Tarangnan

Tarangnan
Municipality of Tarangnan
Mountain-top view of Tarangnan
Mountain-top view of Tarangnan
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Official seal of Tarangnan
Map of Samar with Tarangnan highlighted
Map of Samar with Tarangnan highlighted
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Tarangnan is located in Philippines
Tarangnan
Tarangnan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°54′N 124°45′E / 11.9°N 124.75°E / 11.9; 124.75
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSamar
District 1st district
FoundedApril 1, 1884
Barangays41 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorDanilo V. Tan
 • Vice MayorArnel R. Tan
 • RepresentativeStephen James Tan
 • Electorate19,761 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total132.49 km2 (51.15 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Highest elevation
335 m (1,099 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total25,713
 • Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
 • Households
5,936
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
33.54
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 132.2 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 294.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 118 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 61.43 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySamar 1 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6704
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog

Tarangnan, officially the Municipality of Tarangnan (Waray: Bungto han Tarangnan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tarangnan), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,713 people.[3]

Tarangnan is situated on the western coast of Samar Island, to the south-east of the ancient town of Bangahon (now Gandara) and to the north of Samar's capital Catbalogan. Tarangnan is found near the former ancient pueblo Tinago, the first town to be Christianized and was made a center or cabecera.[5]

Tarangnan has its own municipal hospital which was inaugurated in 1982, with a 10-bed capacity. It is augmented by Rural Health Unit extension workers. It has daycare centers which also cater the needs of pre-schoolers.

  1. ^ Municipality of Tarangnan | (DILG)
  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. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ Kobak, Cantius (2002). Historical Sketches of the Pueblos of Samar and Leyte: 1580-1900. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Unpublished. p. 721 - 723.

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