Tomas Oppus

Tomas Oppus
Municipality of Tomas Oppus
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Tomas Oppus is located in Philippines
Tomas Oppus
Tomas Oppus
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°15′N 124°59′E / 10.25°N 124.98°E / 10.25; 124.98
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
District 1st district
Named forDon Tomás Oppus y Garcés
Barangays29 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJessica Marie Escaño-Pano (Lakas)
 • Vice MayorNicanor F. Tahup (PDPLBN)
 • RepresentativeLuz V. Mercado
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate11,673 voters (2019)
Area
 • Total56.11 km2 (21.66 sq mi)
Elevation
79 m (259 ft)
Highest elevation
510 m (1,670 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total16,990
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
 • Households
4,050
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
25.74
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 83.59 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 203.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 82.23 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 87.82 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricitySouthern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6605
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)53
Native languagesBoholano dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog

Tomas Oppus, officially the Municipality of Tomas Oppus (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tomas Oppus; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tomas Oppus), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,990 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Tomas Oppus | (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.