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Lavezares | |
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Municipality of Lavezares | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°32′N 124°20′E / 12.53°N 124.33°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Northern Samar |
District | 1st district |
Founded | 1875 |
Named for | Guido de Lavezaris |
Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Edito B. Saludaga |
• Vice Mayor | Leonardo Tiozon |
• Representative | Paul R. Daza |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 21,548 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 119.50 km2 (46.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Highest elevation | 222 m (728 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 29,390 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,784 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 24.68 |
• Revenue | ₱ 127.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 377.7 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 113.3 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 93.64 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6404 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Lavezares, officially the Municipality of Lavezares (Waray: Bungto han Lavezares; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lavezares), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,390 people.[3]
It is bounded on the west by the municipality of Allen, on the north-west by San Bernardino Strait, on the south and south-west by the municipality of Victoria, on the east by the municipality of Rosario and on the north by the municipality of Biri.