Mercedes, Eastern Samar
Mercedes, officially the Municipality of Mercedes, is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,112 people.
Act No. 960 of the Philippine Commission incorporated the town of Mercedes comprising the barrios of Busay, Anoron, Sungan, Bobon, Banoyo and Boyayawon into Guiuan. In 1948, Republic Act No. 262 recreated the town.
Geography
Barangays
Mercedes is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.- Anuron
- Banuyo
- Bobon
- Busay
- Buyayawon
- Cabunga-an
- Cambante
- Palamrag
- Barangay 1 Poblacion
- Barangay 2 Poblacion
- Barangay 3 Poblacion
- Barangay 4 Poblacion
- Port Kennedy
- San Jose
- San Roque
- Sung-an