San Policarpo, Eastern Samar

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San Policarpo
Municipality of San Policarpo
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San Policarpo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°10′45″N125°30′26″E / 12.1791°N 125.5072°E / 12.1791; 125.5072
Country Philippines
Region Eastern Visayas
Province Eastern Samar
District Lone district
FoundedJune 16, 1948
InauguratedFebruary 5, 1949
Barangays 17 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  Type Sangguniang Bayan
   Mayor Conrado U. Nicart III
   Vice Mayor Thelma U. Nicart
   Representative Maria Fe R. Abunda
  Councilors
List
   Electorate 13,448 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
  Total78 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation
6.0 m (19.7 ft)
Highest elevation
63 m (207 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
  Total15,365
  Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
   Households
3,602
Economy
   Income class 5th municipal income class
   Poverty incidence
41.24
% (2021) [4]
   Revenue 87.85 million (2020)
   Assets 213.1 million (2020)
   Expenditure 69.21 million (2020)
   Liabilities 89.2 million (2020)
Service provider
  ElectricityEastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6821
PSGC
IDD : area code +63(0)55
Native languages Waray
Tagalog
Website www.sanpolicarpo-esamar.gov.ph

San Policarpo, officially the Municipality of San Policarpo (Waray : Bungto han San Policarpo; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Policarpo), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,365 people. [3]

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In the north-west, it is bounded by Arteche, in the north-east by the vast Pacific Ocean and in the south by Oras.

History

San Policarpo was established as a barrio in 1837. The Municipality of San Policarpo was created from the barrios of San Policarpo, Bahay, Alugan, Pangpang, Japunan, Tabo, Binogawan and Cajagwayan of the municipality of Oras, then in the old province of Samar, by virtue of Republic Act No. 281 signed on June 16, 1948 and inaugurated on February 5, 1949. [5] In 1952, the barrio of Santa Monica was transferred from Oras to San Policarpo. On June 19, 1965, the municipality was annexed to the newly-established province of Eastern Samar through a plebiscite and the sitios of Santa Cruz, Tan-awan, Bangon, Guin-osokan, Barras, Lipata and Libas were converted into barrios. [6] [7]

The town was formerly named "Bunga", derived from the plant called bunga which was very abundant in the present site of the town. "Bunga" means fruit, thus the name indicates the fruit of the toils of its founders.

Geography

Barangays

San Policarpo is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. [8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Alugan
  • Bahay
  • Bangon
  • Baras (Lipata)
  • Binogawan
  • Cajagwayan
  • Japunan
  • Natividad
  • Pangpang
  • Barangay No. 1 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay No. 2 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay No. 3 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay No. 4 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay No. 5 (Poblacion)
  • Santa Cruz
  • Tabo
  • Tanauawan

Climate

Climate data for San Policarpo, Eastern Samar
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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 days17.613.215.514.919.624.326.625.424.925.422.920.9251.2
Source: Meteoblue [9]

Demographics

Population census of San Policarpo
YearPop.±% p.a.
1948 4,779    
1960 8,051+4.44%
1970 9,140+1.28%
1975 9,280+0.31%
1980 12,258+5.72%
1990 9,970−2.05%
1995 11,565+2.82%
2000 12,403+1.51%
2007 13,689+1.37%
2010 13,836+0.39%
2015 14,687+1.14%
2020 15,365+0.89%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13]

The population of San Policarpo, Eastern Samar, in the 2020 census was 15,365 people, [3] with a density of 200 inhabitants per square kilometer or 520 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of San Policarpo

10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
38.20
2009
46.40
2012
52.44
2015
48.57
2018
55.81
2021
41.24

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

The local economy of San Policarpo, one of the country's poorest towns, is dependent on fishing and farming. [22]

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