Burauen | |
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Municipality of Burauen | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°59′N 124°54′E / 10.98°N 124.9°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Leyte |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 77 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Juanito E. Renomeron |
• Vice Mayor | Noel P. Alpino |
• Representative | Lolita T. Javier |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 34,288 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 265.33 km2 (102.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 229 m (751 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,319 m (4,327 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 52,511 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,815 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 28.20 |
• Annual Regular Income | ₱369.0 million (2023) |
• Locally Sourced Revenue | ₱144.7 million (2023) |
• LSR Region rank | 1st (Municipality) |
• Assets | ₱1.0 billion (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 229.4 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO) |
• Water | Burauen Waterworks |
• Telecommunications | Smart/PLDT, Converge ICT, Globe |
• Cable TV | Sky Cable Leyte Cable Network |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6516 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Major religions | Roman Catholicism |
Feast date | December 7-8 |
Website | web |
Burauen (IPA: [bu'ɾaʊen]), officially the Municipality of Burauen (Waray: Bungto han Burauen; Tagalog: Bayan ng Burauen), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,511 people.[3]