Giporlos, Eastern Samar

Giporlos
Municipality
Municipality of Giporlos
Etymology: Waray-waray podlos, 'to slip from capture'

Map of Eastern Samar with Giporlos highlighted
Giporlos
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°07′N 125°27′E / 11.12°N 125.45°E / 11.12; 125.45Coordinates: 11°07′N 125°27′E / 11.12°N 125.45°E / 11.12; 125.45
Country  Philippines
Region Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province Eastern Samar
District Lone District
Barangays 18 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Mark S. Biong
 • Electorate 9,192 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 97.51 km2 (37.65 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 13,308
 • Density 140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 6811
PSGC 082608000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)55
Climate type Tropical rainforest climate
Income class 5th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 53,932,696.37 (2016)
Native languages Waray
Tagalog
Website www.giporlos-esamar.gov.ph

Giporlos (IPA: [ˌhiˈporlɔs]), officially the Municipality of Giporlos, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 13,308 people.[3]

Formerly Giporlos was a barangay of the municipality of Balangiga, named San Bernardino.

Etymology

The name of the municipality was taken from the Waray-waray word Hi Podlos ('the sly one'), the nickname given to a woman who was nearly kidnapped by marauding "Moros" (Muslims). A folk story in the town tells of two women who went to a coastal area called "Rawis" to gather seashells only to be confronted by Moro men. One of the women, who was quite observant to her surroundings, was able to escape with haste. The other woman, who was already being dragged by the Moros to their vinta, squirmed her way out of their clutches like an eel (Waray: podlos, 'to slip from capture'), leaving them clutching her skirt while she fled triumphantly, earning the name Hi Podlos. It is said that this name was changed to Hi Porlos to name the place or the whole area of settlement and was modified further by the Spaniards into its current spelling: Giporlos[4].

Barangays

Giporlos is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. [2]

  • Barangay 1 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay 2 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay 3 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay 4 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay 5 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay 6 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay 7 (Poblacion)
  • Barangay 8 (Poblacion)
  • Biga
  • Coticot
  • Gigoso
  • Huknan
  • Parina
  • Paya
  • President Roxas
  • San Miguel
  • Santa Cruz (Cansingkol)
  • San Isidro (Malabag)

Demographics

Population census of Giporlos
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 10,043—    
1970 8,773−1.34%
1975 10,015+2.69%
1980 10,128+0.22%
1990 11,001+0.83%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 10,050−1.68%
2000 10,218+0.36%
2007 11,286+1.38%
2010 12,040+2.38%
2015 13,308+1.92%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3] [5] [6] [7]

The population of Giporlos in the 2015 census was 13,308 people,[3] with a density of 140 inhabitants per square kilometre or 360 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: Eastern Samar". 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. ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/lgugiporlos/home/legend
  5. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Province of Eastern Samar". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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