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 | 33.58 |
• 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] |
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