Jipapad

Jipapad, officially the Municipality of Jipapad (Waray: Bungto han Jipapad; Tagalog: Bayan ng Jipapad), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,439 people.^[6]

Jipapad
Municipality
Municipality of Jipapad
Map of Eastern Samar with Jipapad highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Jipapad Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°17′10″N 125°14′06″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Eastern Samar
District	Lone district
Established	March 5, 1919 (as a municipal district) July 1, 1964[1] (as a regular municipality)
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government  [2]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Benjamin E. Ver
• Vice Mayor	Oscar Amigo
• Representative	Maria Fe R. Abunda
• Councilors	List • Antonio Ada • Baying Norcio • Tammy Recare • Julian Engo • Hans Pecayo • Malou Tomenio • Joel Lomuntad • Elsa Oros
• Electorate	7,564 voters (2025)
Area [3]
• Total	234.8 km2 (90.7 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Highest elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Lowest elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[4]
• Total	8,726
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
• Households	1,941
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	51.92 % (2021)[5]
• Revenue	₱ 143.5 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 257.3 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 113.9 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 17.53 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6804
PSGC	0802611000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog
Website	www.jipapad-esamar.gov.ph

Barangays

Jipapad is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. ^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Agsaman
• Cagmanaba
• Dorillo
• Jewaran
• Mabuhay
• Magsaysay
• Barangay 1 (Poblacion)
• Barangay 2 (Poblacion)
• Barangay 3 (Poblacion)
• Barangay 4 (Poblacion)
• Recare
• Roxas
• San Roque

Demographics

Population census of Jipapad

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	17,013	—
1939	1,347	−11.38%
1948	2,005	+4.52%
1960	2,201	+0.78%
1970	3,769	+5.52%
1975	4,497	+3.61%
1980	4,586	+0.39%
1990	5,207	+1.28%
1995	6,222	+3.39%
2000	6,596	+1.26%
2007	6,882	+0.59%
2010	7,397	+2.66%
2015	7,885	+1.22%
2020	8,439	+1.44%
2024	8,726	+0.81%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

The population of Jipapad in the 2020 census was 8,439 people,^[13] with a density of 36 inhabitants per square kilometre or 93 inhabitants per square mile.

Climate

Climate data for Jipapad, Eastern Samar
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)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (83)
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)	105 (4.1)	67 (2.6)	65 (2.6)	53 (2.1)	86 (3.4)	129 (5.1)	135 (5.3)	113 (4.4)	131 (5.2)	163 (6.4)	167 (6.6)	162 (6.4)	1,376 (54.2)
Average rainy days	17.6	13.2	15.5	14.9	19.6	24.3	26.6	25.4	24.9	25.4	22.9	20.9	251.2
Source: Meteoblue[14]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Jipapad

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 65.59 2003 45.81 2006 41.30 2009 60.58 2012 60.90 2015 49.87 2018 65.46 2021 51.92 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]