern Samar, Candidate for the 2022 Senate Elections.