La Paz | |
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Municipality of La Paz | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°17′N 125°49′E / 8.28°N 125.81°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Caraga |
Province | Agusan del Sur |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | March 31, 1965[1] |
Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Michael D. Lim |
• Vice Mayor | Albert A. Justo |
• Representative | Adolph Edward G. Plaza |
• Electorate | 20,262 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,481.12 km2 (571.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,666 m (5,466 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 30,969 |
• Density | 21/km2 (54/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,583 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 48.06 |
• Revenue | ₱ 368.5 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 635.8 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 348.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 218 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8508 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
La Paz, officially the Municipality of La Paz (Cebuano: Lungsod sa La Paz; Tagalog: Bayan ng La Paz), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur in the Caraga of the Philippines. The population was 30,969 at the 2020 census.[4] La Paz is the largest town in terms of land area in Agusan del Sur and the entire Mindanao.