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Catarman | |
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Municipality of Catarman | |
![]() Catarman Town Proper | |
![]() Map of Northern Samar with Catarman highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°29′58″N 124°37′58″E / 12.4994°N 124.6328°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Northern Samar |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 55 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Francisco Aurelio E. Rosales III |
• Vice Mayor | Francisco C. Rosales Jr. |
• Representative | Paul R. Daza |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 61,074 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 464.43 km2 (179.32 sq mi) |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Highest elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 97,879 |
• Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
• Households | 20,836 |
Demonym | Catarmanon |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 20.64 |
• Revenue | ₱ 458.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 962 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 422.2 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
Zip Code | 6400 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Website | www |
Catarman, officially the Municipality of Catarman (Waray [Ninorte Samarnon]: Bungto san Catarman; Tagalog: Bayan ng Catarman), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 97,879 people.[3] It is the commercial, educational, financial, and political center of the province and also its most populous municipality.
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