Tomas Oppus | |
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Municipality of Tomas Oppus | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°15′N 124°59′E / 10.25°N 124.98°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Southern Leyte |
District | 1st district |
Named for | Don Tomás Oppus y Garcés |
Barangays | 29 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jessica Marie Escaño-Pano (Lakas) |
• Vice Mayor | Nicanor F. Tahup (PDPLBN) |
• Representative | Luz V. Mercado |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 11,673 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 56.11 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] | |
• Total | 16,990 |
• Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,050 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 25.74 |
• Revenue | ₱ 83.59 million (2020), 35.82 million (2012), 41.06 million (2013) |
• Assets | ₱ 203.4 million (2020), 71.01 million (2012), 80.95 million (2013) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 82.23 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 87.82 million (2020), 33.71 million (2012), 42.33 million (2013) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6605 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
Native languages | Boholano 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]