Lapinig
Lapinig | |
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| Municipality of Lapinig | |
Map of Northern Samar with Lapinig highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 12°18′54″N 125°18′07″E / 12.315°N 125.302°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Northern Samar |
| District | 2nd district |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Ma. Luisa A. Menzon |
| • Vice Mayor | Flora S. Quilicol |
| • Representative | Jose L. Ong Jr. |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 8,097 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.30 km2 (22.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 112 m (367 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 11,844 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| • Households | 2,659 |
| Demonym | Lapinignon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 26.04 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 104.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 197.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 76.23 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 23.13 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6411 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
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Lapinig, officially the Municipality of Lapinig (Waray: Bungto han Lapinig; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lapinig), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. 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, to the northeast by the Pacific Ocean, and in the northwest by Gamay.