Lope de Vega, Northern Samar


Lope de Vega, officially the Municipality of Lope de Vega, is a municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,690 people.
It is bordered in the north by Catarman and Mondragon in the east and the province of Samar in the south.
Lope de Vega was created under Batas Pambansa Blg. 69 on May 1, 1980, separating 22 barangays from Catarman. It is named after the Baroque Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega.
WWW lopedevega-nsamar.gov.ph

Geography

Barangays

Lope De Vega is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
  • Bayho
  • Bonifacio
  • Cagamesarag
  • Cag-aguingay
  • Curry
  • Gebonawan
  • Gen. Luna
  • Getigo
  • Henaronagan
  • Lope De Vega
  • Lower Caynaga
  • Maghipid
  • Magsaysay
  • Osmeña
  • Paguite
  • Roxas
  • Sampaguita
  • San Francisco
  • San Jose
  • San Miguel
  • Somoroy
  • Upper Caynaga

Transportation

Lope de Vega is served by buses, jeepneys, and van-for-hire with service to Catarman, Calbayog and to Tacloban City. There are ships also that travels from Calbayog to Cebu City. The town has no airport, but is accessible via nearby Catarman National Airport and Calbayog Airport.