Quinapondan
Municipality in Eastern Samar, Philippines
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Quinapondan (IPA: [ˌkinɐˈpondan]), officially the Municipality of Quinapondan (Waray: Bungto han Quinapondan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Quinapondan), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 14,624 people.[5]
Quinapondan | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Quinapondan | |
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Flag | |
 Map of Eastern Samar with Quinapondan highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Quinapondan | |
.svg)  Quinapondan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°09′28″N 125°31′15″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Eastern Samar |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Raffy S. Asebias |
| • Vice Mayor | Leo Jasper M. Candido |
| • Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 10,908 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 83.24 km2 (32.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 14,624 |
| • Density | 175.7/km2 (455.0/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,605 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 33.8 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 109.6 million (2024) |
| • Assets | ₱ 363.2 million (2024) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 136.4 million (2024) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 135.5 million (2024) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6808 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | quinapondan-esamar |
Geography
Barangays
Quinapondan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Barangay Anislag
- Bagte
- Barangay No. 1 (Poblacion)
- Barangay No. 2 (Poblacion)
- Barangay No. 3 (Poblacion)
- Barangay No. 4 (Poblacion)
- Barangay No. 5 (Poblacion)
- Buenavista
- Caculangan
- Cagdaja
- Cambilla
- Cantenio
- Naga
- Paco
- Rizal (Pana-ugan)
- San Pedro
- San Vicente
- Santa Cruz (Loro Diyo)
- Santa Margarita
- Santo Niño
- Palactad (Valley)
- Alang-alang
- Barangay No. 6 (Poblacion)
- Barangay No. 7 (Poblacion)
- San Isidro
Climate
| Climate data for Quinapondan, Eastern Samar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
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) | 90 (3.5) |
67 (2.6) |
82 (3.2) |
70 (2.8) |
97 (3.8) |
145 (5.7) |
152 (6.0) |
127 (5.0) |
132 (5.2) |
152 (6.0) |
169 (6.7) |
144 (5.7) |
1,427 (56.2) |
| Average rainy days | 17.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 20.6 | 24.3 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 26.4 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 255 |
| Source: Meteoblue[7] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 2,194 | — |
| 1948 | 8,204 | +2.97% |
| 1960 | 9,173 | +0.93% |
| 1970 | 9,180 | +0.01% |
| 1975 | 10,530 | +2.79% |
| 1980 | 11,355 | +1.52% |
| 1990 | 10,986 | −0.33% |
| 1995 | 12,644 | +2.67% |
| 2000 | 11,721 | −1.61% |
| 2007 | 12,339 | +0.71% |
| 2010 | 13,841 | +4.27% |
| 2015 | 14,779 | +1.26% |
| 2020 | 14,507 | −0.39% |
| 2024 | 14,624 | +0.19% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12] | ||
The population of Quinapondan in the 2024 census was 14,624 people,[13] with a density of 180 inhabitants per square kilometre or 470 inhabitants per square mile.
