Jipapad | |
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Municipality of Jipapad | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°17′10″N 125°14′06″E / 12.2861°N 125.235°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Eastern Samar |
District | Lone district |
Established | March 5, 1919 (as a municipal district) July 1, 1964[1] (as a regular municipality) |
Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Jipapad[*] | Benjamin E. Ver |
• Vice Mayor | Delia G. Monleon |
• Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 7,042 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 234.8 km2 (90.7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Highest elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 8,439 |
• Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
• Households | 1,941 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 51.92 |
• Revenue | ₱ 96.55 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 205 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 84.28 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 28.15 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6804 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Website | www |
Jipapad, officially the Municipality of Jipapad (Waray: Bungto han Jipapad; Tagalog: Bayan ng Jipapad), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,439 people.[4]