Pagsanghan  | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Pagsanghan | |
|   Map of Samar with Pagsanghan highlighted  | |
Location within the Philippines   | |
| Coordinates: 11°57′54″N124°43′17″E / 11.965089°N 124.7213°E | |
| Country | Philippines | 
| Region | Eastern Visayas | 
| Province | Samar | 
| District | 1st district | 
| Founded | 1979 | 
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) | 
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | 
| • Mayor | Sed Hendrix Tan | 
| • Vice Mayor | Bienvenida P. Repol | 
| • Representative | Stephen James Tan | 
| • Councilors | List  | 
| • Electorate | 8,065 voters (2025) | 
| Area | |
 • Total  | 30.00 km2 (11.58 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) | 
| Highest elevation | 186 m (610 ft) | 
| Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) | 
| Population  (2024 census) [3]   | |
 • Total  | 8,145 | 
| • Density | 270/km2 (700/sq mi) | 
| • Households | 1,954 | 
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class | 
| • Poverty incidence | 30.2  | 
| • Revenue | ₱ 84.46 million (2022) | 
| • Assets | ₱ 198.1 million (2022) | 
| • Expenditure | ₱ 77.89 million (2022) | 
| • Liabilities | ₱ 52.88 million (2022) | 
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Samar 1 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 1) | 
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) | 
| ZIP code | 6705  | 
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 | 
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog  | 
| Website |  www | 
Pagsanghan, officially the Municipality of Pagsanghan (Waray : Bungto han Pagsanghan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Pagsanghan), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,959 people. [5]
The municipality of Pagsanghan was established by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 16 issued on February 9, 1979, upon separation of nine barangays in Tarangnan, with a barangay with the same name the seat of government. [6] A plebiscite was held on April 3. [7]
Pagsanghan is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| Climate data for Pagsanghan, Samar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82)  | 29 (84)  | 29 (84)  | 31 (88)  | 31 (88)  | 30 (86)  | 29 (84)  | 29 (84)  | 29 (84)  | 29 (84)  | 29 (84)  | 28 (82)  | 29 (85)  | 
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70)  | 21 (70)  | 21 (70)  | 22 (72)  | 24 (75)  | 24 (75)  | 24 (75)  | 25 (77)  | 24 (75)  | 24 (75)  | 23 (73)  | 22 (72)  | 23 (73)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 72 (2.8)  | 52 (2.0)  | 65 (2.6)  | 62 (2.4)  | 87 (3.4)  | 129 (5.1)  | 153 (6.0)  | 124 (4.9)  | 147 (5.8)  | 157 (6.2)  | 139 (5.5)  | 117 (4.6)  | 1,304 (51.3)  | 
| Average rainy days | 17.4 | 13.4 | 16.8 | 18.0 | 22.0 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 24.2 | 24.9 | 26.0 | 23.3 | 20.8 | 258.3 | 
| Source: Meteoblue [8] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | 
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 6,512 | — | 
| 1990 | 6,047 | −0.74% | 
| 1995 | 7,350 | +3.72% | 
| 2000 | 7,077 | −0.81% | 
| 2007 | 7,981 | +1.67% | 
| 2010 | 8,024 | +0.20% | 
| 2015 | 7,945 | −0.19% | 
| 2020 | 7,959 | +0.04% | 
| 2024 | 8,145 | +0.56% | 
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] | ||
Poverty incidence of Pagsanghan
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000  52.32 2003  68.80 2006  31.80 2009  40.56 2012  37.97 2015  37.34 2018  29.18 2021  30.20 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]  |