Basey | |
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Municipality of Basey | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°16′54″N 125°04′06″E / 11.28167°N 125.06833°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Samar |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1591 |
Barangays | 51 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Luz C. Ponferrada |
• Vice Mayor | Honesto M. Zeta |
• Representative | Reynolds Michael Tan |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 39,576 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 513.01 km2 (198.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 4.0 m (13.1 ft) |
Highest elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 56,685 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,694 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 28.55 |
• Revenue | ₱ 261.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 784.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 186.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 179.7 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Samar 2 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6720 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Basey, officially the Municipality of Basey (Waray: Bungto han Basey; Tagalog: Bayan ng Basey), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,685 people.[3]
On 8 November 2013, Basey was one of the places heavily devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan, leaving more than 200 people dead.