Lapinig

This article is about the municipality in Samar. For the island in Bohol, see Lapinig Island.

Lapinig, officially the Municipality of Lapinig (Waray: Bungto han Lapinig; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lapinig), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,844 people.^[5]

Lapinig
Municipality
Municipality of Lapinig
Flag
Map of Northern Samar with Lapinig highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Lapinig Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°18′54″N 125°18′07″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Northern Samar
District	2nd district
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Ma. Luisa A. Menzon
• Vice Mayor	Flora S. Quilicol
• Representative	Jose L. Ong Jr.
• Councilors	List • Annde P. Openia • Edward M. Hermano • Vivian M. Rongcales • Ruby Q. Delmonte • Artemio Y. Delmonte • Redentor L. Pajares • Bartolome P. Mengote • Carlito O. Morallos DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	8,097 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	57.30 km2 (22.12 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Highest elevation	112 m (367 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	11,908
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
• Households	2,659
Demonym	Lapinignon
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	26.04 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 104.5 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 197.1 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 76.23 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 23.13 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6411
PSGC	0804809000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog

It is Northern Samar's boundary municipality with Eastern Samar on its coastal side in the Pacific. To the south, it is bounded by Arteche, to the west by Jipapad, to the northeast by the Pacific Ocean, and in the northwest by Gamay.

Geography

Barangays

Lapinig is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Alang-alang
• Bagacay
• Cahagwayan
• Can Maria
• Can Omanio
• Imelda
• Lapinig del Sur (Poblacion)
• Lapinig del Norte (Poblacion)
• Lo-ok
• Mabini
• May-igot
• Palanas
• Pio Del Pilar
• Potong
• Potong Del Sur

Climate

Climate data for Lapinig, Northern 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)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	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[6]

Demographics

Population census of Lapinig

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	7,610	—
1970	6,598	−1.42%
1975	7,426	+2.40%
1980	7,481	+0.15%
1990	8,232	+0.96%
1995	9,813	+3.35%
2000	10,798	+2.07%
2007	11,198	+0.50%
2010	11,744	+1.75%
2015	13,020	+1.98%
2020	11,844	−1.97%
2024	11,908	+0.13%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Lapinig

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 62.60 2003 43.29 2006 54.40 2009 51.89 2012 55.38 2015 48.54 2018 37.69 2021 26.04 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]