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Municipality

Palapag

Palapag is a municipality in Northern Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 34,954 in the 2024 census, and it has 32 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Palapag by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
CatubigLaoangMapanasAsum: 1,140 people, 8,321 per km², 0.23% a yearBagacay: 1,140 people, 46 per km², −2.15% a yearBangon: 313 people, 50 per km², 0.70% a yearBinay: 631 people, 337 per km², −1.32% a yearCabariwan: 397 people, 242 per km², −8.99% a yearCabatuan: 2,658 people, 115 per km², 3.70% a yearCampedico: 441 people, 187 per km², −0.69% a yearCapacujan: 1,691 people, 190 per km², 0.99% a yearJangtud: 700 people, 99 per km², 2.36% a yearLaniwan: 1,676 people, 3,566 per km², 0.89% a yearMabaras: 231 people, 46 per km², −3.67% a yearMagsaysay: 929 people, 170 per km², 1.28% a yearManajao: 1,055 people, 397 per km², 3.12% a yearMapno: 1,710 people, 337 per km², 0.38% a yearMaragano: 411 people, 36 per km², 5.40% a yearMatambag: 637 people, 59 per km², 7.02% a yearMonbon: 1,552 people, 566 per km², 2.70% a yearNagbobtac: 589 people, 143 per km², −1.30% a yearNapo: 549 people, 167 per km², 2.02% a yearNatawo: 568 people, 213 per km², 4.70% a yearNipa: 1,447 people, 144 per km², 2.95% a yearOsmeña: 1,041 people, 55 per km², −2.88% a yearPangpang: 2,195 people, 624 per km², −0.46% a yearPaysud: 837 people, 476 per km², 1.24% a yearSangay: 772 people, 160 per km², −0.40% a yearSimora: 694 people, 196 per km², 0.00% a yearSinalaran: 620 people, 477 per km², −2.97% a yearSumoroy: 914 people, 795 per km², −0.72% a yearTalolora: 1,392 people, 752 per km², −1.84% a yearTambangan: 1,361 people, 2,933 per km², 6.91% a yearTinampo: 2,646 people, 2,708 per km², −1.84% a yearBenigno S. Aquino, Jr.: 2,017 people, 2,329 per km², 1.16% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    34,954

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 4.5% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    5th

    of the 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 5 of every 100 people in Northern Samar lived in Palapag in 2024 (5.41%)

  • Inside itSources

    32

    barangays

  • LandSources

    150.50 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Palapag's land would fill a square about 12.3 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 232 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 2 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    8,301

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.2 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0804814000[4]Formerly 084814000
ZIP code
6421[13, 14]

People

Palapag had 34,954 people in the 2024 census, up 4.5% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Palapag had the 5th most people of the 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 2Laoang60,980
  2. 3Mondragon43,116
  3. 4Las Navas37,425
  4. 5Palapag34,954
  5. 6Pambujan34,174
  6. 7Catubig32,688
  7. 8San Roque29,993
All 24 cities and municipalities of Northern Samar
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 54 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Cabatuan2,6588 in 100
  2. Tinampo2,6468 in 100
  3. Pangpang2,1956 in 100
  4. Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.2,0176 in 100
  5. Mapno1,7105 in 100
  6. Capacujan1,6915 in 100
  7. Laniwan1,6765 in 100
  8. Monbon1,5524 in 100
  9. Nipa1,4474 in 100
  10. Talolora1,3924 in 100
See all 32 barangays of Palapag
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.2%)
  • About 59 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.3%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,4921,8311,661
5 - 94,0662,1211,945
10 - 144,0662,1321,934
15 - 194,0302,0381,992
20 - 242,9541,5561,398
25 - 292,2991,1611,138
30 - 342,0341,081953
35 - 391,781920861
40 - 441,660870790
45 - 491,555822733
50 - 541,511791720
55 - 591,255615640
60 - 641,057534523
65 - 69797373424
70 - 74608278330
75 - 79444189255
80 years and over361125236

