Mapanas

Mapanas
Municipality
Municipality of Mapanas
Flag Seal
Map of Northern Samar with Mapanas highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Mapanas Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°28′30″N125°15′14″E / 12.475°N 125.254°E / 12.475; 125.254
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Northern Samar
District	2nd district
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Francis John L. Tejano
•  Vice Mayor	Rogelio T. Longcop
•  Representative	Jose L. Ong Jr.
• Councilors	List • Jesusita C. Bernadas • Marcial G. Barnobal • Greggy Fer P. Laodenio • Melchor T. Capoquian • Cyrus A. Borja • Nora B. Bandilla • Saturnino T. Laodenio • Modesto G. Longcop DILG Masterlist of Officials
•  Electorate	11,129 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	117.85 km2 (45.50 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Highest elevation	344 m (1,129 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	14,858
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
•  Households	3,203
Demonym	Mapanasnon
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	29.06 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 127.2 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 342 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 114.9 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 16.52 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6412
PSGC	0804812000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog

Mapanas, officially the Municipality of Mapanas (Waray : Bungto san Mapanas; Tagalog : Bayan ng Mapanas), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,234 people. ^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Mapanas is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Burgos
• Jubasan
• Magsaysay
• Magtaon
• Del Norte (Poblacion)
• Del Sur (Poblacion)
• Quezon
• San Jose
• Siljagon
• Naparasan
• E. Laodenio (Poblacion)
• Manaybanay (Poblacion)
• Santa Potenciana (Poblacion)

Climate

Climate data for Mapanas, 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 Mapanas

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	5,716	—
1975	6,669	+3.14%
1980	5,549	−3.61%
1990	7,553	+3.13%
1995	9,377	+4.14%
2000	11,151	+3.78%
2007	12,221	+1.27%
2010	12,423	+0.60%
2015	14,025	+2.34%
2020	14,234	+0.31%
2024	14,858	+1.04%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Mapanas

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 63.98 2003 49.16 2006 54.80 2009 58.35 2012 53.25 2015 52.77 2018 42.53 2021 29.06 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

References

1.   Municipality of Mapanas | (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. "Mapanas, 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