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
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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.
References
External links Tagapul-an Profile at PhilAtlas.com [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System