Loreto, Dinagat Islands
Loreto | |
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| Municipality of Loreto | |
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Flag | |
| Nickname: Last Frontier of Dinagat | |
Map of Dinagat Islands with Loreto highlighted | |
Interactive map of Loreto | |
Loreto Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°21′31″N 125°34′54″E / 10.358567°N 125.581567°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Dinagat Islands |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | January 1, 1919 |
| Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Doandre Bill A. Ladaga |
| • Vice Mayor | Richard C. Tan |
| • Representative | Alan 1 B. Ecleo |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 8,150 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 255.87 km2 (98.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 764 m (2,507 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 9,940 |
| • Density | 38.8/km2 (101/sq mi) |
| • Households | 2,427 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 30.8 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 206.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 592.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 151.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 118.5 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Dinagat Island Electric Cooperative (DIELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8415 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)86 |
| Native languages | Surigaonon Cebuano Tagalog Waray |
Loreto, officially the Municipality of Loreto (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Loreto; Surigaonon: Lungsod nan Loreto; Tagalog: Bayan ng Loreto; Waray: Bungto han Loreto), is a municipality in the province of Dinagat Islands, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 9,690 people.