Borongan
Borongan | |
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| City of Borongan | |
A view of the city of Borongan seen from Taboc. Multiple landmarks can be seen, like Baybay Boulevard and Borongan Cathedral. | |
| Nickname: City of Golden Sunrise | |
Map of Eastern Samar with Borongan highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°36′34″N 125°26′10″E / 11.6094°N 125.4361°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Eastern Samar |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | September 8, 1619 |
| Cityhood | June 21, 2007 (Lost cityhood in 2008 and 2010) |
| Affirmed Cityhood | February 15, 2011 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Jose Ivan Dayan C. Agda |
| • Vice Mayor | Emmanuel T. Tiu Sonco |
| • Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
| • City Council | List |
| • Electorate | 52,061 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 475 km2 (183 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 119 m (390 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 673 m (2,208 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 71,961 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| • Households | 17,493 |
| Demonym | Boronganon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 26.51 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,300 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 3,039 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 696.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 453.5 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6800 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Borongan, officially the City of Borongan (Waray: Siyudad han Borongan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Borongan), is a component city and capital of the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,961 people.
It is the most populous LGU in Eastern Samar and it is also nicknamed as the "City of the Golden Sunrise/Sunshine" and aspiring to be the "King City of the East". Its cityhood was settled by the Supreme Court of the Philippines when it decided with finality on April 12, 2007, the constitutionality of its city charter, Republic Act 9394, which conferred upon and elevated the status of the municipality of Borongan into a component city of the province of Eastern Samar.