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Inopacan (IPA: [ɪno'pakɐn]), officially the Municipality of Inopacan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Inopacan; Waray: Bungto han Inopacan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Inopacan), is a 4th class municipality in the provinceofLeyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,389 people.[4]
Inopacan
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| Municipality of Inopacan | |
Sunset at Cuatro Islas
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Map of Leyte with Inopacan highlighted
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  Inopacan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°30′N 124°45′E / 10.5°N 124.75°E / 10.5; 124.75 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 5th district |
| Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Rogelio "Jojo" Pua Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Sanders "Andy" Lumarda |
| • Representative | Carl Nicolas C. Cari |
| • Councilors | List
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| • Electorate | 15,650 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 94.62 km2 (36.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 7.0 m (23.0 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,143 m (3,750 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population
(2020 census)[4]
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| • Total | 21,389 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,613 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence |
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| • Revenue | ₱ 140.7 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 312.5 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 132.9 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 90.21 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Leyte 4 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 4) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code |
6522
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
The name of the town is a namesake of a legendary winged hero named by the natives as “Inong pak-an”, according to old folks. But history tells that Inopacan is a new name of Canamocan which was a pre-Spanish settlement according to Lee W. Vance in his book, Tracing our Ancestor and the analytical understanding of the written manuscripts of the Jesuit missionaries in Leyte. However, it remains unaccepted despite that Canamocan was mentioned as now 'Inopacan' by some authors like Atty. Francisco Tantuico of the history of Baybay, Locsin on Ormoc's History, and Eduardo Makabenta Sr. on Carigara's history.
Much of the documents that could be a good source for learning about the history of Inopacan were destroyed when the town hall as well as the parish church and its convent were leveled into rubbles as the Japanese war planes bombed these buildings during the World War II. But based on the account of Inopacnon elders and records from neighboring towns, Inopacan was once a barangay of Hindang. with Fernando Polistico (a Boholano) as the first appointed Capitan del Barrio, and was succeeded by Francisco Espinoza, and lastly by Agustín Kudéra before Inopacan became a town on December 6, 1892.[6]
In the south, Inopacan borders with the town of Hindang and Camotes Sea in the west.[7]
Apid and Mahaba Islands, part of the Cuatro Islas, are within the administrative jurisdiction of the municipality of Inopacan.
Inopacan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| Climate data for Inopacan, Leyte | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78 (3.1) |
57 (2.2) |
84 (3.3) |
79 (3.1) |
118 (4.6) |
181 (7.1) |
178 (7.0) |
169 (6.7) |
172 (6.8) |
180 (7.1) |
174 (6.9) |
128 (5.0) |
1,598 (62.9) |
| Average rainy days | 16.7 | 13.8 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 23.2 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 26.0 | 26.4 | 27.5 | 24.6 | 21.0 | 268.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [8] | |||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9][10][11][12] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, the population of Inopacan, Leyte, was 21,389 people,[4] with a density of 230 inhabitants per square kilometre or 600 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Inopacan
10
20
30
40
2006
2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
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