Jiabong | |
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Municipality of Jiabong | |
Etymology: Hia-an | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°45′45″N 124°57′07″E / 11.7625°N 124.95194°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Samar |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 34 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Jiabong[*] | Julie U. Cereno |
• Vice Mayor | Jocelyn U. De Jesus |
• Representative | Reynolds Michael Tan |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 15,703 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 67.70 km2 (26.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
Highest elevation | 421 m (1,381 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 19,205 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,567 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 26.22 |
• Revenue | ₱ 115.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 141.7 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 90.77 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 31.49 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Samar 2 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6701 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Jiabong, officially the Municipality of Jiabong (Waray: Bungto han Jiabong; Tagalog: Bayan ng Jiabong), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,205 people.[3]
Jiabong was created in 1948 from the barrios of Jiabong, Jia-an, Malino, San Fernando, Casapa, Camorubo-an, Lulugayan, Macabitas Paglayogan, Dogongan, Bayog, and Malobago, formerly part of Catbalogan.[5]