Mapanas

Mapanas, officially the Municipality of Mapanas (Waray: Bungto san Mapanas; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mapanas), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,234 people.^[5]

Mapanas
Municipality
Municipality of Mapanas
Flag Seal
Map of Northern Samar with Mapanas highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Mapanas Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°28′30″N 125°15′14″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Northern Samar
District	2nd district
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Francis John L. Tejano
• Vice Mayor	Rogelio T. Longcop
• Representative	Jose L. Ong Jr.
• Councilors	List • Jesusita C. Bernadas • Marcial G. Barnobal • Greggy Fer P. Laodenio • Melchor T. Capoquian • Cyrus A. Borja • Nora B. Bandilla • Saturnino T. Laodenio • Modesto G. Longcop DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	11,129 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	117.85 km2 (45.50 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Highest elevation	344 m (1,129 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	14,858
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
• Households	3,203
Demonym	Mapanasnon
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	29.06 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 127.2 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 342 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 114.9 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 16.52 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6412
PSGC	0804812000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog

Geography

Barangays

Mapanas is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Burgos
• Jubasan
• Magsaysay
• Magtaon
• Del Norte (Poblacion)
• Del Sur (Poblacion)
• Quezon
• San Jose
• Siljagon
• Naparasan
• E. Laodenio (Poblacion)
• Manaybanay (Poblacion)
• Santa Potenciana (Poblacion)

Climate

Climate data for Mapanas, 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 Mapanas

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	5,716	—
1975	6,669	+3.14%
1980	5,549	−3.61%
1990	7,553	+3.13%
1995	9,377	+4.14%
2000	11,151	+3.78%
2007	12,221	+1.27%
2010	12,423	+0.60%
2015	14,025	+2.34%
2020	14,234	+0.31%
2024	14,858	+1.04%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Mapanas

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 63.98 2003 49.16 2006 54.80 2009 58.35 2012 53.25 2015 52.77 2018 42.53 2021 29.06 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]