La Paz, Agusan del Sur
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La Paz | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of La Paz | |
 Municipal hall | |
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 Map of Agusan del Sur with La Paz highlighted | |
 Interactive map of La Paz | |
.svg)  La Paz Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°17′N 125°49′E / 8.28°N 125.81°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Caraga |
| Province | Agusan del Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | March 31, 1965[1] |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Michael D. Lim |
| • Vice Mayor | Albert A. Justo |
| • Representative | Adolph Edward G. Plaza |
| • Electorate | 23,824 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,481.12 km2 (571.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 327 m (1,073 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,666 m (5,466 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[4] | |
• Total | 29,096 |
| • Density | 19.645/km2 (50.879/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,583 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 48.06 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 546.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,144 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 452.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 613 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Agusan del Sur Electric Cooperative (ASELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 8508 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)85 |
| Native languages | Agusan Butuanon Cebuano Higaonon Tagalog |
La Paz, officially the Municipality of La Paz (Cebuano: Lungsod sa La Paz; Tagalog: Bayan ng La Paz), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur in the Caraga of the Philippines. The population was 30,969 at the 2020 census.[6] La Paz is the largest town in terms of land area in Agusan del Sur and the entire Mindanao.
Climate
La Paz is located at 8°17′N 125°49′E / 8.28°N 125.81°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 1,481.12 square kilometres (571.86 sq mi) [7] constituting 14.83% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur. Which makes it the largest municipality in Mindanao in term of land area.
| Climate data for La Paz, Agusan del Sur | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 105 (4.1) |
72 (2.8) |
55 (2.2) |
40 (1.6) |
69 (2.7) |
94 (3.7) |
100 (3.9) |
103 (4.1) |
99 (3.9) |
106 (4.2) |
85 (3.3) |
63 (2.5) |
991 (39) |
| Average rainy days | 17.6 | 16.0 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 20.9 | 24.3 | 25.3 | 25.5 | 24.5 | 24.7 | 19.7 | 16.7 | 244.1 |
| Source: Meteoblue [8] | |||||||||||||
Barangays
La Paz is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.[9] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[10] | 2010[11] | |||||
| 160304009 | Angeles | 2.8% | 823 | 1,039 | −1.65% | |
| 160304001 | Bataan | 6.5% | 1,893 | 1,685 | 0.84% | |
| 160304002 | Comota | 5.6% | 1,641 | 2,046 | −1.56% | |
| 160304003 | Halapitan | 1.7% | 508 | 639 | −1.63% | |
| 160304010 | Kasapa II | 4.8% | 1,398 | 1,391 | 0.04% | |
| 160304004 | Langasian | 4.2% | 1,233 | 1,083 | 0.93% | |
| 160304011 | Lydia | 5.0% | 1,465 | 1,579 | −0.53% | |
| 160304005 | Osmeña, Sr. | 6.3% | 1,827 | 1,553 | 1.17% | |
| 160304012 | Panagangan | 12.2% | 3,549 | 3,319 | 0.48% | |
| 160304006 | Poblacion | 19.1% | 5,563 | 4,977 | 0.80% | |
| 160304013 | Sabang Adgawan | 5.2% | 1,505 | 1,667 | −0.73% | |
| 160304007 | Sagunto | 5.8% | 1,677 | 1,847 | −0.69% | |
| 160304014 | San Patricio | 5.1% | 1,476 | 1,358 | 0.60% | |
| 160304015 | Valentina | 6.7% | 1,942 | 2,560 | −1.95% | |
| 160304008 | Villa Paz | 5.9% | 1,717 | 1,819 | −0.41% | |
| Total | 29,096 | 28,562 | 0.13% | |||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 908 | — |
| 1939 | 2,418 | +4.77% |
| 1948 | 2,701 | +1.24% |
| 1960 | 5,746 | +6.49% |
| 1970 | 7,971 | +3.32% |
| 1975 | 12,634 | +9.68% |
| 1980 | 14,389 | +2.63% |
| 1990 | 16,144 | +1.16% |
| 1995 | 23,044 | +6.90% |
| 2000 | 20,880 | −2.09% |
| 2007 | 25,214 | +2.64% |
| 2010 | 28,562 | +4.64% |
| 2015 | 28,217 | −0.23% |
| 2020 | 30,969 | +1.98% |
| 2024 | 29,096 | −1.49% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][11][14][15] | ||
In the 2020 census, La Paz had a population of 30,969.[16] The population density was 21 inhabitants per square kilometre (54/sq mi).
