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Municipality

Tagapul-An

Tagapul-An is a municipality in Samar, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 9,139 in the 2024 census, and it has 14 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Tagapul-An by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Baguiw: 1,352 people, 499 per km², −0.49% a yearBalocawe: 856 people, 384 per km², 3.22% a yearGuinbarucan: 423 people, 225 per km², 0.81% a yearLabangbaybay: 823 people, 386 per km², 0.32% a yearLuna: 715 people, 210 per km², 1.50% a yearMataluto: 632 people, 249 per km², −0.52% a yearNipa: 1,031 people, 328 per km², 0.66% a yearPantalan: 192 people, 148 per km², 1.16% a yearPulangbato: 544 people, 269 per km², −0.61% a yearSan Vicente: 478 people, 231 per km², 0.46% a yearSugod: 805 people, 555 per km², 4.13% a yearSuarez: 367 people, 280 per km², 0.20% a yearSan Jose: 597 people, 412 per km², 1.90% a yearTrinidad: 324 people, 268 per km², −0.22% 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

    9,139

    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 16.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    20th

    of the 26 cities and municipalities of 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 1 of every 100 people in Samar lived in Tagapul-An in 2024 (1.13%)

  • Inside itSources

    14

    barangays

  • LandSources

    27.25 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: Tagapul-An's land would fill a square about 5.2 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: 335 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 3 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

    2,254

    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

    4.1 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
0806024000[4]Formerly 086024000
ZIP code
6712[13, 14, 15]

People

Tagapul-An had 9,139 people in the 2024 census, up 16.7% from 2010.
People at each census since 1980

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.

Tagapul-An had the 20th most people of the 26 cities and municipalities of Samar in 2024[1]
  1. 17Motiong15,887
  2. 18Hinabangan13,791
  3. 19Santo Niño13,088
  4. 20Tagapul-An9,139
  5. 21San Sebastian9,110
  6. 22Almagro8,571
  7. 23Talalora8,530
All 26 cities and municipalities of Samar
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 86 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Baguiw1,35215 in 100
  2. Nipa1,03111 in 100
  3. Balocawe8569 in 100
  4. Labangbaybay8239 in 100
  5. Sugod8059 in 100
  6. Luna7158 in 100
  7. Mataluto6327 in 100
  8. San Jose5977 in 100
  9. Pulangbato5446 in 100
  10. San Vicente4785 in 100
See all 14 barangays of Tagapul-An
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 29 of every 100 are children under 15 (28.9%)
  • About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.2%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 4754390364
5 - 9900470430
10 - 14892487405
15 - 19957489468
20 - 24909473436
25 - 29734393341
30 - 34591308283
35 - 39499279220
40 - 44463240223
45 - 49416237179
50 - 54382183199
55 - 59354175179
60 - 64341169172
65 - 69227112115
70 - 741627587
75 - 791154075
80 years and over1054857

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
9,139[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
2,254[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 on average[1, 2]
Share of 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
1.13%[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
4,568 men, 4,233 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20249,139[1, 2]0.90% a year2,2544.1
2020as of May 1, 20208,805[1]0.81% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20158,473[1]1.52% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20107,828[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then8,067[31]−0.51% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders8,370[31, 32]1.11% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then7,949[31]3.08% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then6,760[31]−1.17% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then7,605[31]———

Barangays

Tagapul-An is made up of 14 barangays.
Barangays of Tagapul-An. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Baguiw1,35214.79%−0.49% a yearabout 2.71 km²Rural
Balocawe8569.37%3.22% a yearabout 2.23 km²Rural
Guinbarucan4234.63%0.81% a yearabout 1.88 km²Rural
Labangbaybay8239.01%0.32% a yearabout 2.13 km²Rural
Luna7157.82%1.50% a yearabout 3.40 km²Rural
Mataluto6326.92%−0.52% a yearabout 2.54 km²Rural
Nipa1,03111.28%0.66% a yearabout 3.14 km²Rural
Pantalan1922.1%1.16% a yearabout 1.30 km²Rural
Pulangbato5445.95%−0.61% a yearabout 2.02 km²Rural
San Jose5976.53%1.90% a yearabout 1.45 km²Rural
San Vicente4785.23%0.46% a yearabout 2.07 km²Rural
Suarez3674.02%0.20% a yearabout 1.31 km²Rural
Sugod8058.81%4.13% a yearabout 1.45 km²Rural
Trinidad3243.55%−0.22% a yearabout 1.21 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

Tagapul-An covers 27.25 km² of land, 335 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 424 m above the sea and it has 45.5 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
27.25 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
335 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
12.06323° N, 124.18446° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
0 m
Average
131 m
Highest
424 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

45.5 km of coastline[29]

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 III[30]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 75 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 33 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
32.5% of people[18]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
5th class[4]
About 33 of every 100 people in Tagapul-An lived below the poverty line in 2021 (32.5%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 25.5% and 39.5%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 15schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 1station or terminal

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.

