Pagsanghan

Pagsanghan
Municipality of Pagsanghan
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Pagsanghan is located in Philippines
Pagsanghan
Pagsanghan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°57′54″N 124°43′17″E / 11.965089°N 124.7213°E / 11.965089; 124.7213
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSamar
District 1st district
Founded1979
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorSed Hendrix Tan
 • Vice MayorBienvenida P. Repol
 • RepresentativeStephen James Tan
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate8,050 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total30.00 km2 (11.58 sq mi)
Elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Highest elevation
186 m (610 ft)
Lowest elevation
−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total7,959
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
 • Households
1,954
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
30.20
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 63.18 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 199.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 61.22 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 50.88 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySamar 1 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6705
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitewww.pagsanghan-samar.gov.ph

Pagsanghan, officially the Municipality of Pagsanghan (Waray: Bungto han Pagsanghan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pagsanghan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,959 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Pagsanghan | (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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