Loreto | |
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Municipality of Loreto | |
Nickname: Last Frontier of Dinagat | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°21′31″N 125°34′54″E / 10.358567°N 125.581567°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Dinagat Islands |
District | Lone district |
Founded | January 1, 1919 |
Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Doandre Bill A. Ladaga |
• Vice Mayor | Richard C. Tan |
• Representative | Alan 1 B. Ecleo |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 7,951 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 255.87 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] | |
• Total | 9,690 |
• Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,427 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 30.80 |
• Revenue | ₱ 120.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 409.5 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 108.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 62.82 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Dinagat Island Electric Cooperative (DIELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8415 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
Native languages | Surigaonon 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]