Las Navas

Las Navas
Binuntuan
Municipality of Las Navas
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Map of Northern Samar with Las Navas highlighted
Map of Northern Samar with Las Navas highlighted
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Las Navas is located in Philippines
Las Navas
Las Navas
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°20′24″N 125°01′55″E / 12.34°N 125.032°E / 12.34; 125.032
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceNorthern Samar
District 2nd district
Barangays53 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Las Navas[*]Arlito A. Tan
 • Vice MayorMinda M. Tan
 • RepresentativeJose L. Ong Jr.
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate27,730 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
282.61 km2 (109.12 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Highest elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
36,621
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
 • Households
7,786
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
29.48
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 171.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 429 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 138.1 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 131.3 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNorthern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6423
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog

Las Navas, officially the Municipality of Las Navas (Waray: Bungto han Las Navas; Tagalog: Bayan ng Las Navas), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,621 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Las Navas | (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.