Lavezares

Lavezares
Municipality of Lavezares
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Lavezares is located in Philippines
Lavezares
Lavezares
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°32′N 124°20′E / 12.53°N 124.33°E / 12.53; 124.33
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceNorthern Samar
District 1st district
Founded1875
Named forGuido de Lavezaris
Barangays26 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEdito B. Saludaga
 • Vice MayorLeonardo Tiozon
 • RepresentativePaul R. Daza
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate21,548 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total119.50 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]
 • Total29,390
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
 • Households
6,784
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
24.68
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 127.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 377.7 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 113.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 93.64 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNorthern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6404
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
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.

  1. ^ Municipality of Lavezares | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.