Lapinig

This article is about the municipality in Samar. For the island in Bohol, see Lapinig Island.

Lapinig
Municipality
Municipality of Lapinig
Flag
Map of Northern Samar with Lapinig highlighted
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Lapinig Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°18′54″N125°18′07″E / 12.315°N 125.302°E / 12.315; 125.302
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Northern Samar
District	2nd district
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Ma. Luisa A. Menzon
•  Vice Mayor	Flora S. Quilicol
•  Representative	Jose L. Ong Jr.
• Councilors	List • Annde P. Openia • Edward M. Hermano • Vivian M. Rongcales • Ruby Q. Delmonte • Artemio Y. Delmonte • Redentor L. Pajares • Bartolome P. Mengote • Carlito O. Morallos DILG Masterlist of Officials
•  Electorate	8,097 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	57.30 km2 (22.12 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Highest elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	11,908
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
•  Households	2,659
Demonym	Lapinignon
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	26.04 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 104.5 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 197.1 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 76.23 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 23.13 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6411
PSGC	0804809000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog

Lapinig, officially the Municipality of Lapinig (Waray : Bungto han Lapinig; Tagalog : Bayan ng Lapinig), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,844 people. ^[5]

It is Northern Samar's boundary municipality with Eastern Samar on its coastal side in the Pacific. To the south, it is bounded by Arteche, to the west by Jipapad, to the northeast by the Pacific Ocean, and in the northwest by Gamay.

Geography

Barangays

Lapinig is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Alang-alang
• Bagacay
• Cahagwayan
• Can Maria
• Can Omanio
• Imelda
• Lapinig del Sur (Poblacion)
• Lapinig del Norte (Poblacion)
• Lo-ok
• Mabini
• May-igot
• Palanas
• Pio Del Pilar
• Potong
• Potong Del Sur

Climate

Climate data for Lapinig, Northern Samar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	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 days	17.6	13.2	15.5	14.9	19.6	24.3	26.6	25.4	24.9	25.4	22.9	20.9	251.2
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Population census of Lapinig

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	7,610	—
1970	6,598	−1.42%
1975	7,426	+2.40%
1980	7,481	+0.15%
1990	8,232	+0.96%
1995	9,813	+3.35%
2000	10,798	+2.07%
2007	11,198	+0.50%
2010	11,744	+1.75%
2015	13,020	+1.98%
2020	11,844	−1.97%
2024	11,908	+0.13%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Lapinig

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 62.60 2003 43.29 2006 54.40 2009 51.89 2012 55.38 2015 48.54 2018 37.69 2021 26.04 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

References

1.   Municipality of Lapinig | (DILG)
2. "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.
3. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "Lapinig, Northern Samar: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
7. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine