Pagsanghan | |
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| Municipality of Pagsanghan | |
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.svg)  Pagsanghan Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:11°57′54″N124°43′17″E / 11.965089°N 124.7213°E /11.965089; 124.7213 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Samar |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Barangays | 13 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Sed Hendrix Tan |
| • Vice Mayor | Bienvenida P. Repol |
| • Representative | Stephen James Tan |
| • Councilors | List
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| • Electorate | 8,065 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.00 km2 (11.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 186 m (610 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3.3 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 8,145 |
| • Density | 271.5/km2 (703.2/sq mi) |
| • Households | 1,954 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 30.2 |
| • 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 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Pagsanghan, officially theMunicipality of Pagsanghan (Waray:Bungto han Pagsanghan;Tagalog:Bayan ng Pagsanghan), is amunicipality in theprovince ofSamar,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,959 people.[5]
The municipality ofPagsanghan was established by virtue ofBatas Pambansa Blg. 16 issued on February 9, 1979, upon separation of ninebarangays inTarangnan, with a barangay with the same name the seat of government.[6] A plebiscite was held on April 3.[7]
Pagsanghan is politically subdivided into 13barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| Climate data for Pagsanghan, Samar | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 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] | ||
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] |
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