# Victoria, Northern Samar

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**Victoria**, officially the **Municipality of Victoria** (war: *Bungto han Victoria*; Tagalog: *Bayan ng Victoria*), is a [municipality](/source/Municipality_of_the_Philippines) in the [province](/source/Philippine_Province) of [Northern Samar](/source/Northern_Samar), Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 16,085 people.

It borders with the town of [Allen](/source/Allen,_Northern_Samar) in the north and [San Isidro](/source/San_Isidro,_Northern_Samar) 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](/source/Allen,_Northern_Samar) and Acedillo, Erenas, and San Ramon from [San Isidro](/source/San_Isidro,_Northern_Samar) 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](/source/1969_Philippine_general_election).[1]

## Geography

### Barangays

Victoria is politically subdivided into 16 [barangays](/source/Barangay). Each barangay consists of [puroks](/source/Purok) and some have [sitios](/source/Sitios).

- Acedillo
- Buenasuerte
- Buenos Aires
- Colab-og
- Erenas
- Libertad
- Luisita
- Lungib
- Maxvilla
- Pasabuena
- Zone I ([Poblacion](/source/Poblacion))
- Zone II ([Poblacion](/source/Poblacion))
- Zone III ([Poblacion](/source/Poblacion))
- San Lazaro
- San Miguel
- San Roman

## Local government

Elected officials:

- Mayor: Jose Ardales
- Vice Mayor: Anselmo Aliluya Jr.
- Councilors:

1. Jorge Ardales
1. Jonay Sabido
1. Anselmo Aliluya
1. Rufino Subiaga
1. Fe Viloria
1. Eugenio Laurente
1. Marcos Porteles
1. Jude rey Lucinario

## References

1. ["An Act Creating the Municipality of Victoria in the Province of Samar"](https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/2/24443). No. 5193. April 27, 1968. Retrieved October 13, 2024.

## External links

- [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- [Philippine Census Information](https://web.archive.org/web/20131004104825/http://census.gov.ph/)
- [Local Governance Performance Management System](http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=11&frmIdProvince=63&frmIdLgu=1231) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304195917/http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=11&frmIdProvince=63&frmIdLgu=1231) 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

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