Motiong

Motiong, officially the Municipality of Motiong (; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 15,887 people.

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Settlement.image_caption: Sadukan Festival
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Motiong,_Samar.png
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Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Philippines
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.etymology: Mutya
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1948
Settlement.parts_type: Barangays
Settlement.parts_style: para

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Official name: Municipality of Motiong
Population: 15887
Area: 174.40
Elevation: 47
Households: 3591
Dialing code: 55

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postal code: 6702
inception: 1948-00-00
poverty incidence: 29.88
fiscal/tax revenue: 148520502.51
total assets: 278569775.07
electorate: 12064
total expenditure: 140208011.96
total liabilities: 76485094.60
Commons category: Motiong

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Motiong, officially the Municipality of Motiong (; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 15,887 people.

== History == Long before the coming of the Americans, there were already local folks inhabited in Motiong, wherein the place was unnamed at that time.