Lapinig

Lapinig
Municipality of Lapinig
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Lapinig is located in Philippines
Lapinig
Lapinig
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°18′54″N 125°18′07″E / 12.315°N 125.302°E / 12.315; 125.302
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceNorthern Samar
District 2nd district
Barangays15 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMa. Luisa A. Menzon
 • Vice MayorFlora S. Quilicol
 • RepresentativeJose L. Ong Jr.
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate8,032 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total57.30 km2 (22.12 sq mi)
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Highest elevation
112 m (367 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total11,844
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
 • Households
2,659
DemonymLapinignon
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
26.04
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 116.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 162 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 80.13 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 25.5 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNorthern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6411
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog

Lapinig, officially the Municipality of Lapinig (Waray: Bungto han Lapinig; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lapinig), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,844 people.[3]

It is Northern Samar's boundary municipality with Eastern Samar on its coastal side in the Pacific. To the south, it is bounded by Arteche, to the west by Jipapad, to the northeast by the Pacific Ocean, and in the northwest by Gamay.

  1. ^ Municipality of Lapinig | (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.

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