MacArthur | |
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Municipality of MacArthur | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°50′08″N 124°59′47″E / 10.8356°N 124.9964°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Leyte |
District | 2nd district |
Named for | Douglas MacArthur |
Barangays | 31 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Rudin T. Babante |
• Vice Mayor | Rene R. Leria |
• Representative | Lolita T. Javier |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 16,100 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 57.57 km2 (22.23 sq mi) |
Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,154 m (3,786 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 21,578 |
• Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,574 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 30.01 |
• Revenue | ₱ 100.2 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 173.3 million (2020), 84.95 million (2012) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 98.49 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 37.96 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6509 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Website | www |
MacArthur (IPA: [mək 'ɑːrθər]), officially the Municipality of MacArthur (Waray: Bungto han MacArthur; Tagalog: Bayan ng MacArthur), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,578 people.[3]