Talalora | |
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Municipality of Talalora | |
![]() Mountain-top view of Talalora | |
![]() Map of Samar with Talalora highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°31′52″N 124°50′08″E / 11.5311°N 124.8356°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Samar |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Rosabel O. Costelo |
• Vice Mayor | Leonilo T. Costelo |
• Representative | Reynolds Michael Tan |
• Electorate | 6,941 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 27.96 km2 (10.80 sq mi) |
Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 7,856 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
• Households | 1,861 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 6th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 37.16 |
• Revenue | ₱ 57.42 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 215 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 40.79 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 64.3 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Samar 2 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6704 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Talalora, officially the Municipality of Talalora (Waray: Bungto han Talalora; Tagalog: Bayan ng Talalora), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,856 people.[3]
Talalora was created from the barrios of Mallorga, Tulac, Talalora, Tatabonan, Navatas, and Navatas Guti of the town of Villareal, by virtue of Republic Act No. 192, on June 22, 1947.[5]
Talalora is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Talalora, Samar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73 (2.9) |
56 (2.2) |
75 (3.0) |
71 (2.8) |
114 (4.5) |
174 (6.9) |
172 (6.8) |
163 (6.4) |
167 (6.6) |
161 (6.3) |
158 (6.2) |
125 (4.9) |
1,509 (59.5) |
Average rainy days | 15.2 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 23.9 | 27.3 | 28.4 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 23.8 | 19.3 | 264.8 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1948 | 6,031 | — |
1960 | 5,830 | −0.28% |
1970 | 6,639 | +1.31% |
1975 | 6,873 | +0.70% |
1980 | 6,332 | −1.63% |
1990 | 6,112 | −0.35% |
1995 | 6,565 | +1.35% |
2000 | 6,580 | +0.05% |
2007 | 7,535 | +1.89% |
2010 | 7,983 | +2.12% |
2015 | 8,057 | +0.18% |
2020 | 7,856 | −0.50% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7][8][9][10] |