Quinapondan (IPA:
宬in蓯藞pondan, officially the Municipality of Quinapondan (; ), is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
A province is an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman , which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire, Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
of
Eastern Samar
Eastern Samar ( Waray-Waray: ''Sinirangan Samar''; ), officially the Province of Eastern Samar, is a province in the Philippines located in the Eastern Visayas region. Its capital is the city of Borongan, which is the most populous. Eastern Samar ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,507 people.
Geography
Barangays
Quinapondan is politically subdivided into 25
barangay
The barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as ''barrio'', is the smallest Administrative divisions of the Philippines, administrative division in the Philippines. Named after the Precolonial barangay, precolonial po ...
s. Each barangay consists of
purok
A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...
s and some have
sitios
A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...
.
* Barangay Anislag
* Bagte
* Barangay No. 1 (
Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' poblaci贸n'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...
)
* Barangay No. 2 (
Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' poblaci贸n'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...
)
* Barangay No. 3 (
Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' poblaci贸n'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...
)
* Barangay No. 4 (
Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' poblaci贸n'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...
)
* Barangay No. 5 (
Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' poblaci贸n'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...
)
* Buenavista
* Caculangan
* Cagdaja
* Cambilla
* Cantenio
* Naga
* Paco
* Rizal (Pana-ugan)
* San Pedro
* San Vicente
* Santa Cruz (Loro Diyo)
* Santa Margarita
* Santo Ni帽o
* Palactad (Valley)
* Alang-alang
* Barangay No. 6 (
Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' poblaci贸n'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...
)
* Barangay No. 7 (
Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' poblaci贸n'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...
)
* San Isidro
Climate
Demographics
The population of Quinapondan in the 2020 census was 14,507 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Eastern Samar
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