La Paz, Agusan del Sur

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La Paz
Municipality

Location within Agusan del Sur province

La Paz
Location within the Philippines

Coordinates:

817N 12549ECoordinates:

Country

Philippines

Region

Caraga (Region XIII)

817N 12549E

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 km2(571.86 sq mi)

Population (2015 census)[3]

Total

28,217

Density

19/km2 (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]
Contents
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1Geography
o

1.1Barangays

2Demographics

3References

Geography[edit]
La Paz is located at 8.28N 125.81E.
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[edit]

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

PSGC

Barangay

Population
2015

% p.a.
2010

[3]

[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

Osmea, 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%

28,217

28,562

0.23%

TOTAL

Demographics[edit]
Population census of La Paz
Year

Pop.

1990
1995
2000

16,144
23,044
20,880

% p.a.

Year

Pop.

% p.a.

2007
+6.90% 2010
2.09% 2015

25,214
28,562
28,217

+2.64%
+4.64%
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]