Quinapondan (IPA: [ˌkinɐˈpondan]), officially the Municipality of Quinapondan (Waray: Bungto han Quinapondan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Quinapondan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,507 people.[3]

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Quinapondan
Municipality of Quinapondan
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Quinapondan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°09′28″N 125°31′15″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceEastern Samar
District Lone district
Barangays25 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorRaffy S. Asebias
  Vice MayorLeo Jasper M. Candido
  RepresentativeMaria Fe R. Abunda
  Councilors
List
  Electorate10,686 voters (2022)
Area
  Total83.24 km2 (32.14 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Highest elevation
318 m (1,043 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
  Total14,507
  Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
  Households
3,605
Economy
  Income class5th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
42.01
% (2021)[4]
  Revenue107.3 million (2020)
  Assets321.3 million (2020)
  Expenditure104 million (2020)
  Liabilities74.62 million (2020)
Service provider
  ElectricityEastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6808
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitequinapondan-esamar.gov.ph
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Geography

Barangays

Quinapondan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.[5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Barangay Anislag
  • Bagte
  • Barangay No. 1 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay No. 2 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay No. 3 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay No. 4 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay No. 5 (Poblacion)
  • Buenavista
  • Caculangan
  • Cagdaja
  • Cambilla
  • Cantenio
  • Naga
  • Paco
  • Rizal (Pana-ugan)
  • San Pedro
  • San Vicente
  • Santa Cruz (Loro Diyo)
  • Santa Margarita
  • Santo Niño
  • Palactad (Valley)
  • Alang-alang
  • Barangay No. 6 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay No. 7 (Poblacion)
  • San Isidro

Climate

More information Climate data for Quinapondan, Eastern Samar, Month ...
Climate data for Quinapondan, Eastern Samar
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82)
28
(82)
29
(84)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
29
(84)
30
(86)
30
(86)
29
(84)
29
(84)
28
(82)
29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72)
22
(72)
22
(72)
23
(73)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 90
(3.5)
67
(2.6)
82
(3.2)
70
(2.8)
97
(3.8)
145
(5.7)
152
(6.0)
127
(5.0)
132
(5.2)
152
(6.0)
169
(6.7)
144
(5.7)
1,427
(56.2)
Average rainy days 17.0 13.5 16.0 16.5 20.6 24.3 26.0 25.4 25.2 26.4 23.0 21.1 255
Source: Meteoblue[6]
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Demographics

More information Year, Pop. ...
Population census of Quinapondan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 2,194    
1948 8,204+2.97%
1960 9,173+0.93%
1970 9,180+0.01%
1975 10,530+2.79%
1980 11,355+1.52%
1990 10,986−0.33%
1995 12,644+2.67%
2000 11,721−1.61%
2007 12,339+0.71%
2010 13,841+4.27%
2015 14,779+1.26%
2020 14,507−0.36%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]
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The population of Quinapondan in the 2020 census was 14,507 people,[3] with a density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Quinapondan

10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
50.30
2009
51.86
2012
50.90
2015
43.52
2018
51.27
2021
42.01

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]

References

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