Government offices1

Stations and terminals1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Tagapul-An. 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
1st district of Samar[16, 17]

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
    Princess Kate Evardone Limpiado[19]
    Vice mayor
    Vicente Manlapaz Limpiado Jr.[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Vicente Manlapaz Limpiado Jr.[20]
    Vice mayor
    Erna Limpiado Goc-Ong[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Vicente Manlapaz Limpiado Jr.[21]
    Vice mayor
    Erna Limpiado Goc-Ong[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Vicente Manlapaz Limpiado Jr.[22]
    Vice mayor
    Erna Limpiado Goc-Ong[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Vicente Francisco Limpiado Sr.[23]
    Vice mayor
    Vicente Manlapaz Limpiado Jr.[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Vicente Manlapaz Limpiado Jr.[24]
    Vice mayor
    Nicanor Muaña Rojas[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Vicente Manlapas Limpiado[25]
    Vice mayor
    Daniel Dilao Rosales[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Vicente Limpiado Jr.[26]
    Vice mayor
    John Herrera[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Diosdado T. Herrera[27]
    Vice mayor
    Vicente M. Limpiado Jr.[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Tagapul-An, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Princess Kate Evardone Limpiado[19]Vicente Manlapaz Limpiado Jr.[19]
2022–2025Vicente Manlapaz Limpiado Jr.[20]Erna Limpiado Goc-Ong[20]
2019–2022Vicente Manlapaz Limpiado Jr.[21]Erna Limpiado Goc-Ong[21]
2016–2019Vicente Manlapaz Limpiado Jr.[22]Erna Limpiado Goc-Ong[22]
2013–2016Vicente Francisco Limpiado Sr.[23]Vicente Manlapaz Limpiado Jr.[23]
2010–2013Vicente Manlapaz Limpiado Jr.[24]Nicanor Muaña Rojas[24]
2007–2010Vicente Manlapas Limpiado[25]Daniel Dilao Rosales[25]
2004–2007Vicente Limpiado Jr.[26]John Herrera[26]
2001–2004Diosdado T. Herrera[27]Vicente M. Limpiado Jr.[27]

History & Identity

Created
Presidential Decree No. 1047, dated 15 November 1976, separated the whole island of Tagapul-an from Almagro as a new municipality, with its seat in Barangay Sugod, and took effect immediately.[9]

Its story

Before 1976 the island of Tagapul-an, with eleven barangays, was part of the municipality of Almagro.[9]

The decree said residents, with the agreement of local elected officials, had asked for a separate municipality so that development programs and peace and order could be supervised more closely.[9]

An earlier law, Republic Act No. 5970 of 1969, had also created a Municipality of Tagapul-an from Almagro, including the islands of Tagapul-an and Sibugay, but only if Almagro's voters approved it in a plebiscite in November 1969.[10]

Timeline

  1. 21 June 1969

    Republic Act No. 5970, enacted without executive approval, creates Tagapul-an as a municipality subject to a plebiscite in Almagro.[10]

  2. 15 November 1976

    Presidential Decree No. 1047 creates the Municipality of Tagapul-an out of Almagro, effective at once.[9]

Nearby

How it compares

Tagapul-An beside Samar, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Samar.

Tagapul-An beside Samar
FigureTagapul-AnSamarRank among the cities and municipalities of 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 glossary9,139[1, 2]806,17920th of 26
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 glossary0.90% a year[1, 2]faster0.39% a year8th of 26
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 glossary335[6]more crowded1496th of 26
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 glossary27.25 km²[6]5,414.68 km²24th of 26
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 glossary4.1[1, 2]about the same4.1not 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]lower14.9%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Catbalogan City, the capital of Samar
80.7 km east
Manila
445.5 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. AlmagroSamar20.7 km southeast
  2. San VicenteNorthern Samar25.2 km north
  3. CatainganMasbate26.7 km west
  4. Pio V. CorpusMasbate26.9 km southwest
  5. PalanasMasbate30.4 km west
  6. EsperanzaMasbate32.6 km southwest

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  28. 28.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  29. 29.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  30. 30.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
  31. 31.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  32. 32.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  33. 33.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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