Tagapul-an
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Tagapul-an | |
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Municipality of Tagapul-an | |
![]() Map of Samar with Tagapul-an highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°03′N 124°09′E / 12.05°N 124.15°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Samar |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Vicente M. Limpiado Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Erna L. Goc-ong |
• Representative | Stephen James Tan |
• Electorate | 7,871 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 28.70 km2 (11.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6.0 m (19.7 ft) |
Highest elevation | 522 m (1,713 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 8,805 |
• Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
• Households | 1,973 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 32.53 |
• Revenue | ₱ 58.96 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 95.25 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 34.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 11.96 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Samar 1 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6719 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Cebuano Waray Tagalog |
Tagapul-an, officially the Municipality of Tagapul-an (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tagapul-an; Waray: Bungto han Tagapul-an; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tagupul-an), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,805 people.[3]
It is the farthest municipality from the province's mainland.
Geography
[edit]Barangays
[edit]Tagapul-an is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Baquiw
- Balocawe
- Guinbarucan
- Labangbaybay
- Luna
- Mataluto
- Nipa
- Pantalan
- Pulangbato
- San Vicente
- Sugod (Poblacion)
- Suarez (Manlangit)
- San Jose (Poblacion)
- Trinidad
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Tagapul-an, Samar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39 (1.5) |
34 (1.3) |
42 (1.7) |
36 (1.4) |
73 (2.9) |
109 (4.3) |
118 (4.6) |
108 (4.3) |
129 (5.1) |
136 (5.4) |
112 (4.4) |
89 (3.5) |
1,025 (40.4) |
Average rainy days | 12.6 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 20.5 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 25.9 | 21.9 | 17.9 | 235 |
Source: Meteoblue[5] |
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1980 | 7,605 | — |
1990 | 6,760 | −1.17% |
1995 | 7,949 | +3.08% |
2000 | 8,370 | +1.11% |
2007 | 8,067 | −0.51% |
2010 | 7,828 | −1.09% |
2015 | 8,473 | +1.52% |
2020 | 8,805 | +0.76% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6][7][8][9] |
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Tagapul-an
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
38.30 2009
42.45 2012
49.53 2015
50.89 2018
31.62 2021
32.53 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
Transportation
[edit]The only one means of access to Tagapul-an is by motorboat from the port of Calbayog, taking usually up to 2 hours of travel.
References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Tagapul-an | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Tagapul-an: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Samar (Western Samar)". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Tagapul-an Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System