Pagsanghan

Not to be confused with Pagsanjan.

Pagsanghan, officially the Municipality of Pagsanghan (Waray: Bungto han Pagsanghan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pagsanghan), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,959 people.^[5]

Pagsanghan
Municipality
Municipality of Pagsanghan
Flag
Map of Samar with Pagsanghan highlighted
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Pagsanghan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°57′54″N 124°43′17″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Samar
District	1st district
Founded	1979
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Sed Hendrix Tan
• Vice Mayor	Bienvenida P. Repol
• Representative	Stephen James Tan
• Councilors	List • Domingo H. Ceracas • Recto M. Tan • Alfredo T. Deloyola • Jim C. Canones • Bernardo C. Uy • Angeles U. Tan • Alicia U. Repol • Felisa U. Tarrayo DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	8,065 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	30.00 km2 (11.58 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Highest elevation	186 m (610 ft)
Lowest elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	8,145
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
• Households	1,954
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	30.2 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 84.46 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 198.1 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 77.89 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 52.88 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Samar 1 Electric Cooperative (SAMELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6705
PSGC	0806026000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog
Website	www.pagsanghan-samar.gov.ph

History

The municipality of Pagsanghan was established by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 16 issued on February 9, 1979, upon separation of nine barangays in Tarangnan, with a barangay with the same name the seat of government.^[6] A plebiscite was held on April 3.^[7]

Geography

Barangays

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

• Bangon
• Buenos Aires
• Calanyugan
• Caloloma (Rawis)
• Cambaye
• Canlapwas (Poblacion)
• Libertad (Poblacion)
• Pange
• San Luis
• Santo Niño (Poblacion)
• Viejo (Poblacion)
• Villahermosa Occidental
• Villahermosa Oriental
• Biringan City

Climate

Climate data for Pagsanghan, Samar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	72 (2.8)	52 (2.0)	65 (2.6)	62 (2.4)	87 (3.4)	129 (5.1)	153 (6.0)	124 (4.9)	147 (5.8)	157 (6.2)	139 (5.5)	117 (4.6)	1,304 (51.3)
Average rainy days	17.4	13.4	16.8	18.0	22.0	25.3	26.2	24.2	24.9	26.0	23.3	20.8	258.3
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Demographics

Population census of Pagsanghan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	6,512	—
1990	6,047	−0.74%
1995	7,350	+3.72%
2000	7,077	−0.81%
2007	7,981	+1.67%
2010	8,024	+0.20%
2015	7,945	−0.19%
2020	7,959	+0.04%
2024	8,145	+0.56%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9][10][11][12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Pagsanghan

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 52.32 2003 68.80 2006 31.80 2009 40.56 2012 37.97 2015 37.34 2018 29.18 2021 30.20 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]