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Jiabong, officially the Municipality of Jiabong (; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 19,482 people.

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Municipality of Jiabong
Located in
Samar
Population
19482
Area
67.70
Elevation
56
Time zone
UTC+08:00
Shares border with
San Jose de Buan
Households
4567
Dialing code
55
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postal code
6701
Köppen climate classification
tropical rainforest climate
language used
Tagalog
poverty incidence
26.22
fiscal/tax revenue
132546865.60
total assets
249370640.60
total expenditure
97185396.67
total liabilities
78336072.64
electorate
14768
Commons category
Jiabong
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Geography
  • Barangays
  • Climate
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Primary and elementary schools
  • High schools
  • References
  • External links

Jiabong, officially the Municipality of Jiabong (; ), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 19,482 people.

Jiabong was created in 1948 from the barrios of Jiabong, Jia-an, Malino, San Fernando, Casapa, Camorubo-an, Lulugayan, Macabitas Paglayogan, Dogongan, Bayog, and Malobago, formerly part of Catbalogan.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jiabong” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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