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Palo | |
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| Municipality of Palo | |
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 Map of Leyte with Palo highlighted | |
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.svg)  Palo Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°09′30″N 124°59′30″E / 11.1583°N 124.9917°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1596 (as a Jesuit mission) 1768 (as a town) |
| Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Remedios L. Petilla (PDP-Laban) |
| • Vice Mayor | Jonathan Chiquillo (LP) |
| • Representative | Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 43,755 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 221.27 km2 (85.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 76,213 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
| • Households | 17,950 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 20.12 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 313.8 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 981.1 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 269.1 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 289.7 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Leyte 2 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6501 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Palo (IPA: [pɐ'loʔ]), officially the Municipality of Palo (Waray: Bungto han Palo; Tagalog: Bayan ng Palo), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 76,213 people, making it the most populous municipality (non-city) in the province.[3]
The municipality is the seat of most government departments, bureaus and regional offices of Region VIII, although some are situated at the neighboring city of Tacloban. The municipality is also home to the offices of the ecclesiastical government of the Archdiocese of Palo; the archbishop's residence; as well as the secondary, tertiary and theology seminaries of the archdiocese.
On March 17, 2022, the new Leyte Provincial Capitol in Palo was inaugurated by President Rodrigo Duterte,[5] officially moving the seat of provincial government to the municipality pending an enabling law changing the provincial capital from the current highly urbanized city of Tacloban.
- ^ Municipality of Palo | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Large statue of Lapulapu in Leyte elates Duterte". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.