Victoria | |
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Municipality of Victoria | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°27′N 124°19′E / 12.45°N 124.32°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Northern Samar |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Guillermo M. Jumamil Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Arnel C. Siago |
• Representative | Paul R. Daza |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 12,331 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 186.70 km2 (72.09 sq mi) |
Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) |
Highest elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 15,361 |
• Density | 82/km2 (210/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,525 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 24.60 |
• Revenue | ₱ 120.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 378.8 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 102 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 120 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6406 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Victoria, officially the Municipality of Victoria (Waray: Bungto han Victoria; Tagalog: Bayan ng Victoria), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,361 people.[3]
It borders with the town of Allen in the north and San Isidro in the southwest.
Victoria is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Victoria, Northern Samar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84 (3.3) |
59 (2.3) |
58 (2.3) |
55 (2.2) |
93 (3.7) |
133 (5.2) |
149 (5.9) |
125 (4.9) |
155 (6.1) |
165 (6.5) |
140 (5.5) |
136 (5.4) |
1,352 (53.3) |
Average rainy days | 18.1 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 21.7 | 25.5 | 26.6 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 22.7 | 20.1 | 255.9 |
Source: Meteoblue[5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 6,996 | — |
1975 | 9,149 | +5.53% |
1980 | 9,551 | +0.86% |
1990 | 9,043 | −0.55% |
1995 | 11,291 | +4.25% |
2000 | 11,632 | +0.64% |
2007 | 12,623 | +1.13% |
2010 | 13,920 | +3.62% |
2015 | 14,817 | +1.20% |
2020 | 15,361 | +0.71% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] |
Poverty Incidence of Victoria
10
20
30
40
50
2006
34.70 2009
37.70 2012
40.86 2015
42.31 2018
33.58 2021
24.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
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