Lope de Vega | |
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Municipality of Lope de Vega | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°17′54″N124°37′26″E / 12.2983°N 124.6238°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Northern Samar |
District | 1st district |
Named for | Lope de Vega |
Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Ana T. Palloc |
• Vice Mayor | Bobby C. Saludario |
• Representative | Paul R. Daza |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 12,225 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 280.00 km2 (108.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Highest elevation | 297 m (974 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 14,690 |
• Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,110 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 47.87 |
• Revenue | ₱ 158.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 223.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 130.5 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 42.8 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6403 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Website | www |
Lope de Vega, officially the Municipality of Lope de Vega (Waray : Bungto han Lope de Vega; Tagalog : Bayan ng Lope de Vega), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,690 people. [3]
It is bordered in the north by Catarman and Mondragon in the east and the province of Samar in the south.
Lope de Vega was created under Batas Pambansa Blg. 69 on May 1, 1980, separating 22 barangays from Catarman. It is named after the Baroque Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega.
Lope De Vega is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Lope de Vega, Northern Samar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84 (3.3) | 59 (2.3) | 58 (2.3) | 55 (2.2) | 93 (3.7) | 133 (5.2) | 149 (5.9) | 125 (4.9) | 155 (6.1) | 165 (6.5) | 140 (5.5) | 136 (5.4) | 1,352 (53.3) |
Average rainy days | 18.1 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 21.7 | 25.5 | 26.6 | 25.1 | 24.8 | 25.8 | 22.7 | 20.1 | 255.9 |
Source: Meteoblue [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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1990 | 9,254 | — | ||
1995 | 11,947 | +4.90% | ||
2000 | 11,754 | −0.35% | ||
2007 | 12,173 | +0.48% | ||
2010 | 13,542 | +3.95% | ||
2015 | 14,687 | +1.56% | ||
2020 | 14,690 | +0.00% | ||
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
Lope de Vega is served by buses, jeepneys, and van-for-hire with service to Catarman, Calbayog and to Tacloban City. There are ships also that travels from Calbayog to Cebu City. The town has no airport, but is accessible via nearby Catarman National Airport and Calbayog Airport.
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