Capul

Capul
Capul
Municipality
	Municipality of Capul
	USS Essex passes Capul Island while passing through the San Bernardino Strait
	Flag
	Map of Northern Samar with Capul highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Capul Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 12°25′23″N 124°10′55″E / 12.423°N 124.182°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Northern Samar
District	1st district
Barangays	12 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Teresita S. Bandal
• Vice Mayor	Joselito C. Catucod
• Representative	Paul R. Daza
• Councilors	List
• Electorate	11,013 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	35.56 km2 (13.73 sq mi)
Elevation	73 m (240 ft)
Highest elevation	585 m (1,919 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	12,323
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
• Households	2,712
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	17.91% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 81.21 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 166.7 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 75.35 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 20.67 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6408
PSGC	084804000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Abaknon; Waray; Tagalog
Website	www.capul-nsamar.gov.ph

Capul, officially the Municipality of Capul (Waray: Bungto han Capul; Tagalog: Bayan ng Capul), is a 5th class island municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,323 people.^[4]

A lighthouse was built on the island which served as a guidepost for the Acapulco-Manila galleon trade vessels passing through the treacherous waters of San Bernardino Strait. It also served as the capital of Samar from 1848 to 1852.

Capul is the only town in the province of Northern Samar with a distinct language, Inabaknon, instead of Waray, the native language spoken by the locals of Samar island. Inabaknon is unique in it being only distantly related to the languages spoken in the entire Visayas and Luzon regions. Instead, it is classified by linguists as a Sama-Bajaw language.

^ Municipality of Capul | (DILG)
^ "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.
^ "Elevation of Municipality of Capul, Northern Samar, Philippines".
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

[1] Municipality of Capul | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "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] "Elevation of Municipality of Capul, Northern Samar, Philippines".

[PSA20–08-4] Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[5] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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