Lupon
Lupon | |
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| Municipality of Lupon | |
Map of Davao Oriental with Lupon highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°53′49″N 126°00′42″E / 6.8969°N 126.0117°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Davao Region |
| Province | Davao Oriental |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | August 8, 1948 |
| Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Erlinda D. Lim |
| • Vice Mayor | Santos Q. Alonzo Jr. |
| • Representative | Joel Mayo Z. Almario |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 50,924 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 886.39 km2 (342.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 299 m (981 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,320 m (7,610 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 66,979 |
| • Density | 76/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| • Households | 16,676 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.73 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 561.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,364 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 487.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 391 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Davao Oriental Electric Cooperative (DORECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8207 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)87 |
| Native languages | Davawenyo Surigaonon Cebuano Kalagan Kamayo Tagalog |
| Website | lupon |
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Lupon ([lʊˈpɔn]), officially the Municipality of Lupon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Lupon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lupon), is a municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 66,979 people.
Lupon is said to have derived its name from the native word "naluponan", meaning a body of land accumulated at the mouth of a river resulting from years of continued accretion. The settlers shortened the word "naluponan" into what is called now "Lupon". This "naluponan" area was then applied to the mouth of the Sumlug river of Lupon municipality of today.