Caparangasan Explained

Caparangasan
Map:Philippines
Map Relief:yes
Coordinates:11.9697°N 124.7025°W
Waterbody:Samar Sea
Area Km2:3.5
Length Km:2
Width Km:2
Coastline Km:6
Elevation M:4
Country:Philippines
Country Admin Divisions Title:Region
Country Admin Divisions:Eastern Visayas
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:Province
Country Admin Divisions 1:Samar
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:District
Country Admin Divisions 2:1st District of Samar
Country Admin Divisions Title 3:Municipality
Country Admin Divisions 3:Gandara, Samar
Additional Info:Code 08-60-07-023

Caparangasan is an island barangay located in Gandara, Samar province of the Philippines.

Geography and climate

Caparangasan is situated in the central western and also coastal part of the island of Samar within the Philippine Sea and archipelago. It is bordered by Lungib to the south, Napalisan to the west, Sondara Island to the north, and Malayog to the east.

It has a total area of approximately 3.5km2 of flat coastal plain terrain with an elevation ranging from 0to above the sea level. It experiences a variety of wind types: the Amihan, from northeast, the Timog, from south, the Habagat, from southwest, the Canaway, from northwest, the Cabunghan from east, the Dumagsa, from southeast, and the Salatan from the west. It has distributed rainfall throughout the year, except during the summer months, from February through May, when it is dry.