Jipapad

Jipapad
Municipality of Jipapad
Map of Eastern Samar with Jipapad highlighted
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Jipapad
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°17′10″N 125°14′06″E / 12.2861°N 125.235°E / 12.2861; 125.235
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceEastern Samar
District Lone district
EstablishedMarch 5, 1919 (as a municipal district)
July 1, 1964 (as a regular municipality)
Barangays13 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorBenjamin E. Ver
  Vice MayorOscar Amigo
  RepresentativeMaria Fe R. Abunda
  Councilors
List
  Electorate7,564 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
234.8 km2 (90.7 sq mi)
Elevation
51 m (167 ft)
Highest elevation
177 m (581 ft)
Lowest elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
8,439
  Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
  Households
1,941
Economy
  Income class5th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
51.92
% (2021)
  Revenue143.5 million (2022)
  Assets257.3 million (2022)
  Expenditure113.9 million (2022)
  Liabilities17.53 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityEastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6804
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)55
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitewww.jipapad-esamar.gov.ph

Jipapad, officially the Municipality of Jipapad (Waray: Bungto han Jipapad; Tagalog: Bayan ng Jipapad), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,439 people.