Capul

Capul Abak
Municipality
USS Essex passes Capul Island while passing through the San Bernardino Strait
Map of Northern Samar with Capul highlighted
Capul Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°25′N 124°11′E / 12.417°N 124.183°E / 12.417; 124.183Coordinates: 12°25′N 124°11′E / 12.417°N 124.183°E / 12.417; 124.183
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Province	Northern Samar
Barangays	12
Government
• Mayor	Isidro S. Bandal
• Vice-Mayor	Joselito Catucod
Area
• Total	35.56 km2 (13.73 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	12,679
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	6408
Dialing code	55

Capul is a fifth class island municipality in the province of Northern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 12,679 people. Prior to its founding as a town, Capul Island itself with its lighthouse built on the island, 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 Samar from 1848 to 1852. The name Capul came from the word Acapulco, an old trading post in Mexico.

Capul is the only town in the province of Northern Samar with a distinct language, Inabaknon, instead of Waray-Waray, the native language spoken by the locals of Samar island.

Capul is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.

Capul has a different language from the rest of Northern Samar and the rest of Eastern Visayas. The native language in the island-municipality is Inabaknon. Inabaknon has been classified by linguists as a Sama language related to the Sama languages of Mindanao, rather than a Visayan language. Nonetheless the Capul people understand the Waray language, as spoken by the majority of the people in Northern Samar.

Capul Church and Fortress

Capul Watchtower

Bitō Cave

Timon-timon Rock

Capul Island Lighthouse