Palo, Leyte

Palo
Municipality of Palo
Palo Cathedral
Flag of Palo
Official seal of Palo
Map of Leyte with Palo highlighted
Map of Leyte with Palo highlighted
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Palo is located in Philippines
Palo
Palo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°09′30″N 124°59′30″E / 11.1583°N 124.9917°E / 11.1583; 124.9917
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceLeyte
District 1st district
Founded1596 (as a Jesuit mission) 1768 (as a town)
Barangays33 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRemedios L. Petilla (PDP-Laban)
 • Vice MayorJonathan Chiquillo (LP)
 • RepresentativeFerdinand Martin G. Romualdez
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate43,755 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total221.27 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]
 • Total76,213
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
 • Households
17,950
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
20.12
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 313.8 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 981.1 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 269.1 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 289.7 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityLeyte 2 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6501
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)53
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitewww.palo-leyte.gov.ph

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.

  1. ^ Municipality of Palo | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Large statue of Lapulapu in Leyte elates Duterte". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.