Capoocan
Capoocan | |
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| Municipality of Capoocan | |
Map of Leyte with Capoocan highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°17′40″N 124°38′31″E / 11.2944°N 124.6419°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 2nd District |
| Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Fe Claire P. Carolino-Paragatos |
| • Vice Mayor | Federico H. Carolino Sr. |
| • Representative | Lolita T. Javier |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 23,413 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 185.40 km2 (71.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 33,721 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,968 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 42.47% (2015) |
| • Revenue | ₱ 198.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 555.6 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 153.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 97.52 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Leyte 3 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 3) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6530 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Capoocan (IPA: [kɐpo'ʔɔkan]), officially the Municipality of Capoocan (Waray: Bungto han Capoocan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Capoocan), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,721 people.