Giporlos (IPA:
ŒhiˈporlÉ”s, officially the Municipality of Giporlos ( war, Bungto han Giporlos; tl, Bayan ng Giporlos), is a 5th class
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Eastern Samar,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,117 people.
Formerly, Giporlos was a barangay of
the municipality of Balangiga, named San Bernardino.
Etymology
The name of the municipality was taken from the
Waray-waray word ''Hi Podlos'' ('the sly one'), the nickname given to a woman who was nearly kidnapped by marauding ''"Moros"'' (Muslims). A folk story in the town tells of two women who went to a coastal area called "Rawis" to gather seashells only to be confronted by Moro men. One of the women, who was quite observant to her surroundings, was able to escape with haste. The other woman, who was already being dragged by the Moros to their
vinta
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, squirmed her way out of their clutches like an eel ( war, podlos, 'to slip from capture'), leaving them clutching her skirt while she fled triumphantly, earning the name ''Hi Podlos''. It is said that this name was changed to ''Hi Porlos'' to name the place or the whole area of settlement and was modified further by the Spaniards into its current spelling: ''Giporlos''.
Barangays
Giporlos is politically subdivided into 18
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolita ...
s.
Demographics
The population of Giporlos in the 2020 census was 13,117 people, with a density of .
Climate
Economy
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic CodePhilippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Eastern Samar
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