Jipapad
Jipapad | |
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| Municipality of Jipapad | |
Map of Eastern Samar with Jipapad highlighted | |
Interactive map of Jipapad | |
Jipapad Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°17′10″N 125°14′06″E / 12.2861°N 125.235°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Eastern Samar |
| District | Lone district |
| Established | March 5, 1919 (as a municipal district) July 1, 1964 (as a regular municipality) |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Benjamin E. Ver |
| • Vice Mayor | Oscar Amigo |
| • Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 7,564 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 234.8 km2 (90.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 177 m (581 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 8,726 |
| • Density | 37.16/km2 (96.25/sq mi) |
| • Households | 1,941 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 51.92 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 143.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 257.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 113.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 17.53 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6804 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Jipapad, officially the Municipality of Jipapad (Waray: Bungto han Jipapad; Tagalog: Bayan ng Jipapad), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 8,726 people.