Salcedo, Eastern Samar

Salcedo (IPA: [ˌsɐlˈsɛdo]; Bungto han Salcedo, Bayan ng Salcedo), officially the Municipality of Salcedo, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 22,136 people.

History
During World War II the Salcedo was part of a large US Navy base Leyte-Samar Naval Base from 1944 to 1946. In 1959, the sitio of Balud was converted into a barrio.

Barangays
Salcedo is politically subdivided into 41 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


 * Abejao
 * Alog
 * Asgad
 * Bagtong
 * Balud
 * Barangay 1 (Poblacion)
 * Barangay 13 (Poblacion)
 * Barangay 2 (Poblacion)
 * Barangay 3 (Poblacion)
 * Barangay 4 (Poblacion)
 * Barangay 5 (Poblacion)
 * Barangay 6 (Poblacion)
 * Barangay 7 (Poblacion)
 * Barangay 8 (Poblacion)
 * Barangay 9 (Poblacion)
 * Barangay 10 (Poblacion)
 * Barangay 11 (Poblacion)
 * Barangay 12 (Poblacion)
 * Buabua
 * Burak
 * Butig
 * Cagaut
 * Camanga
 * Cantomoja
 * Carapdapan
 * Caridad
 * Casili-on
 * Iberan
 * Jagnaya
 * Lusod
 * Malbog
 * Maliwaliw
 * Matarinao
 * Naparaan
 * Seguinon
 * San Roque (Bugay)
 * Santa Cruz
 * Tacla-on
 * Tagbacan
 * Palanas
 * Talangdawan

Demographics
The population of Salcedo, Eastern Samar, in the 2020 census was 22,136 people, with a density of undefined PD/km2.