Macrohon

Macrohon
Municipality of Macrohon
Parish Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Barangay San Vicente
Map of Southern Leyte with Macrohon highlighted
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Macrohon
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°04′47″N 124°56′35″E / 10.07972°N 124.94306°E / 10.07972; 124.94306
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
District 1st district
FoundedOctober 31, 1860
Named afterManuel MacCrohon
Barangays30 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorAlan Jose K. Aroy (Lakas)
  Vice MayorJerome A. Curtina (PDPLBN)
  RepresentativeLuz V. Mercado
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate18,719 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
126.39 km2 (48.80 sq mi)
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Highest elevation
490 m (1,610 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
26,580
  Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
  Households
6,654
Economy
  Income class4th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
21.85
% (2021)
  Revenue180.6 million (2022)
  Assets473.7 million (2022)
  Expenditure132.3 million (2022)
  Liabilities135 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricitySouthern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6601
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)53
Native languagesBoholano dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog

Macrohon, officially the Municipality of Macrohon (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Macrohon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Macrohon), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,580 people.