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| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||
| Established Date: | June 16, 1948 | ||
| Established Title2: | Inaugurated | ||
| Established Date2: | February 5, 1949 | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
| Parts Style: | para | ||
| P1: | (see Barangays) | ||
| Leader Name: | Conrado U. Nicart III | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Thelma U. Nicart | ||
| Leader Name2: | Maria Fe R. Abunda | ||
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San Policarpo, officially the Municipality of San Policarpo (Waray: Bungto han San Policarpo; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Policarpo), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,365 people.
In the north-west, it is bounded by Arteche, in the north-east by the vast Pacific Ocean and in the south by Oras.
San Policarpo was established as a barrio in 1837. The Municipality of San Policarpo was created from the barrios of San Policarpo, Bahay, Alugan, Pangpang, Japunan, Tabo, Binogawan and Cajagwayan of the municipality of Oras, then in the province of Samar, by virtue of Republic Act No. 281 signed on June 16, 1948 and inaugurated on February 5, 1949.[1] In 1952, the barrio of Santa Monica was transferred from Oras to San Policarpo. On June 19, 1965, the municipality was annexed to the newly-established province of Eastern Samar through a plebiscite and the sitios of Santa Cruz, Tan-awan, Bangon, Guin-osokan, Barras, Lipata and Libas were converted into barrios.[2] [3]
The town was formerly named "Bunga", derived from the plant called bunga which was very abundant in the present site of the town. "Bunga" means fruit, thus the name indicates the fruit of the toils of its founders.
San Policarpo is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
The population of San Policarpo, Eastern Samar, in the 2020 census was 15,365 people, with a density of NaNPD/km2NaNPD/km2.
The local economy of San Policarpo, one of the country's poorest towns, is dependent on fishing and farming.[4]