Loreto | |
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Municipality of Loreto | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°11′N 125°51′E / 8.19°N 125.85°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Agusan del Sur |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | March 30, 1965 |
Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Lorife M. Otaza |
• Vice Mayor | Randolph B. Plaza |
• Representative | Adolph Edward G. Plaza |
• Electorate | 26,756 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,462.74 km2 (564.77 sq mi) |
Elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,658 m (5,440 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 43,880 |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
• Households | 10,136 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 45.32 |
• Revenue | ₱ 392.9 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 934.5 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 353.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 351 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8507 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
Loreto, officially the Municipality of Loreto (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Loreto; Tagalog: Bayan ng Loreto), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,880 people.[3] Loreto is the largest Municipality in terms of land area in Mindanao.