Loreto, Agusan del Sur
Loreto | |
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| Municipality of Loreto | |
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Loreto Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°11′N 125°51′E / 8.19°N 125.85°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Agusan del Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | March 30, 1965 |
| Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Lorife M. Otaza |
| • Vice Mayor | Randolph B. Plaza |
| • Representative | Adolph Edward G. Plaza |
| • Electorate | 25,966 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,462.74 km2 (564.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,658 m (5,440 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 43,761 |
| • Density | 29.917/km2 (77.485/sq mi) |
| • Households | 10,136 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 45.32 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 590 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,352 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 607.1 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 541.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8507 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
| Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
Loreto, officially the Municipality of Loreto (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Loreto; Tagalog: Bayan ng Loreto), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,880 people. Loreto is the largest Municipality in terms of land area in Mindanao.