Matag-ob | |
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Municipality of Matag-ob | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°08′49″N 124°28′24″E / 11.1469°N 124.4733°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Leyte |
District | 4th district |
Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Bernandino G. Tacoy |
• Vice Mayor | Vincent Lynbern P. Tacoy |
• Representative | Richard I. Gomez (PDPLBN) |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 13,588 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 104.40 km2 (40.31 sq mi) |
Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
Highest elevation | 573 m (1,880 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 17,522 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,671 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 32.83 |
• Revenue | ₱ 96.12 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 340 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 110.4 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 82.03 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Leyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6532 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Matag-ob (IPA: [mɐ'tagʔob]), officially the Municipality of Matag-ob (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Matag-ob; Waray: Bungto han Matag-ob; Tagalog: Bayan ng Matag-ob), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,522 people.[3]
In 1957 the barrios of Santo Rosario, Santa Rosa, Balagtas, San Vicente and Mabini were separated from the municipality of Palompon and constituted into Matag-ob.[5]