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Palapag
Palapag | |
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| Municipality of Palapag | |
 Clockwise from top: Poblacion, Pinsker's hawk-eagle, Century Old Bell, Rakitdakit, ruins of 17th-century Catholic church, Maragano shore | |
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 Map of Northern Samar with Palapag highlighted | |
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.svg)  Palapag Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°32′49″N 125°06′58″E / 12.547°N 125.116°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Northern Samar |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 32 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Florencio A. Batula |
| • Vice Mayor | Melvic L. Chy |
| • Representative | Harris Christopher M. Ongchuan. |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 25,641 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 179.60 km2 (69.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 34,034 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,855 |
| Demonym | Palapagnon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.43 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 139 million (2020), 60.14 million (2012), 67.69 million (2013), 77 million (2014), 86.04 million (2015), 94.36 million (2016), 105.5 million (2017), 112.8 million (2018), 124.2 million (2019), 168.7 million (2021), 218.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 468.7 million (2020), 119.4 million (2012), 134.6 million (2013), 157.9 million (2014), 187.1 million (2015), 237.4 million (2016), 305 million (2017), 371.5 million (2018), 411.4 million (2019), 492.3 million (2021), 537.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 110.5 million (2020), 48.06 million (2012), 48.43 million (2013), 51.76 million (2014), 64.12 million (2015), 82.06 million (2016), 132.8 million (2017), 90.88 million (2018), 84.97 million (2019), 143.9 million (2021), 170.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6421 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Palapag, officially the Municipality of Palapag (Waray: Bungto han Palapag; Tagalog: Bayan ng Palapag), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,034 people.[3]
It is located in the northernmost part of Samar Island.
- ^ Municipality of Palapag | (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.
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