Lapinig, officially the Municipality of Lapinig ( war, Bungto han Lapinig; tl, Bayan ng Lapinig), is a 5th class
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Northern Samar
Northern Samar ( war, Amihanan Samar/Norte san Samar; tl, Hilagang Samar), officially the Province of Northern Samar, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas Regions of the Philippines, regio ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,844 people.
It is Northern Samar's boundary municipality with Eastern Samar on its coastal side in the Pacific. To the south, it is bounded by
Arteche, to the west by
Jipapad
Jipapad, officially the Municipality of Jipapad ( war, Bungto han Jipapad; tl, Bayan ng Jipapad), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,439 people.
Bara ...
, to the northeast by the
Pacific Ocean
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, and in the northwest by
Gamay
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.
Geography
Barangays
Lapinig is politically subdivided into 15
barangay
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s.
* Alang-alang
* Bagacay
* Cahagwayan
* Can Maria
* Can Omanio
* Imelda
* Lapinig del Sur (Poblacion)
* Lapinig del Norte (Poblacion)
* Lo-ok
* Mabini
* May-igot
* Palanas
* Pio Del Pilar
* Potong
* Potong Del Sur
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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* hil, Republ ...
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Northern Samar
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