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Wikipedia / Tagapul-an

Tagapul-an, officially the Municipality of Tagapul-an (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 9,139 people.

It is the furthest municipality from the province's mainland.

History

The island of Tagapul-an was originally part of the municipality of Almagro. Tagapul-an was established as a municipality of Western Samar on November 15, 1976. It originally consisted of 11 barangays: Baguin, Balocawe, Guimbarocan, Langbaybay, Luna, Mataloto, Nipa, Pantalan, Polangbato, San Vicente, and Sugod, which was designated as the municipal seat of government.

Geography

Barangays

Tagapul-an is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Baquiw

  • Balocawe

  • Guinbarucan

  • Labangbaybay

  • Luna

  • Mataluto

  • Nipa

  • Pantalan

  • Pulangbato

  • San Vicente

  • Sugod (Poblacion)

  • Suarez (Manlangit)

  • San Jose (Poblacion)

  • Trinidad

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Transportation

The only means of access to Tagapul-an is by motorboat from the port of Calbayog, taking about 2 hours to travel there.

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