Lope de Vega | |
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| Municipality of Lope de Vega | |
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 Map of Northern Samar with Lope de Vega highlighted | |
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.svg)  Lope de Vega Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°17′54″N 124°37′26″E / 12.2983°N 124.6238°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Northern Samar |
| District | 1st district |
| Named for | Lope de Vega |
| Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Lope de Vega[*] | Ana T. Palloc |
| • Vice Mayor | Bobby C. Saludario |
| • Representative | Paul R. Daza |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 12,225 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 280.00 km2 (108.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 297 m (974 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 14,690 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,110 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 35.01 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 158.7 million (2020), 49.05 million (2012), 55.08 million (2013), 62.68 million (2014), 71.98 million (2015), 78.98 million (2016), 89.2 million (2017), 95.79 million (2018), 112.8 million (2019), 127.5 million (2021), 171.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 223.2 million (2020), 28.78 million (2012), 33.87 million (2013), 50.55 million (2014), 78.91 million (2015), 116.1 million (2016), 152 million (2017), 189.2 million (2018), 202 million (2019), 247.2 million (2021), 320 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 130.5 million (2020), 43.7 million (2012), 48.98 million (2014), 47.94 million (2013), 59.44 million (2015), 62.48 million (2016), 80.13 million (2017), 80.62 million (2018), 99.42 million (2019), 100 million (2021), 112.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 42.8 million (2020), 14.52 million (2012), 17.75 million (2013), 26.08 million (2014), 40.57 million (2015), 36.31 million (2016), 49.37 million (2017), 50.27 million (2018), 49.57 million (2019), 39.9 million (2021), 72.45 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6403 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Lope de Vega, officially the Municipality of Lope de Vega (Waray: Bungto han Lope de Vega; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lope de Vega), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,690 people.[3]
It is bordered in the north by Catarman and Mondragon in the east and the province of Samar in the south.
Lope de Vega was created under Batas Pambansa Blg. 69 on May 1, 1980, separating 22 barangays from Catarman. It is named after the Baroque Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega.
- ^ Municipality of Lope de Vega | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.