Giporlos
Giporlos | |
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| Municipality of Giporlos | |
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Flag | |
| Etymology: Waray-waray podlos, 'to slip from capture' | |
Map of Eastern Samar with Giporlos highlighted | |
Interactive map of Giporlos | |
Giporlos Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°07′15″N 125°26′58″E / 11.1208°N 125.4494°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Eastern Samar |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Gilbert I. Go |
| • Vice Mayor | Licelle N. Biong |
| • Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 10,630 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 97.51 km2 (37.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 12,974 |
| • Density | 133.1/km2 (344.6/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,167 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 41.71 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 136.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 374 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 90.72 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 41.86 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6811 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Giporlos (IPA: [ˌhiˈporlɔs]), officially the Municipality of Giporlos (Waray: Bungto han Giporlos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Giporlos), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,974 people.
Formerly, Giporlos was a barangay of the municipality of Balangiga, named San Bernardino.