Pinabacdao

Pinabacdao
Municipality of Pinabacdao
Flag of Pinabacdao
Official seal of Pinabacdao
Nickname: 
"The Home of Mayaw-Mayaw Festival"
Motto(s): 
"Small Town, Big Dreams"
Map of Samar with Pinabacdao highlighted
Map of Samar with Pinabacdao highlighted
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Pinabacdao is located in Philippines
Pinabacdao
Pinabacdao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°37′N 124°59′E / 11.62°N 124.98°E / 11.62; 124.98
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSamar
District 2nd district
Founded1749
ReestablishedJuly 16, 1946
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorEngr. Teodorico A. Mabag
 • Vice MayorEdgar Tonelete
 • RepresentativeReynolds Michael Tan
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate13,536 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total183.06 km2 (70.68 sq mi)
Elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Highest elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total18,136
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Households
4,158
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
34.91
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 121.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 266 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 113.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 77.35 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySamar 2 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6707
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog

Pinabacdao, officially the Municipality of Pinabacdao (Waray: Bungto han Pinabacdao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pinabacdao), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,136 people.[3]

It is considered as the center of rice production in the province of Samar. The home of Mayaw-Mayaw Festival, an ethnic and dance festival celebrated every May 10 of each year.[5] Mayaw-Mayaw Festival won second runner-up in the festival dance competition and first prize winner in the float design competition during the 2015 Aliwan Fiesta which was held on April 23–25 in the cities of Manila and Pasay.[6]

  1. ^ Municipality of Pinabacdao | (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.
  5. ^ "Eastern Visayas Festivals and Events". Visit My Philippines. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Aliwan Fiesta 2015". Aliwan Fiesta. Retrieved 29 June 2016.