Tagapul-an | |
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Municipality of Tagapul-an | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°03′N 124°09′E / 12.05°N 124.15°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Samar |
District | 1st district |
Founded | November 15, 1976 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Vicente M. Limpiado Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Erna L. Goc-ong |
• Representative | Stephen James Tan |
• Electorate | 7,871 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 28.70 km2 (11.08 sq mi) |
Elevation | 6.0 m (19.7 ft) |
Highest elevation | 522 m (1,713 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 8,805 |
• Density | 310/km2 (790/sq mi) |
• Households | 1,973 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 32.53 |
• Revenue | ₱ 58.96 million (2020), 26.15 million (2012), 28.28 million (2013), 32.05 million (2014), 36.31 million (2015), 39.59 million (2016), 45.79 million (2017), 49.02 million (2018), 52.39 million (2019), 63.01 million (2021), 95.6 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 95.25 million (2020), 63 million (2012), 69.76 million (2013), 32.14 million (2014), 37.32 million (2015), 37.73 million (2016), 48.75 million (2017), 66.92 million (2018), 82.34 million (2019), 97.43 million (2021), 234.5 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 34.2 million (2020), 19.45 million (2012), 21.21 million (2013), 24.42 million (2014), 27.62 million (2015), 30.2 million (2016), 32.16 million (2017), 31.14 million (2018), 41.4 million (2019), 43.36 million (2021), 76.99 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 11.96 million (2020), 5.877 million (2012), 6.187 million (2013), 5.559 million (2014), 10.08 million (2015), 7.585 million (2016), 8.549 million (2017), 12.51 million (2018), 21.9 million (2019), 30.66 million (2021), 67.55 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Samar 1 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6719 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Cebuano Waray Tagalog |
Tagapul-an, officially the Municipality of Tagapul-an (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tagapul-an; Waray: Bungto han Tagapul-an; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tagupul-an), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,805 people.[3]
It is the farthest municipality from the province's mainland.