Dolores
Paric | |
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| Municipality of Dolores | |
 Flag | |
| Motto: Sirak Dolores! | |
 Map of Eastern Samar with Dolores highlighted | |
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.svg)  Dolores Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°02′16″N 125°28′58″E / 12.0378°N 125.4828°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Eastern Samar |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 46 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Rodrigo "Onoy" Rivera |
| • Vice Mayor | Shonny Niño R. Carpeso |
| • Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 30,124 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 308.58 km2 (119.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8.0 m (26.2 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 44,626 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| • Households | 10,542 |
| Demonym | Doloresnon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 40.89 |
| • Revenue & IRA | ₱ 199.4 million (2020), 74.83 million (2012), 97.45 million (2013), 98.82 million (2014), 102.4 million (2015), 215.6 million (2016), 70.77 million (2017), 163.5 million (2018), 163.8 million (2019), 199.8 million (2021), 268.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 588.8 million (2020), 270.9 million (2012), 165 million (2013), 199.1 million (2014), 217.5 million (2015), 433.9 million (2016), 453.6 million (2017), 505.2 million (2018), 567.7 million (2019), 623.6 million (2021), 744.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 173.2 million (2020), 57.07 million (2012), 63.45 million (2013), 73.65 million (2014), 81.51 million (2015), 185.6 million (2016), 48.29 million (2017), 154.9 million (2018), 128.8 million (2019), 175.7 million (2021), 204.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 283.5 million (2020), 134.3 million (2012), 103.9 million (2013), 135.8 million (2014), 139.9 million (2015), 183 million (2016), 201.5 million (2017), 237 million (2018), 264 million (2019), 302 million (2021), 363.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6817 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Dolores (IPA: [ˌdoˈlorɛs]), officially the Municipality of Dolores (Waray: Bungto han Dolores; Tagalog: Bayan ng Dolores), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,626 people.[3]
Dolores is a coastal town bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean in the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines. It has many beaches and small islands. Most of the populace speak and understand English.
- ^ Municipality of Dolores | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.