Tomas Oppus

Tomas Oppus
Municipality of Tomas Oppus
Map of Southern Leyte with Tomas Oppus highlighted
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Tomas Oppus
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°15′N 124°59′E / 10.25°N 124.98°E / 10.25; 124.98
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceSouthern Leyte
District 1st district
Named afterDon Tomás Oppus y Garcés
Barangays29 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorJessica Marie Escaño-Pano (Lakas)
  Vice MayorNicanor F. Tahup (PDPLBN)
  RepresentativeLuz V. Mercado
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate11,800 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
56.11 km2 (21.66 sq mi)
Elevation
79 m (259 ft)
Highest elevation
510 m (1,670 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
16,990
  Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
  Households
4,050
Economy
  Income class5th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
25.74
% (2021)
  Revenue119.8 million (2022)
  Assets280.2 million (2022)
  Expenditure107.9 million (2022)
  Liabilities106.9 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricitySouthern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6605
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)53
Native languagesBoholano dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog

Tomas Oppus, officially the Municipality of Tomas Oppus (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tomas Oppus; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tomas Oppus), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,990 people.