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Tolosa | |
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| Municipality of Tolosa | |
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| Nickname: Home of Catmon Hill | |
 Map of Leyte with Tolosa highlighted | |
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.svg)  Tolosa Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°03′48″N 125°02′07″E / 11.0633°N 125.0353°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Erwin C. Ocaña |
| • Vice Mayor | Menardo M. Mate |
| • Representative | Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 15,238 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.54 km2 (8.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 779 m (2,556 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 20,708 |
| • Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,252 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.75 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 91.25 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 274.3 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 74.53 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 90.91 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6503 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Tolosa, officially the Municipality of Tolosa (Waray: Bungto han Tolosa; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tolosa), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,708 people.[3]
It is located 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Tacloban.
The cities closest to Tolosa are Tacloban, Ormoc, Baybay, Borongan, Catbalogan, and Maasin. The nearest municipalities are Tanauan, Tabontabon, Dulag, Palo, Julita, and Dagami. Its distance from the national capital is 588.52 kilometers (365.69 miles).[citation needed]
- ^ Municipality of Tolosa | (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.