Mapanas
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.
Mapanas | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Mapanas | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Map of Northern Samar with Mapanas highlighted | |
.svg)  Mapanas Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°28′30″N 125°15′14″E / 12.475°N 125.254°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Northern Samar |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Francis John L. Tejano |
| • Vice Mayor | Rogelio T. Longcop |
| • Representative | Jose L. Ong Jr. |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 11,401 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 117.85 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) | |
| • Total | 14,234 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,203 |
| Demonym | Mapanasnon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 42.53 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 86.41 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 305.4 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 95.19 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 44.3 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6412 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Geography
Barangays
Mapanas is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Burgos
- Jubasan
- Magsaysay
- Magtaon
- Del Norte (Poblacion)
- Del Sur (Poblacion)
- Quezon
- San Jose
- Siljagon
- Naparasan
- E. Laodenio (Poblacion)
- Manaybanay (Poblacion)
- Santa Potenciana (Poblacion)
Climate
| Climate data for Mapanas, Northern Samar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 105 (4.1) | 67 (2.6) | 65 (2.6) | 53 (2.1) | 86 (3.4) | 129 (5.1) | 135 (5.3) | 113 (4.4) | 131 (5.2) | 163 (6.4) | 167 (6.6) | 162 (6.4) | 1,376 (54.2) |
| Average rainy days | 17.6 | 13.2 | 15.5 | 14.9 | 19.6 | 24.3 | 26.6 | 25.4 | 24.9 | 25.4 | 22.9 | 20.9 | 251.2 |
| Source: Meteoblue | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5,716 | — |
| 1975 | 6,669 | +3.14% |
| 1980 | 5,549 | −3.61% |
| 1990 | 7,553 | +3.13% |
| 1995 | 9,377 | +4.14% |
| 2000 | 11,151 | +3.78% |
| 2007 | 12,221 | +1.27% |
| 2010 | 12,423 | +0.60% |
| 2015 | 14,025 | +2.34% |
| 2020 | 14,234 | +0.29% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Economy
References
External links
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article Mapanas, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.