Loreto (Dinagat Islands)
Municipality of Loreto | ||
Location of Loreto in the Dinagat Islands province | ||
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Basic data | ||
Region : | Caraga | |
Province : | Dinagat Islands | |
Barangays : | 10 | |
District: | 1. District of Dinagat Islands | |
PSGC : | 168505000 | |
Income class : | 4. Income bracket | |
Households : | 1840 May 1, 2000 census
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Population : | 9,309 August 1, 2015 census
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Coordinates : | 10 ° 21 ′ N , 125 ° 37 ′ E | |
Mayor : | Doandre Bill A. Ladaga | |
Geographical location in the Philippines | ||
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Loreto is a Filipino municipality in the north of the Dinagat Islands province .
It has 9,309 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census). Loreto is one of seven municipalities on the island of Dinagat .
The island of Hibuson in the northwest is part of the municipality. In the south lies the neighboring municipality of Tubajon .
Barangays
Loreto is politically divided into ten barangays .
- Carmen (Pob.)
- Esperanza
- Ferdinand
- Helene
- Liberty
- Magsaysay
- Panamaon
- San Juan (Pob.)
- Santa Cruz (Pob.)
- Santiago (Pob.)
economy
In the area of the municipality there are aluminum , nickel , chromite , gold , sand, guano , quartz sand, claystone and raw phosphate deposits .