Back ماردة (الفلبين) Arabic Merida BCL Merida CBK-ZAM Merida, Leyte CEB Merida (Leyte) German Mérida (Filipinas) Spanish Merida (Philippines) French Merida, Leyte ID Merida, Leyte ILO Merida (Leyte) Italian
Merida | |
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| Municipality of Merida | |
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| Nickname: Land of Merry And Dashing People | |
| Anthem: Merida, Garbo Ko Ikaw (English: Merida, I'm Proud Of You) | |
 Map of Leyte with Merida highlighted | |
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.svg)  Merida Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°54′35″N 124°32′15″E / 10.9098°N 124.5376°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 4th district |
| Named for | Mérida, Spain |
| Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Rolando M. Villasencio |
| • Vice Mayor | Rodrigo M. Wenceslao |
| • Representative | Richard I. Gomez |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 22,200 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 95.21 km2 (36.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,204 m (3,950 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 31,574 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,523 |
| Demonym | Meridanon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 30.30 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 146.7 million (2020), 49.55 million (2012), 54.53 million (2013), 62.48 million (2014), 70.54 million (2015), 80.17 million (2016), 100.2 million (2017), 103.9 million (2018), 112.3 million (2019), 142.9 million (2021), 176.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 351.1 million (2020), 58.24 million (2012), 65.59 million (2013), 105.1 million (2014), 134.3 million (2015), 162.7 million (2016), 208.8 million (2017), 270 million (2018), 286.6 million (2019), 454.5 million (2021), 567.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 137.8 million (2020), 49.37 million (2012), 45.61 million (2013), 44.66 million (2014), 47.13 million (2015), 56.51 million (2016), 71.36 million (2017), 7.786 million (2018), 98.16 million (2019), 115.1 million (2021), 134.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 98.64 million (2020), 21.22 million (2012), 15 million (2013), 14.02 million (2014), 41.94 million (2015), 46.97 million (2016), 62.6 million (2017), 100.1 million (2018), 103.8 million (2019), 148.2 million (2021), 104.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Leyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6540 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Merida (IPA: [me'ridɐ]), officially the Municipality of Merida (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Merida; Waray: Bungto han Merida; Tagalog: Bayan ng Merida), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,574 people.[3]
- ^ Municipality of Merida | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.