MacArthur, Leyte
MacArthur | |
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| Municipality of MacArthur | |
Map of Leyte with MacArthur highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°50′08″N 124°59′47″E / 10.8356°N 124.9964°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Named after | Douglas MacArthur |
| Barangays | 31 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Rene R. Leria |
| • Vice Mayor | Jesus A. Baranda |
| • Representative | Lolita T. Javier |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 16,584 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 57.57 km2 (22.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,154 m (3,786 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 21,578 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,574 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 30.01 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 141.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 227.6 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 133.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 40.71 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6509 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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MacArthur (IPA: [mək 'ɑːrθər]), officially the Municipality of MacArthur (Waray: Bungto han MacArthur; Tagalog: Bayan ng MacArthur), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,578 people.