Laoang | |
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Municipality of Laoang | |
![]() Sunset at Laoang shoreline | |
![]() Map of Northern Samar with Laoang highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 12°34′N 125°01′E / 12.57°N 125.02°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Northern Samar |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1768 |
Barangays | 56 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Hector L. Ong |
• Vice Mayor | Miguel L. Sarmiento |
• Representative | Harris Christopher M. Ongchuan |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 38,574 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 246.94 km2 (95.34 sq mi) |
Elevation | 7.0 m (23.0 ft) |
Highest elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 60,607 |
• Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,339 |
Demonym | Laoangnon |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 24.35 |
• Revenue | ₱ 232.8 million (2020), 90.75 million (2012), 100.7 million (2013), 113.1 million (2014), 136.3 million (2015), 142.6 million (2016), 91.74 million (2017), 156.4 million (2018), 229 million (2019), 242.3 million (2021), 315 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 742.8 million (2020), 141 million (2012), 172.3 million (2013), 212.4 million (2014), 260.1 million (2015), 337.7 million (2016), 257.1 million (2017), 292.4 million (2018), 613.4 million (2019), 913.6 million (2021), 894.9 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 134.1 million (2020), 75.91 million (2012), 80.05 million (2014), 82.33 million (2013), 92.62 million (2015), 90.42 million (2016), 65.3 million (2017), 77.52 million (2018), 124.1 million (2019), 161.9 million (2021), 179.1 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 132.6 million (2020), 30.56 million (2012), 49.04 million (2013), 63.87 million (2014), 77.38 million (2015), 109.5 million (2016), 154.3 million (2017), 98.19 million (2018), 137.9 million (2019), 267.4 million (2021), 230.6 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6411 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Laoang, officially the Municipality of Laoang (Waray: Bungto han Laoang; Tagalog: Bayan ng Laoang), is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,607 people.[3]
It is the economic, educational, socio-cultural and government center of the 2nd district of the province.