Tagapul-an | |
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Municipality of Tagapul-an | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°03′N124°09′E / 12.05°N 124.15°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Samar |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Vicente M. Limpiado Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Erna L. Goc-ong |
• Representative | Stephen James Tan |
• Electorate | 7,871 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 28.70 km2 (11.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6.0 m (19.7 ft) |
Highest elevation | 522 m (1,713 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 8,805 |
• Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
• Households | 1,973 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 31.62 |
• Revenue | ₱ 58.96 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 95.25 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 34.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 11.96 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Samar 1 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6719 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Cebuano Waray Tagalog |
Tagapul-an, officially the Municipality of Tagapul-an (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Tagapul-an; Waray : Bungto han Tagapul-an; Tagalog : Bayan ng Tagupul-an), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,805 people. [3]
It is the farthest municipality from the province's mainland.
Tagapul-an is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Tagapul-an, Samar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39 (1.5) | 34 (1.3) | 42 (1.7) | 36 (1.4) | 73 (2.9) | 109 (4.3) | 118 (4.6) | 108 (4.3) | 129 (5.1) | 136 (5.4) | 112 (4.4) | 89 (3.5) | 1,025 (40.4) |
Average rainy days | 12.6 | 9.7 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 20.5 | 25.3 | 26.2 | 24.8 | 25.2 | 25.9 | 21.9 | 17.9 | 235 |
Source: Meteoblue [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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1980 | 7,605 | — | ||
1990 | 6,760 | −1.17% | ||
1995 | 7,949 | +3.08% | ||
2000 | 8,370 | +1.11% | ||
2007 | 8,067 | −0.51% | ||
2010 | 7,828 | −1.09% | ||
2015 | 8,473 | +1.52% | ||
2020 | 8,805 | +0.76% | ||
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
The only one means of access to Tagapul-an is by motorboat from the port of Calbayog, taking usually up to 2 hours of travel.
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