Julita, Leyte

Julita (IPA: [hu'lɪtɐ]), officially the Municipality of Julita (Waray: Bungto han Julita; Tagalog: Bayan ng Julita), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,598 people.^[3]

Julita
Municipality
Municipality of Julita
Flag
Map of Leyte with Julita highlighted
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Julita Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°58′23″N 124°57′44″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Leyte
District	2nd district
Barangays	26 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Percival S. Caña
• Vice Mayor	German J. Macaso
• Representative	Lolita T. Javier
• Councilors	List • Mae Angeli R. Gajardo • Arnulfo R. Avelino • Ria S. Dumduma • Amive A. Grado • Mark Joy E. Macaso • Eduardo F. Manadong • Expedito E. Robiño • Rosila L. Advincula DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	11,450 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	53.30 km2 (20.58 sq mi)
Elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Highest elevation	570 m (1,870 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	15,598
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
• Households	4,372
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	32.13 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 123.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 364 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 86.05 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 47.15 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6506
PSGC	0803725000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Waray Tagalog

Julita is 47 kilometers from Tacloban, the capital city of Eastern Visayas. It is located between the municipalities of Dulag and Burauen.

The municipality of Julita was created through Presidential Executive Order No. 278 in 1949 under President Elpidio Quirino. Making it the second town after La Paz that parted its way to become independent from its maiden town Burauen.^{[citation needed]}

Agriculture is the main industry in the area, especially rice and coconut production. About 70% of the working population is engaged in agriculture. Most live below the poverty line, and many lack basic necessities of life.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Barangays

Julita is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. ^[5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Alegria
• Anibong
• Aslum
• Balante
• Bongdo
• Bonifacio
• Bugho
• Calbasag
• Caridad
• Cuya-e
• Dita
• Gitabla
• Hindang
• Inawangan
• Jurao
• Poblacion District I
• Poblacion District II
• Poblacion District III
• Poblacion District IV
• San Andres
• San Pablo
• Santa Cruz
• Santo Niño
• Tagkip
• Tolosahay
• Villa Hermosa

Climate

Climate data for Julita, Leyte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	78 (3.1)	57 (2.2)	84 (3.3)	79 (3.1)	118 (4.6)	181 (7.1)	178 (7.0)	169 (6.7)	172 (6.8)	180 (7.1)	174 (6.9)	128 (5.0)	1,598 (62.9)
Average rainy days	16.7	13.8	17.3	18.5	23.2	26.5	27.1	26.0	26.4	27.5	24.6	21.0	268.6
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

Population census of Julita

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1960 9,112 —     1970 9,307 +0.21% 1975 9,445 +0.30% 1980 9,724 +0.58% 1990 9,944 +0.22% 1995 11,671 +3.05%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 12,096 +0.77% 2007 12,310 +0.24% 2010 13,307 +2.87% 2015 15,114 +2.45% 2020 15,598 +0.62%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7][8][9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Julita, Leyte, was 15,598 people,^[3] with a density of 290 inhabitants per square kilometre or 750 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Julita

10 20 30 40 50 2000 48.01 2003 48.43 2006 29.90 2009 33.34 2012 36.78 2015 33.24 2018 28.36 2021 32.13 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]