page_title: Mercedes, Eastern Samar
hierarchical_section_title: Mercedes, Eastern Samar
caption_attribution_description: English: Map of Eastern Samar showing the location of Mercedes
context_page_description: Mercedes, officially the Municipality of Mercedes, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 6,070 people.
  Act No. 960 of the Philippine Commission incorporated the town of Mercedes comprising the barrios of Busay, Anoron, Sungan, Bobon, Banoyo and Boyayawon into Guiuan. In 1948, Republic Act No. 262 recreated the town.
context_section_description: Mercedes (IPA: [ˌmɛrˈsɛdɛs]; Waray: Bungto han Mercedes, Tagalog: Bayan ng Mercedes), officially the Municipality of Mercedes,  is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 6,070 people.
  Act No. 960 of the Philippine Commission incorporated the town of Mercedes comprising the barrios of Busay, Anoron, Sungan, Bobon, Banoyo and Boyayawon into Guiuan. In 1948, Republic Act No. 262 recreated the town.
caption: Map of Eastern Samar with Mercedes highlighted
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