Lope de Vega, Northern Samar

Lope de Vega
Lope de Vega
Municipality
	Municipality of Lope de Vega
	Flag
	Map of Northern Samar with Lope de Vega highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Lope de Vega Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 12°17′54″N 124°37′26″E / 12.2983°N 124.6238°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Northern Samar
District	1st district
Named for	Lope de Vega
Barangays	22 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Ana T. Palloc
• Vice Mayor	Bobby C. Saludario
• Representative	Paul R. Daza
• Councilors	List
• Electorate	12,225 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	280.00 km2 (108.11 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Highest elevation	297 m (974 ft)
Lowest elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	14,690
• Density	52/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Households	3,110
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	35.01% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 158.7 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 223.2 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 130.5 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 42.8 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6403
PSGC	084824000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray; Tagalog
Website	www.lopedevega-nsamar.gov.ph

Lope de Vega, officially the Municipality of Lope de Vega (Waray: Bungto han Lope de Vega; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lope de Vega), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,690 people.^[3]

It is bordered in the north by Catarman and Mondragon in the east and the province of Samar in the south.

Lope de Vega was created under Batas Pambansa Blg. 69 on May 1, 1980, separating 22 barangays from Catarman. It is named after the Baroque Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega.

^ Municipality of Lope de Vega | (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). "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 Lope de Vega | (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.

[PSA20–08-3] 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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