Taft
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Municipality of Taft | |
![]() St. James the Greater Parish Church | |
Motto(s): Diri natumba, naluros nala | |
![]() Map of Eastern Samar with Taft highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°54′21″N 125°25′05″E / 11.9058°N 125.4181°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Eastern Samar |
District | Lone district |
Named for | William Howard Taft |
Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Gina A. Ty |
• Vice Mayor | Ma. Concepcion A. Hilario |
• Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 15,066 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 231.27 km2 (89.29 sq mi) |
Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Highest elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 18,786 |
• Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,764 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 38.71 |
• Revenue | ₱ 175.2 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 299.4 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 128.9 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 81.69 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6816 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Website | taft-esamar |
Taft, officially the Municipality of Taft (Waray: Bungto han Taft; Tagalog: Bayan ng Taft), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,786 people.[3]
It is bounded on the north by the town of Can-avid and on the south-southeast by the town of Sulat.
The municipality was named in honor of former United States President William Howard Taft, who served as Governor-General of the Philippines during the first decade of the 20th century.