Capul

Capul
Municipality
Municipality of Capul
USS Essex passes Capul Island while passing through the San Bernardino Strait
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Map of Northern Samar with Capul highlighted
Interactive map of Capul
Capul Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°25′23″N 124°10′55″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Northern Samar
District	1st district
Barangays	12 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Isidro S. Bandal
• Vice Mayor	Leonora F. Alfaro
• Representative	Paul R. Daza
• Councilors	Members Danilo D. Ampuan Asuncion C. Bonabon Renato E. Pasco Lito B. Cabacang Ian B. Castillo Julian G. Ortego Jr. Mark Eric T. Magdaraog Arnold C. Garrote
• Electorate	10,333 voters (2025)
Area
• Total	35.56 km2 (13.73 sq mi)
Elevation	73 m (240 ft)
Highest elevation	585 m (1,919 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)
• Total	12,127
• Density	341.0/km2 (883.3/sq mi)
• Households	2,712
Demonym(s)	Abaknon, Capuleño
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	24.17 % (2023)
• Revenue	₱ 88.5 million (2024)
• Assets	₱ 228.2 million (2024)
• Expenditure	₱ 82.47 million (2024)
• Liabilities	₱ 32.34 million (2024)
Service provider
• Electricity	Northern Samar Electric Cooperative (NORSAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6408
PSGC	0804804000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Abaknon Waray Tagalog
Website	www.capul-nsamar.gov.ph

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Capul, officially the Municipality of Capul (Inabaknon: Bungto si Capul; Waray: Bungto han Capul; Tagalog: Bayan ng Capul), is an island municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,127 people.

The natives of Capul are known as the Abaknon or the Capuleño people. It is the only town in the province of Northern Samar with a distinct language, Inabaknon (also known as Capuleño, Abaknon Sama, or Capul Sinama), instead of Waray, the native language spoken by the locals of Samar island. Inabaknon is unique in it being only distantly related to the languages spoken in the entire Visayas and Luzon regions. Instead, it is classified by linguists as a Sama-Bajaw language.

A lighthouse was built on the island which served as a guidepost for the Acapulco-Manila galleon trade vessels passing through the treacherous waters of San Bernardino Strait. It also served as the capital of the former province of Samar from 1848 to 1852.