Capul
| Municipality of Capul | |||
| Location of Capul in the Northern Samar Province | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Eastern Visayas | ||
| Province : | Northern Samar | ||
| Barangays : | 12 | ||
| District: | 1. District of Northern Samar | ||
| PSGC : | 084804000 | ||
| Income class : | 5th income bracket | ||
| Households : | 2071 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 12,679 August 1, 2015 census
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| Coordinates : | 12 ° 25 ′ N , 124 ° 11 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 6408 | ||
| Mayor : | Ignacio Bonabon Bandal Jr. | ||
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Capul is a Philippine municipality in the province of Northern Samar . It is located on the island of the same name, Capul, west of the island of Samar . The Spanish fortress Fuerza de Capul was completed on Capul in the 18th century ; it was used to control ship traffic and to warn the Spanish guards early on when the Moro pirates on raids approached the island in the 18th century.
Barangays
Capul is politically divided into twelve barangays .
- Aguin
- Jubang
- Landusan
- Oson
- Poblacion Barangay 1
- Poblacion Barangay 2
- Poblacion Barangay 3
- Poblacion Barangay 4
- Poblacion Barangay 5
- Sagaosawan
- San Luis
- Sawang
Indigenous languages
The language of the residents of Capul is different from the rest of Northern Samar Province and Eastern Visayas District . The language of the locals in Capul is the Inabaknon . Inabaknon belongs to the Sama-Bajaw language group and is related to the Sama-Bajaw languages in Mindanao , but not to the Visayan languages .