Municipality in Agusan del Sur, Philippines
Municipality in Caraga, Philippines
La Paz , officially the Municipality of La Paz (Cebuano : Lungsod sa La Paz ; Tagalog : Bayan ng La Paz ), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur in the Caraga of the Philippines . The population was 30,969 at the 2020 census.[ 4]
Geography
La Paz is located at 8°17′N 125°49′E / 8.28°N 125.81°E / 8.28; 125.81
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority , the municipality has a land area of 1,481.12 square kilometres (571.86 sq mi) [ 6]
Climate
Climate data for La Paz, Agusan del Sur
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
27
27
28
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
29
28
29
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
23
23
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
Average precipitation mm (inches)
105
72
55
40
69
94
100
103
99
106
85
63
991
Average rainy days
17.6
16.0
14.9
14.0
20.9
24.3
25.3
25.5
24.5
24.7
19.7
16.7
244.1
Source: Meteoblue [ 7]
Barangays
La Paz is politically subdivided into 15 barangays .[ 8] puroks while some have sitios .
PSGC
Barangay
Population
±% p.a.
2020 [ 4]
2010 [ 9]
160304009 Angeles
2.7%
823
1,039
▾
−2.30%
160304001 Bataan
6.1%
1,893
1,685
▴
1.17%
160304002 Comota
5.3%
1,641
2,046
▾
−2.18%
160304003 Halapitan
1.6%
508
639
▾
−2.27%
160304010 Kasapa II
4.5%
1,398
1,391
▴
0.05%
160304004 Langasian
4.0%
1,233
1,083
▴
1.31%
160304011 Lydia
4.7%
1,465
1,579
▾
−0.75%
160304005 Osmeña, Sr.
5.9%
1,827
1,553
▴
1.64%
160304012 Panagangan
11.5%
3,549
3,319
▴
0.67%
160304006 Poblacion
18.0%
5,563
4,977
▴
1.12%
160304013 Sabang Adgawan
4.9%
1,505
1,667
▾
−1.02%
160304007 Sagunto
5.4%
1,677
1,847
▾
−0.96%
160304014 San Patricio
4.8%
1,476
1,358
▴
0.84%
160304015 Valentina
6.3%
1,942
2,560
▾
−2.72%
160304008 Villa Paz
5.5%
1,717
1,819
▾
−0.58%
Total
30,969
28,562
▴
0.81%
Demographics
Population census of La Paz Year ±% p.a. 1918 908 — 1939 2,418 +4.77% 1948 2,701 +1.24% 1960 5,746 +6.49% 1970 7,971 +3.32% 1975 12,634 +9.68% 1980 14,389 +2.63% 1990 16,144 +1.16% 1995 23,044 +6.90% 2000 20,880 −2.09% 2007 25,214 +2.64% 2010 28,562 +4.64% 2015 28,217 −0.23% 2020 30,969 +1.85% Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [ 10] [ 9] [ 11] [ 12]
In the 2020 census, La Paz had a population of 30,969.[ 4]
Economy
Poverty incidence of La Paz
References
^ "Executive Order No. 147; Declaring Certain Municipal Districts in the Province of Agusan as Municipalities" . Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines . 31 March 1965. Retrieved 19 October 2016 .^ Municipality of La Paz | (DILG) ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority . Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453 . Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021 .^ a b c d Census of Population (2020). "Caraga" . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021 . ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 .^
"Province: Agusan del Sur" . PSGC Interactive . Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016 .
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"La Paz: Average Temperatures and Rainfall" . Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 April 2020 .
^ "Municipal: La Paz, Agusan del Sur" . PSGC Interactive . Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 January 2016 .^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga" (PDF) . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016 . ^ Census of Population (2015). "Caraga" . Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay . Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016 . ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga" . Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007 National Statistics Office . ^
"Province of Agusan del Sur" . Municipality Population Data . Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016 .
^ "Poverty incidence (PI):" . Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020 .^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF) . Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022 .^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" . Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024 .
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