La Paz, Leyte

La Paz
La Paz
Municipality
	Municipality of La Paz
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	Nickname: The Talent Capital Of Eastern Visayas
	Motto: Dasig Lapaznon
	Map of Leyte with La Paz highlighted
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	La Paz Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 10°53′28″N 124°57′26″E / 10.8911°N 124.9572°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Leyte
District	2nd district
Barangays	35 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Angel A. Sia Jr.
• Vice Mayor	Lyndo A. Quiña
• Representative	Lolita T. Javier
• Councilors	List
• Electorate	14,391 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	72.70 km2 (28.07 sq mi)
Elevation	144 m (472 ft)
Highest elevation	1,107 m (3,632 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	19,174
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
• Households	5,094
Demonym	La Paznon
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	32.07% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 96.77 million (2020), 42.21 million (2012), 45.27 million (2013), 51.87 million (2014), 60.87 million (2015), 66.2 million (2016), 74.45 million (2017), 80.19 million (2018), 87.84 million (2019), 103.3 million (2021), 132.9 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 302.1 million (2020), 85.16 million (2012), 95.38 million (2013), 135.5 million (2014), 168.9 million (2015), 220.8 million (2016), 281.6 million (2017), 274 million (2018), 277.5 million (2019), 323.9 million (2021), 365 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 80.95 million (2020), 43.77 million (2012), 41.56 million (2013), 41.6 million (2014), 48.44 million (2015), 57 million (2016), 64.97 million (2017), 68.18 million (2018), 73.18 million (2019), 85.61 million (2021), 95.16 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 96.34 million (2020), 27.83 million (2012), 34.04 million (2013), 64.68 million (2014), 113.9 million (2015), 144.8 million (2016), 179.8 million (2017), 15.56 million (2018), 104.7 million (2019), 84.01 million (2021), 90.69 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6508
PSGC	0803728000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Waray; Tagalog

La Paz (IPA: [lɐ 'pas]), officially the Municipality of La Paz (Waray: Bungto han La Paz; Tagalog: Bayan ng La Paz), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,174 people.^[3]

^ 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 Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". 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.

[1] Municipality of La Paz | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "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.

[PSA20–08-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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