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Dulag | |
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| Municipality of Dulag | |
 Church of Dulag | |
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 Map of Leyte with Dulag highlighted | |
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.svg)  Dulag Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°57′09″N 125°01′54″E / 10.9525°N 125.03167°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 45 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Mildred Joy P. Que |
| • Vice Mayor | Jade A. Agullo |
| • Representative | Lolita T. Javier |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 32,877 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 110.70 km2 (42.74 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 889 m (2,917 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 48,992 |
| • Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Households | 13,075 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 27.57 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 168.7 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 751.8 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 136.7 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 96.64 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6505 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Dulag (IPA: [dʊ'lag]), officially the Municipality of Dulag (Waray: Bungto han Dulag; Tagalog: Bayan ng Dulag), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,992 people.[3]
This coastal town has 11,007 hectares of land and lies 36 kilometres (22 mi) south of the concurrent regional center of Eastern Visayas and the administrative capital of provincial government of Leyte, Tacloban.
Popularly known as the "Liberation Town", Dulag survived and has risen from the ruins of the Second World War and at present time, a thriving coastal town fronting Leyte Gulf.
In 1954, the barrios of Mayorga, Andres Bonifacio, Talisay, San Roque, Burgos, Liberty, Union, Ormocay, Wilson, and the southern portion of barrio of Cogon Bingcay was separated to form the town of Mayorga, Leyte.[5]
- ^ Municipality of Dulag | (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.
- ^ "An Act Creating the Municipality of Mayorga in the Province of Leyte". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-11.