Tagapul-an, Samar

Tagapul-an
Municipality
Municipality of Tagapul-an
Map of Samar with Tagapul-an highlighted
Tagapul-an Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°03′N124°09′E / 12.05°N 124.15°E / 12.05; 124.15 Coordinates: 12°03′N124°09′E / 12.05°N 124.15°E / 12.05; 124.15
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province	Samar
District	1st district of Samar
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Vicente M. Limpiado Jr.
•  Vice Mayor	Erna L. Goc-ong
• Congressman	Edgar Mary S. Sarmiento
• Electorate	7,862 voters (2019)
Area   [2]
• Total	28.70 km2 (11.08 sq mi)
Elevation	6.0 m (19.7 ft)
Population  (2015 census) [3]
• Total	8,473
• Density	300/km2 (760/sq mi)
• Households	1,873
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	50.89% (2015) [4]
• Revenue (₱)	39,451,577.19 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6719
PSGC	086024000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)55
Climate type	tropical rainforest climate
Native languages	Cebuano Waray Tagalog
Website	elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/tagapul-an-wsamar/

Tagapul-an, officially the Municipality of Tagapul-an, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 8,473 people. ^[3]

It is the farthest municipality from the province's mainland.

Barangays

Tagapul-an is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.

• Baquiw
• Balocawe
• Guinbarucan
• Labangbaybay
• Luna
• Mataluto
• Nipa
• Pantalan
• Pulangbato
• San Vicente
• Sugod (Poblacion)
• Suarez (Manlangit)
• San Jose (Poblacion)
• Trinidad

Climate

Climate data for Tagapul-an, Samar
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]

Demographics

Population census of Tagapul-an
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [6] [7] [8]

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Samar (Western Samar)". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
5. "Tagapul-an: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
7. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
8. "Province of Samar (Western Samar)". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

External links

• Tagapul-an Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System