Lapinig, officially the Municipality of Lapinig (; ), is a

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in the

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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

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, to the northeast by the

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, and in the northwest by

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Geography

Barangays

Lapinig is politically subdivided into 15

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * 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

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