Lupon
Lupon | |
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| Municipality of Lupon | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Davao Oriental with Lupon highlighted | |
Interactive map of Lupon | |
Lupon Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°53′49″N 126°00′42″E / 6.8969°N 126.0117°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao Oriental |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | August 8, 1948 |
| Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Santos Q. Alonzo Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Christian Lawrence C. Go |
| • Representative | Cheeno Almario |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 50,924 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 886.39 km2 (342.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 299 m (981 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,320 m (7,610 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 68,717 |
| • Density | 77.525/km2 (200.79/sq mi) |
| • Households | 16,676 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.73 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 561.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,364 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 487.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 391 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO) |
| • Water | Lupon Water District |
| • Telecommunications | Dito Telecommunity Globe Telecom PLDT |
| • Cable TV | Trinity Cable TV Network, Inc. (Mati-based, Lupon branch) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8207 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)87 |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Surigaonon Cebuano Kalagan Kamayo Tagalog |
| Website | lupon |
Lupon ([lʊˈpɔn]), officially the Municipality of Lupon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Lupon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lupon), is a municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,979 people.
Lupon is said to have derived its name from the native word "naluponan", meaning a body of land accumulated at the mouth of a river resulting from years of continued accretion. The settlers shortened the word to "Lupon". This "naluponan" area was then applied to the mouth of the Sumlug river of Lupon municipality of today.