Victoria, Northern Samar Last updated July 19, 2025 Municipality in Northern Samar, Philippines
Municipality in Eastern Visayas, Philippines
Victoria , officially the Municipality of Victoria (Waray : Bungto han Victoria Tagalog : Bayan ng Victoria municipality in the province of Northern Samar , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,361 people. [ 5]
It borders with the town of Allen in the north and San Isidro in the southwest.
History On April 27, 1968, barrios Buena Suerte, Buenos Aires, Colabog, Mawo, Maxvilla, San Lazaro, and San Miguel from the municipality of Allen and Acedillo, Erenas, and San Ramon from San Isidro were separated and constituted into a new and separate municipality known as Victoria, by virtue of Republic Act No. 5193. Mawo was designated as the municipal seat of government. The first set of Victoria municipal officials was elected in the following election of 1969 . [ 6]
Geography Barangays Victoria is politically subdivided into 16 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios .
Acedillo Buenasuerte Buenos Aires Colab-og Erenas Libertad Luisita Lungib Maxvilla Pasabuena Zone I (Poblacion ) Zone II (Poblacion ) Zone III (Poblacion ) San Lazaro San Miguel San Roman Climate Climate data for Victoria, Northern Samar Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27 28 29 30 31 30 29 29 29 29 29 28 29 Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22 22 22 22 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 Average precipitation mm (inches) 84 59 58 55 93 133 149 125 155 165 140 136 1,352 Average rainy days 18.1 13.6 15.8 16.1 21.7 25.5 26.6 25.1 24.8 25.8 22.7 20.1 255.9 Source: Meteoblue [ 7]
Demographics Population census of Victoria Year ±% p.a. 1970 6,996 — 1975 9,149 +5.53% 1980 9,551 +0.86% 1990 9,043 −0.55% 1995 11,291 +4.25% 2000 11,632 +0.64% 2007 12,623 +1.13% 2010 13,920 +3.62% 2015 14,817 +1.20% 2020 15,361 +0.76% 2024 16,085 +1.11% Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
Economy Poverty incidence of Victoria
Local government Elected officials:
Mayor: Jose Ardales Vice Mayor: Anselmo Aliluya Jr. Councilors: Jorge Ardales Jonay Sabido Anselmo Aliluya Rufino Subiaga Fe Viloria Eugenio Laurente Marcos Porteles Jude rey Lucinario References ↑ Municipality of Victoria | (DILG) ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority . Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453 . Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021 . ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025 . ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 . ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025 . ↑ Republic Act No. 5193 (April 27, 1968), An Act Creating the Municipality of Victoria in the Province of Samar , retrieved October 13, 2024 ↑ "Victoria, Northern Samar : Average Temperatures and Rainfall" . Meteoblue. Retrieved 6 January 2019 . ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025 . ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016 . ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF) . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016 . ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" . Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007 National Statistics Office . ↑ "Province of" . Municipality Population Data . Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016 . ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):" . Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020 . ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022 . ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 . External links
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