La Paz, Agusan del Sur

La Paz
La Paz
Municipality
	Municipality of La Paz
	Municipal hall
	Flag
	Map of Agusan del Sur with La Paz highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	La Paz Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 8°17′N 125°49′E / 8.28°N 125.81°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Agusan del Sur
District	2nd district
Founded	March 31, 1965
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Michael D. Lim
• Vice Mayor	Albert A. Justo
• Representative	Adolph Edward G. Plaza
• Electorate	20,262 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	1,481.12 km2 (571.86 sq mi)
Elevation	327 m (1,073 ft)
Highest elevation	1,666 m (5,466 ft)
Lowest elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	30,969
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
• Households	6,583
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	48.06% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 368.5 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 635.8 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 348.8 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 218 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8508
PSGC	160304000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)85
Native languages	Agusan; Butuanon; Cebuano; Higaonon; Tagalog

La Paz, officially the Municipality of La Paz (Cebuano: Lungsod sa La Paz; Tagalog: Bayan ng La Paz), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur in the Caraga of the Philippines. The population was 30,969 at the 2020 census.^[4] La Paz is the largest town in terms of land area in Agusan del Sur and the entire Mindanao.

^ "Executive Order No. 147; Declaring Certain Municipal Districts in the Province of Agusan as Municipalities". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 31 March 1965. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
^ Municipality of La Paz | (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.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". 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.

[GovPH-EO147-1] "Executive Order No. 147; Declaring Certain Municipal Districts in the Province of Agusan as Municipalities". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 31 March 1965. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

[2] Municipality of La Paz | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-3] "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.

[PSA20–16-4] Census of Population (2020). "Caraga". 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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