title: Mercedes, Eastern Samar
text: # Mercedes, Eastern Samar
  
  Mercedes (IPA:; Waray: Bungto han Mercedes, Tagalog: Bayan ng Mercedes), officially the Municipality of Mercedes, is a 5th class 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 (Cabiliri-an)
  * Barangay 1 Poblacion
  * Barangay 2 Poblacion
  * Barangay 3 Poblacion
  * Barangay 4 Poblacion
  * Port Kennedy
  * San Jose
  * San Roque
  * Sung-an
  
  ### Climate
  
  Climate data for Mercedes, Eastern Samar :
  
  | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
  | Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
  | Average precipitation mm (inches) | 90 (3.5) | 67 (2.6) | 82 (3.2) | 70 (2.8) | 97 (3.8) | 145 (5.7) | 152 (6.0) | 127 (5.0) | 132 (5.2) | 152 (6.0) | 169 (6.7) | 144 (5.7) | 1,427 (56.2) |
  | Average rainy days | 17.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 20.6 | 24.3 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 26.4 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 255 |
  | Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||
  
  ## Demographics
  
  The population of Mercedes, Eastern Samar, in the 2020 census was 6,112 people, with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.
  
  