Municipality of Lupon, Davao Oriental

Lupon is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 57,092 people in 10,812 households. Lupon is said to have derived its name from the native word "naluponan" meaning, a body of land accumulated at the mouth of a river resulting from years of continued accretion". The settlers shortened the word "naluponan" into what is called now "Lupon".