Giporlos | |
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Municipality of Giporlos | |
Etymology: Waray-waray podlos, 'to slip from capture' | |
![]() Map of Eastern Samar with Giporlos highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°07′15″N 125°26′58″E / 11.1208°N 125.4494°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Eastern Samar |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Gilbert I. Go |
• Vice Mayor | Licelle N. Biong |
• Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 10,508 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 97.51 km2 (37.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
Highest elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 13,117 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,167 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 41.71 |
• Revenue | ₱ 111.7 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 278.3 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 88.87 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 55.19 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6811 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Website | www |
Giporlos (IPA: [ˌhiˈporlɔs]), officially the Municipality of Giporlos (Waray: Bungto han Giporlos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Giporlos), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,117 people.[3]
Formerly, Giporlos was a barangay of the municipality of Balangiga, named San Bernardino.