Isabel, Leyte

Isabel
Quiot
Municipality of Isabel
Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining Corp.
Map of Leyte with Isabel highlighted
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Isabel
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°56′N 124°26′E / 10.93°N 124.43°E / 10.93; 124.43
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceLeyte
District 4th district
Founded15 January 1948
Barangay24 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorAtty. Edgardo Cordeño
  Vice MayorAdam Fuentes
  RepresentativeRichard Gomez
  Councilors
List
  Electorate34,770 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
64.01 km2 (24.71 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Highest elevation
573 m (1,880 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
46,781
  Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
  Households
11,758
Economy
  Income class1st municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
24.32
% (2021)
  Revenue267.2 million (2022)
  Assets696.3 million (2022)
  Expenditure267.2 million (2022)
  Liabilities430 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityLeyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6539
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)53
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Isabel (IPA: [ʔɪsɐ'bɛl]), officially the Municipality of Isabel (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Isabel; Waray: Bungto han Isabel; Tagalog: Bayan ng Isabel), is a First Income Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,781 people.