Jipapad

Jipapad
Municipality of Jipapad
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Jipapad is located in Philippines
Jipapad
Jipapad
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°17′10″N 125°14′06″E / 12.2861°N 125.235°E / 12.2861; 125.235
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceEastern Samar
District Lone district
EstablishedMarch 5, 1919 (as a municipal district)
July 1, 1964[1] (as a regular municipality)
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorBenjamin E. Ver
 • Vice MayorDelia G. Monleon
 • RepresentativeMaria Fe R. Abunda
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate7,042 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total234.8 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]
 • Total8,439
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
 • Households
1,941
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
51.92
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 96.55 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 205 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 84.28 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 28.15 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityEastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6804
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitewww.jipapad-esamar.gov.ph

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]

  1. ^ "Executive Order No. 157, s. 1965". Official Gazette. 16 July 1965. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. ^ Municipality of Jipapad | (DILG)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.