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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