Loreto (Dinagat Islands)
Loreto is a Philippine municipality in the north of the province of Dinagat Islands.
It has 8920 inhabitants ( census May 1, 2010 ). Loreto is one of seven municipalities on the island of Dinagat.
The upstream in the northwest island Hibuson belongs to the municipality. To the south lies the neighboring community Tubajon.
Barangays
Loreto is politically subdivided into ten barangays.
- Carmen ( Pob. )
- Esperanza
- Ferdinand
- Helene
- Liberty
- Magsaysay
- Panamaon
- San Juan ( Pob. )
- Santa Cruz ( Pob. )
- Santiago ( Pob. )
Economy
On the territory of the municipality there are aluminum, nickel, chromite, gold, sand, guano, silica sand, mudstone and Rohphosphatvorkommen.
Communities: Basilisa | Cagdianao | Dinagat | Libjo | Loreto | San Jose | Tubajon
- Location in the Philippines
- Dinagat Islands