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 8 rank (Municipalities) | 1st |
• Assets | ₱1.0 billion (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 229.4 million (2020), 96.59 million (2012), 89.61 million (2013), 87.17 million (2014), 312.4 million (2015), 147.9 million (2016), 111.9 million (2017), 144.6 million (2018), 164.8 million (2019), 175.1 million (2021), 199.6 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱192.0 million (2022) |
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]