Tunga, Leyte

Tunga
Municipality of Tunga
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Tunga is located in Philippines
Tunga
Tunga
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°15′N 124°45′E / 11.25°N 124.75°E / 11.25; 124.75
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceLeyte
District 2nd district
FoundedNovember 15, 1949
Barangays8 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorReinbert C. Costelo
 • Vice MayorEgidio G. Baac
 • RepresentativeLolita T. Javier
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate7,136 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
7.70 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Elevation
56.9 m (186.7 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
7,656
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
 • Households
1,764
Economy
 • Income class6th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
20.74
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 56.19 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 138.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 60.93 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 48.64 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityLeyte 3 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 3)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6528
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)53
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog
Websitetunga.gov.ph

Tunga (IPA: [tu'ŋaʔ]), officially the Municipality of Tunga (Waray: Bungto han Tunga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tunga), is a 6th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 7,656 people.[3]

It is the smallest municipality in Leyte, both in population and area.[5]

  1. ^ Municipality of Tunga | (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. ^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.