960 of the Philippine Commission incorporated the town of Mercedes comprising the barrios of Busay, Anoron, Sungan, Bobon, Banoyo and Boyayawon into Guiuan.

[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

The population of Mercedes, Eastern Samar, in the 2020 census was 6,112 people,[3] with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.

Poverty incidence of Mercedes Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

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