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
34,954[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
8,301[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.2 on average[1, 2]
Share of Northern Samar, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
5.41%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
17,437 men, 16,533 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202434,954[1, 2]0.64% a year8,3014.2
2020as of May 1, 202034,034[1]−0.16% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201534,286[1]0.47% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201033,453[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then31,398[31]0.39% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders30,520[31, 32]4.41% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then24,947[31]4.12% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then20,114[31]−1.38% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then23,115[31]1.68% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then21,266[31]1.82% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then19,438[31]1.89% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then16,055[31]———

Barangays

Palapag is made up of 32 barangays.
Barangays of Palapag. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Asum1,1403.26%0.23% a yearabout 0.137 km²Rural
Bagacay1,1403.26%−2.15% a yearabout 24.93 km²Rural
Bangon3130.9%0.70% a yearabout 6.30 km²Rural
Benigno S. Aquino, Jr.2,0175.77%1.16% a yearabout 0.866 km²Rural
Binay6311.81%−1.32% a yearabout 1.87 km²Rural
Cabariwan3971.14%−8.99% a yearabout 1.64 km²Rural
Cabatuan2,6587.6%3.70% a yearabout 23.07 km²Rural
Campedico4411.26%−0.69% a yearabout 2.36 km²Rural
Capacujan1,6914.84%0.99% a yearabout 8.92 km²Rural
Jangtud7002%2.36% a yearabout 7.09 km²Rural
Laniwan1,6764.79%0.89% a yearabout 0.47 km²Rural
Mabaras2310.66%−3.67% a yearabout 5.00 km²Rural
Magsaysay9292.66%1.28% a yearabout 5.46 km²Rural
Manajao1,0553.02%3.12% a yearabout 2.66 km²Rural
Mapno1,7104.89%0.38% a yearabout 5.08 km²Rural
Maragano4111.18%5.40% a yearabout 11.48 km²Rural
Matambag6371.82%7.02% a yearabout 10.79 km²Rural
Monbon1,5524.44%2.70% a yearabout 2.74 km²Rural
Nagbobtac5891.69%−1.30% a yearabout 4.13 km²Rural
Napo5491.57%2.02% a yearabout 3.28 km²Rural
Natawo5681.62%4.70% a yearabout 2.67 km²Rural
Nipa1,4474.14%2.95% a yearabout 10.05 km²Rural
Osmeña1,0412.98%−2.88% a yearabout 18.94 km²Rural
Pangpang2,1956.28%−0.46% a yearabout 3.52 km²Rural
Paysud8372.39%1.24% a yearabout 1.76 km²Rural
Sangay7722.21%−0.40% a yearabout 4.83 km²Rural
Simora6941.99%0.00% a yearabout 3.54 km²Rural
Sinalaran6201.77%−2.97% a yearabout 1.30 km²Rural
Sumoroy9142.61%−0.72% a yearabout 1.15 km²Rural
Talolora1,3923.98%−1.84% a yearabout 1.85 km²Rural
Tambangan1,3613.89%6.91% a yearabout 0.464 km²Rural
Tinampo2,6467.57%−1.84% a yearabout 0.977 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Palapag covers 150.50 km² of land, 232 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 444 m above the sea and it has 43.8 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
150.50 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
232 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.51659° N, 125.14107° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
88 m
Highest
444 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

43.8 km of coastline[28]

Rivers[28]

  1. Palapag River18.4 of 18.5 km
  2. Ibalba Creek7.1 km
  3. Ibaliw River5.9 km
  4. Sangay River3.6 km
  5. Salagan River3.5 of 3.9 km
  6. Hibatuan River2.7 km
  7. Malihan River1.6 km
  8. Las Navas River1.0 of 93.6 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type II[29]

No dry season. The rain is heaviest from December to February, and no month is truly dry.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Catarman, the nearest PAGASA station, 56 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 3,751 mm of rain on 185 days a year; 27.5 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Catarman, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January520 mm2126.0 °C29.3 °C22.7 °C
February311 mm1526.2 °C29.9 °C22.5 °C
March312 mm1526.7 °C30.7 °C22.6 °C
April153 mm1127.6 °C32.0 °C23.2 °C
May163 mm1028.5 °C33.1 °C23.9 °C
June217 mm1328.4 °C32.9 °C24.0 °C
July222 mm1428.1 °C32.3 °C23.9 °C
August168 mm1128.5 °C32.8 °C24.1 °C
September206 mm1228.2 °C32.6 °C23.9 °C
October332 mm1727.6 °C31.6 °C23.6 °C
November458 mm2227.1 °C30.8 °C23.5 °C
December690 mm2426.6 °C29.9 °C23.3 °C
The year3,751 mm18527.5 °C31.5 °C23.5 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 7 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 24 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
24.4% of people[17]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
2nd class[4]
About 24 of every 100 people in Palapag lived below the poverty line in 2021 (24.4%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 20.7% and 28.2%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 69government offices
  • 7hospitals and health centres
  • 36schools
  • 3places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park
  • 1beach
  • 3monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Palapag” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices52

