Merida, Leyte
Merida | |
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| Municipality of Merida | |
| Nickname: Land of Merry And Dashing People | |
| Anthem: Merida, Garbo Ko Ikaw (English: Merida, I'm Proud Of You) | |
Map of Leyte with Merida highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°54′35″N 124°32′15″E / 10.9098°N 124.5376°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 4th district |
| Named after | Mérida, Spain |
| Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Rolando M. Villasencio |
| • Vice Mayor | Rodrigo M. Wenceslao |
| • Representative | Richard I. Gomez |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 22,709 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 95.21 km2 (36.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,204 m (3,950 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 31,574 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,523 |
| Demonym | Meridanon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 30.30 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 176.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 567.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 134.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 104.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Leyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6540 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
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Merida (IPA: [me'ridɐ]), officially the Municipality of Merida (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Merida; Waray: Bungto han Merida; Tagalog: Bayan ng Merida), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,574 people.