Javier, Leyte

Javier
Bugho
Municipality of Javier
Downtown area
Map of Leyte with Javier highlighted
Interactive map of Javier
Javier
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°47′35″N 124°56′10″E / 10.793°N 124.936°E / 10.793; 124.936
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceLeyte
District 5th district
FoundedJune 1961 (as Bugho)
Renamed as JavierDecember 1965
Named afterDaniel Falcon Javier
Barangays28 (see Barangays)
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMichael Dragon T. Javier
 • Vice MayorMark Christopher T. Javier
 • RepresentativeCarl Nicolas C. Cari
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate18,087 voters (2025)
Area
 • Total
152.70 km2 (58.96 sq mi)
Elevation
80 m (260 ft)
Highest elevation
661 m (2,169 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total
27,759
 • Density181.79/km2 (470.83/sq mi)
 • Households
6,980
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
29.16
% (2021)
 • Revenue₱ 347.9 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 762.6 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 196.1 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 203.1 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityDon Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6511
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)53
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitewww.javier-leyte.gov.ph

Javier (IPA: [hɐ'vjɛɾ]), officially the Municipality of Javier (Waray: Bungto han Javier; Tagalog: Bayan ng Javier), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 27,759 people.