La Paz, Agusan del Sur

La Paz
Municipality
Location within Agusan del Sur province
La Paz Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°17′N 125°49′E / 8.28°N 125.81°ECoordinates: 8°17′N 125°49′E / 8.28°N 125.81°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga (Region XIII)
Province	Agusan del Sur
District	2nd district of Agusan del Sur
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Ambrosio O. Lim
Area[2]
• Total	1,481.12 km^2 (571.86 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	28,217
• Density	19/km^2 (49/sq mi)
• Voter (2016)[4]	17,584
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	8508
IDD : area code	+63 (0)85
Income class	1st class
PSGC	160304000
Website	elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/lapazads/

La Paz, officially the Municipality of La Paz (Filipino: Bayan ng La Paz), is a municipality in the province of Agusan del Sur in the Caraga (Region XIII) of the Philippines. The population was 28,217 at the 2015 census.^[3] In the 2016 election, it had 17,584 registered voters.^[4]

Geography

La Paz is located at 8°17′N 125°49′E / 8.28°N 125.81°E.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 1,481.12 square kilometres (571.86 sq mi)^[2] constituting 14.83% of the 9,989.52-square-kilometre- (3,856.98 sq mi) total area of Agusan del Sur.

Barangays

La Paz is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.^[5]

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2015[3]		2010[6]
160304009	Angeles	2.9%	823	1,039	−4.34%
160304001	Bataan	6.7%	1,893	1,685	+2.24%
160304002	Comota	5.8%	1,641	2,046	−4.11%
160304003	Halapitan	1.8%	508	639	−4.27%
160304010	Kasapa II	5.0%	1,398	1,391	+0.10%
160304004	Langasian	4.4%	1,233	1,083	+2.50%
160304011	Lydia	5.2%	1,465	1,579	−1.42%
160304005	Osmeña, Sr.	6.5%	1,827	1,553	+3.14%
160304012	Panagangan	12.6%	3,549	3,319	+1.28%
160304006	Poblacion	19.7%	5,563	4,977	+2.14%
160304013	Sabang Adgawan	5.3%	1,505	1,667	−1.93%
160304007	Sagunto	5.9%	1,677	1,847	−1.82%
160304014	San Patricio	5.2%	1,476	1,358	+1.60%
160304015	Valentina	6.9%	1,942	2,560	−5.12%
160304008	Villa Paz	6.1%	1,717	1,819	−1.09%
	Total		28,217	28,562	−0.23%

Demographics

Population census of La Paz
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 16,144 —     1995 23,044 +6.90% 2000 20,880 −2.09%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 25,214 +2.64% 2010 28,562 +4.64% 2015 28,217 −0.23%
Source: PSA[3][6][7]

In the 2015 census, La Paz had a population of 28,217.^[3] The population density was 19 inhabitants per square kilometre (49/sq mi).

In the 2016 election, it had 17,584 registered voters.^[4]

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Agusan del Sur". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
3. "CARAGA". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
5. "Municipal: La Paz, Agusan del Sur". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
6. "CARAGA". Census of Population and Housing (2010): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
7. "CARAGA". Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007): Total Population by Province, City and Municipality (Report). NSO. Archived from the original on 11 November 2011.