Quinapondan, Eastern Samar
Quinapondan (IPA: [ˌkinɐˈpondan]), officially the Municipality of Quinapondan (Waray: Bungto han Quinapondan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Quinapondan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,507 people.
Geography
Barangays
Quinapondan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- Barangay Anislag
- Bagte
- Barangay No. 1 (Poblacion)
- Barangay No. 2 (Poblacion)
- Barangay No. 3 (Poblacion)
- Barangay No. 4 (Poblacion)
- Barangay No. 5 (Poblacion)
- Buenavista
- Caculangan
- Cagdaja
- Cambilla
- Cantenio
- Naga
- Paco
- Rizal (Pana-ugan)
- San Pedro
- San Vicente
- Santa Cruz (Loro Diyo)
- Santa Margarita
- Santo Niño
- Palactad (Valley)
- Alang-alang
- Barangay No. 6 (Poblacion)
- Barangay No. 7 (Poblacion)
- San Isidro
Climate
| Climate data for Quinapondan, Eastern Samar | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 90 (3.5) |
67 (2.6) |
82 (3.2) |
70 (2.8) |
97 (3.8) |
145 (5.7) |
152 (6.0) |
127 (5.0) |
132 (5.2) |
152 (6.0) |
169 (6.7) |
144 (5.7) |
1,427 (56.2) |
| Average rainy days | 17.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 20.6 | 24.3 | 26.0 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 26.4 | 23.0 | 21.1 | 255 |
| Source: Meteoblue | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 2,194 | — |
| 1948 | 8,204 | +2.97% |
| 1960 | 9,173 | +0.93% |
| 1970 | 9,180 | +0.01% |
| 1975 | 10,530 | +2.79% |
| 1980 | 11,355 | +1.52% |
| 1990 | 10,986 | −0.33% |
| 1995 | 12,644 | +2.67% |
| 2000 | 11,721 | −1.61% |
| 2007 | 12,339 | +0.71% |
| 2010 | 13,841 | +4.27% |
| 2015 | 14,779 | +1.26% |
| 2020 | 14,507 | −0.36% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
The population of Quinapondan in the 2020 census was 14,507 people, with a density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Quinapondan
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
50.30 2009
51.86 2012
50.90 2015
43.52 2018
51.27 2021
42.01 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |