Quinapondan

Quinapondan (IPA: [ˌkinɐˈpondan]), officially the Municipality of Quinapondan (Waray: Bungto han Quinapondan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Quinapondan), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,507 people.^[5]

Quinapondan
Municipality
Municipality of Quinapondan
Flag
Map of Eastern Samar with Quinapondan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Quinapondan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°09′28″N 125°31′15″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Eastern Samar
District	Lone district
Barangays	25 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Raffy S. Asebias
• Vice Mayor	Leo Jasper M. Candido
• Representative	Maria Fe R. Abunda
• Councilors	List • Elena S. Macawile • Norma Q. Pacaanas • Lope A. Anguren • Marlito C. Terencio • Arliegh D. Aserias • Nelia B. Germones • Ma. Susan R. Biong • Elmer Q. Ripalda DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	10,908 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	83.24 km2 (32.14 sq mi)
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Highest elevation	318 m (1,043 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	14,624
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
• Households	3,605
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	42.01 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 125.7 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 362 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 115.7 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 132.1 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6808
PSGC	0802618000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog
Website	quinapondan-esamar.gov.ph

Geography

Barangays

Quinapondan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Barangay Anislag
• Bagte
• Barangay No. 1 (Poblacion)
• Barangay No. 2 (Poblacion)
• Barangay No. 3 (Poblacion)
• Barangay No. 4 (Poblacion)
• Barangay No. 5 (Poblacion)
• Buenavista
• Caculangan
• Cagdaja
• Cambilla
• Cantenio
• Naga
• Paco
• Rizal (Pana-ugan)
• San Pedro
• San Vicente
• Santa Cruz (Loro Diyo)
• Santa Margarita
• Santo Niño
• Palactad (Valley)
• Alang-alang
• Barangay No. 6 (Poblacion)
• Barangay No. 7 (Poblacion)
• San Isidro

Climate

Climate data for Quinapondan, Eastern Samar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
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)	90 (3.5)	67 (2.6)	82 (3.2)	70 (2.8)	97 (3.8)	145 (5.7)	152 (6.0)	127 (5.0)	132 (5.2)	152 (6.0)	169 (6.7)	144 (5.7)	1,427 (56.2)
Average rainy days	17.0	13.5	16.0	16.5	20.6	24.3	26.0	25.4	25.2	26.4	23.0	21.1	255
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

Population census of Quinapondan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	2,194	—
1948	8,204	+2.97%
1960	9,173	+0.93%
1970	9,180	+0.01%
1975	10,530	+2.79%
1980	11,355	+1.52%
1990	10,986	−0.33%
1995	12,644	+2.67%
2000	11,721	−1.61%
2007	12,339	+0.71%
2010	13,841	+4.27%
2015	14,779	+1.26%
2020	14,507	−0.39%
2024	14,624	+0.19%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

The population of Quinapondan in the 2020 census was 14,507 people,^[13] with a density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Quinapondan

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 51.47 2003 36.20 2006 50.30 2009 51.86 2012 50.90 2015 43.52 2018 51.27 2021 42.01 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]