46 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 32 barangays of Palapag

Hospitals and health centres7

Markets1

Stations and terminals1

Parks1

Beaches1

Monuments and memorials3

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Palapag. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[11, 12]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
2nd district of Northern Samar[15, 16]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Florencio Abobo Batula Jr.[18]
    Vice mayor
    Melvic Laoreno Chy Jr.[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Florencio Abobo Batula Jr.[19]
    Vice mayor
    Melvic Laoreno Chy[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Manuel Jaldo Aoyang[20]
    Vice mayor
    Marlo Evardone Agno[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Manuel Jaldo Aoyang[21]
    Vice mayor
    Marlo Isidro Evardone Agno[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Manuel Jaldo Aoyang[22]
    Vice mayor
    Ben Capangpangan Gorembalem[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Florencio Abobo Batula[23]
    Vice mayor
    Noli Balading Moslares[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Ricardo Majuelo Daiz[24]
    Vice mayor
    Noli Balading Moslares[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Ricardo Daiz[25]
    Vice mayor
    Manuel Aoyang[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Ricardo M. Diaz[26]
    Vice mayor
    Manuel J. Aoyang[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Palapag, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Florencio Abobo Batula Jr.[18]Melvic Laoreno Chy Jr.[18]
2022–2025Florencio Abobo Batula Jr.[19]Melvic Laoreno Chy[19]
2019–2022Manuel Jaldo Aoyang[20]Marlo Evardone Agno[20]
2016–2019Manuel Jaldo Aoyang[21]Marlo Isidro Evardone Agno[21]
2013–2016Manuel Jaldo Aoyang[22]Ben Capangpangan Gorembalem[22]
2010–2013Florencio Abobo Batula[23]Noli Balading Moslares[23]
2007–2010Ricardo Majuelo Daiz[24]Noli Balading Moslares[24]
2004–2007Ricardo Daiz[25]Manuel Aoyang[25]
2001–2004Ricardo M. Diaz[26]Manuel J. Aoyang[26]

History & Identity

Its story

A revolt against forced labour for colonial shipbuilding broke out in Palapag in 1649, called the Sumoroy Revolt by the Samar provincial site, and it spread across parts of the Visayas.[9]

When Samar was divided in 1965, Palapag was named as one of the municipalities of the new Province of Northern Samar (Act approved June 19, 1965; the split took effect only if voters approved it in a plebiscite).[10]

Timeline

  1. 1649

    Sumoroy Revolt breaks out in Palapag.[9]

  2. 19 June 1965

    Republic Act No. 4221 splits Samar and lists Palapag among the municipalities of Northern Samar.[10]

Nearby

Palapag shares a border with Catubig, Laoang and Mapanas.

How it compares

Palapag beside Northern Samar, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Northern Samar.

Palapag beside Northern Samar
FigurePalapagNorthern SamarRank among the cities and municipalities of Northern Samar
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary34,954[1, 2]645,7895th of 24
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.64% a year[1, 2]faster0.25% a year11th of 24
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary232[6]more crowded19514th of 24
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary150.50 km²[6]3,310.52 km²11th of 24
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.2[1, 2]lower4.3not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary0%[5]lower14.3%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Catarman, the capital of Northern Samar
56.3 km west
Manila
504.5 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. MapanasNorthern Samar10.8 km southeast
  2. CatubigNorthern Samar13.7 km southwest
  3. LaoangNorthern Samar15.4 km west
  4. GamayNorthern Samar18.8 km southeast
  5. LapinigNorthern Samar24.9 km southeast
  6. PambujanNorthern Samar26.2 km southwest

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