Jipapad

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Jipapad
Municipality
Municipality of Jipapad
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Jipapad
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°17′10″N125°14′06″E / 12.2861°N 125.235°E / 12.2861; 125.235
Country Philippines
Region Eastern Visayas
Province Eastern Samar
District Lone district
Established March 5, 1919 (as a municipal district)
July 1, 1964 [1] (as a regular municipality)
Barangays 13 (see Barangays)
Government
  [2]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Benjamin E. Ver
 •  Vice Mayor Oscar Amigo
 •  Representative Maria Fe R. Abunda
 • Councilors
List
 •  Electorate 7,564 voters (2025)
Area
[3]
 • Total
234.8 km2 (90.7 sq mi)
Elevation
51 m (167 ft)
Highest elevation
177 m (581 ft)
Lowest elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [4]
 • Total
8,726
 • Density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
 •  Households
1,941
Economy
 •  Income class 5th municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
51.92
% (2021) [5]
 •  Revenue ₱ 143.5 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 257.3 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 113.9 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 17.53 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityEastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6804
PSGC
0802611000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)55
Native languages Waray
Tagalog
Website www.jipapad-esamar.gov.ph

Jipapad, officially the Municipality of Jipapad (Waray : Bungto han Jipapad; Tagalog : Bayan ng Jipapad), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,439 people. [6]

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Barangays

Jipapad is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.  [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Demographics

Population census of Jipapad
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 17,013—    
1939 1,347−11.38%
1948 2,005+4.52%
1960 2,201+0.78%
1970 3,769+5.52%
1975 4,497+3.61%
1980 4,586+0.39%
1990 5,207+1.28%
1995 6,222+3.39%
2000 6,596+1.26%
2007 6,882+0.59%
2010 7,397+2.66%
2015 7,885+1.22%
2020 8,439+1.44%
2024 8,726+0.81%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

The population of Jipapad in the 2020 census was 8,439 people, [13] with a density of 36 inhabitants per square kilometre or 93 inhabitants per square mile.

Climate

Climate data for Jipapad, Eastern Samar
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)27
(81)		27
(81)		28
(82)		29
(84)		30
(86)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		28
(82)		28
(82)		29
(83)
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)105
(4.1)		67
(2.6)		65
(2.6)		53
(2.1)		86
(3.4)		129
(5.1)		135
(5.3)		113
(4.4)		131
(5.2)		163
(6.4)		167
(6.6)		162
(6.4)		1,376
(54.2)
Average rainy days17.613.215.514.919.624.326.625.424.925.422.920.9251.2
Source: Meteoblue [14]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Jipapad

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
65.59
2003
45.81
2006
41.30
2009
60.58
2012
60.90
2015
49.87
2018
65.46
2021
51.92

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

References

  1. ↑ "Executive Order No. 157, s. 1965". Official Gazette . 16 July 1965. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. ↑   Municipality of Jipapad | (DILG)
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  9. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  14. ↑ "Jipapad, Eastern Samar : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  15. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  17. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  18. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  19. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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