Capoocan, Leyte

Capoocan
Municipality
Municipality of Capoocan

Map of Leyte with Capoocan highlighted
Capoocan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°17′N 124°39′E / 11.28°N 124.65°E / 11.28; 124.65Coordinates: 11°17′N 124°39′E / 11.28°N 124.65°E / 11.28; 124.65
Country  Philippines
Region Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province Leyte
District 2nd district of Leyte
Barangays 21 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Fe Claire Carolino-Paragatos
 • Electorate 19,727 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 185.40 km2 (71.58 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 33,617
 • Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 6530
PSGC 083714000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)53
Climate type Tropical rainforest climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 89,189,404.31 (2016)
Native languages Waray
Tagalog
Website www.capoocan-leyte.gov.ph

Capoocan, officially the Municipality of Capoocan, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 33,617 people.[3]

Barangays

Capoocan is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. [2]

  • Balucanad
  • Balud
  • Balugo
  • Cabul-an
  • Gayad
  • Culasian
  • Guinadiongan
  • Lemon
  • Libertad
  • Manloy
  • Nauguisan
  • Pinamopoan
  • Poblacion Zone I
  • Poblacion Zone II
  • Potot
  • San Joaquin
  • Santo Niño
  • Talairan
  • Talisay
  • Tolibao
  • Visares

Demographics

Population census of Capoocan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,106—    
1918 4,772+2.90%
1939 8,907+3.02%
1948 11,753+3.13%
1960 14,948+2.02%
1970 17,077+1.34%
1975 20,783+4.02%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 20,726−0.05%
1990 23,687+1.34%
1995 26,384+2.04%
2000 27,593+0.97%
2007 28,388+0.39%
2010 29,834+1.82%
2015 33,617+2.30%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [4] [5] [6]

In the 2015 census, the population of Capoocan, Leyte, was 33,617 people,[3] with a density of 180 inhabitants per square kilometre or 470 inhabitants per square mile.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Leyte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  6. ↑ "Province of Leyte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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