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Isabel, Leyte

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Isabel Quiot
Municipality
Municipality of Isabel
Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining Corp.
Flag
Map of Leyte with Isabel highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Isabel Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°56′N 124°26′E / 10.93°N 124.43°E / 10.93; 124.43
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Leyte
District	4th district
Founded	15 January 1948
Barangay	24 (see Barangays)
Government ^[1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Atty. Edgardo Cordeño
• Vice Mayor	Adam Fuentes
• Representative	Richard Gomez
• Councilors	List • Teddy E. Alemia • Romel Mappala • Bobet Rojas • Deborah Bertulfo • Alden Martin • Manny Amodia • Ailene J. Dearos • Dan Tentativa DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	34,460 voters (2022)
Area ^[2]
• 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)^[3]
• Total	46,781
• Density	730/km² (1,900/sq mi)
• Households	11,758
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	24.32 % (2021)^[4]
• Revenue	₱ 190.8 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 707.7 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 209.2 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 437.1 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Leyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6539
PSGC	0803722000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog

Isabel (IPA: [ʔɪsɐ'bɛl]), officially the Municipality of Isabel (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Isabel; Waray: Bungto han Isabel; Tagalog: Bayan ng Isabel), is a 1st class municipality in the provinceofLeyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,781 people.^[3]

History[edit]

The town was formally established and created by carving out the villages of Quiot, Santa Cruz, Libertad, Matlang, Tolingon, Bantigue, Apale and Honan from the town of Merida, by the passage of Republic Act No. 191.^[5]^[6]

Geography[edit]

Isabel is bounded to the east by the municipality of Merida and to the north by the municipality of Palompon. Nearest landfall south is Ponson Island (Camotes) at about 7.2 kilometres (4.5 mi; 3.9 nmi). Nearest landfall west is coastal Tabogon, Cebu at about 50 kilometres (31 mi; 27 nmi).^[7]

Barangays[edit]

Isabel comprises 24 barangays. ^[8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Anislag

Antipolo

Apale

Bantigue

Binog

Bilwang

Can-andan

Cangag

Consolacion

Honan

Libertad

Mahayag

Marvel (Poblacion)

Matlang

Monte Alegre

Puting Bato

San Francisco

San Roque

Santa Cruz Relocation

Santo Niño (Poblacion)

Santo Rosario

Tabunok

Tolingon

Tubod

Climate[edit]

Climate data for Isabel, Leyte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	78 (3.1)	57 (2.2)	84 (3.3)	79 (3.1)	118 (4.6)	181 (7.1)	178 (7.0)	169 (6.7)	172 (6.8)	180 (7.1)	174 (6.9)	128 (5.0)	1,598 (62.9)
Average rainy days	16.7	13.8	17.3	18.5	23.2	26.5	27.1	26.0	26.4	27.5	24.6	21.0	268.6
Source: Meteoblue^[9]

Demographics[edit]

Population census of Isabel

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1948	14,085	—
1960	14,633	+0.32%
1970	15,974	+0.88%
1975	15,327	−0.83%
1980	15,980	+0.84%
1990	33,389	+7.65%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1995	36,134	+1.49%
2000	38,486	+1.36%
2007	40,214	+0.61%
2010	43,593	+2.98%
2015	46,915	+1.41%
2020	46,781	−0.06%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Isabel, Leyte, was 46,781 people,^[3] with a density of 730 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,900 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy[edit]

Poverty incidence of Isabel

2006
18.40

2009
23.66

2012
23.87

2015
23.44

2018
17.83

2021
24.32

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]^[20]^[21]

Leyte Industrial Development Estate (LIDE) is a 425 ha special economic zone in the industrial town of Isabel. It currently has 2 locators: PASAR(Philippine Associated Smelting & Refining Corporation) & PHILPHOS(Philippine Phosphate Fertilizer Corporation).

Education[edit]

School
Visayas State University- Isabel Campus
LIDE Learning Center Inc.
Doane Baptist School of Isabel
Isabel National Comprehensive School
Isabel National Highschool
Holy Child Parish School of Isabel
Matlang National High School
Bilwang Elementary School
Matlang Elementary School

References[edit]

^ Municipality of Isabel | (DILG)

^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

^ ^a ^b ^c Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

^ Republic Act No. 191 (22 June 1947), AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF ISABEL, PROVINCE OF LEYTE

^ Presidential Proclamation No. 49 (8 January 1948), FIXING THE DATE FOR THE INAUGURATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ISABELA, PROVINCE OF LEYTE (PDF)

^ "Isabel Leyte". mapsguidesandmore.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

^ "Isabel: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.

^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.

^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.

^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.

^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.

^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.

^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links[edit]

Media related to Isabel, Leyte at Wikimedia Commons
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2012-05-30 at the Wayback Machine

v t e Province of Leyte
Tacloban (capital and largest city)
Municipalities	Abuyog Alangalang Albuera Babatngon Barugo Bato Burauen Calubian Capoocan Carigara Dagami Dulag Hilongos Hindang Inopacan Isabel Jaro Javier Julita Kananga La Paz Leyte MacArthur Mahaplag Matag-ob Matalom Mayorga Merida Palo Palompon Pastrana San Isidro San Miguel Santa Fe Tabango Tabontabon Tanauan Tolosa Tunga Villaba
Component city	Baybay
Independent component city	Ormoc (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Leyte by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)
Highly urbanized city	Tacloban (Administratively independent from the province but grouped under Leyte by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)

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