Matag-ob
Matag-ob | |
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| Municipality of Matag-ob | |
Map of Leyte with Matag-ob highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°08′49″N 124°28′24″E / 11.1469°N 124.4733°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 4th district |
| Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Bernandino G. Tacoy |
| • Vice Mayor | Vincent Lynbern P. Tacoy |
| • Representative | Richard I. Gomez (PDPLBN) |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 14,749 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.40 km2 (40.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 573 m (1,880 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 17,522 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,671 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 32.83 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 135.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 399.5 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 106.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 42.19 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Leyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6532 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Matag-ob (IPA: [mɐ'tagʔob]), officially the Municipality of Matag-ob (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Matag-ob; Waray: Bungto han Matag-ob; Tagalog: Bayan ng Matag-ob), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,522 people.
In 1957 the barrios of Santo Rosario, Santa Rosa, Balagtas, San Vicente and Mabini were separated from the municipality of Palompon and constituted into Matag-ob.