Mapanas

Mapanas
Municipality of Mapanas
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Official seal of Mapanas
Map of Northern Samar with Mapanas highlighted
Map of Northern Samar with Mapanas highlighted
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Mapanas is located in Philippines
Mapanas
Mapanas
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°28′30″N 125°15′14″E / 12.475°N 125.254°E / 12.475; 125.254
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceNorthern Samar
District 2nd district
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Mapanas[*]Francis John L. Tejano
 • Vice MayorRogelio T. Longcop
 • RepresentativeJose L. Ong Jr.
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate11,401 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total117.85 km2 (45.50 sq mi)
Elevation
67 m (220 ft)
Highest elevation
344 m (1,129 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total14,234
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
 • Households
3,203
DemonymMapanasnon
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
29.06
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 86.41 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 305.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 95.19 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 44.3 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNorthern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6412
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog

Mapanas, officially the Municipality of Mapanas (Waray: Bungto san Mapanas; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mapanas), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,234 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Mapanas | (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.