Matag-ob
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Municipality of Matag-ob | |
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Map of Leyte with Matag-ob highlighted
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°08′49″N 124°28′24″E / 11.1469°N 124.4733°E / 11.1469; 124.4733 | |
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
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• Electorate | 13,588 voters (2022) |
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)[3]
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• Total | 17,522 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,671 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence |
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• Revenue | ₱ 96.12 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 340 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 110.4 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 82.03 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Leyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code |
6532
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PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Website | www |
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 4th class municipality in the provinceofLeyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,522 people.[3]
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.[5]
Matag-ob is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Matag-ob, Leyte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
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[7] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8][9][10][11] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Matag-ob was 17,522 people,[3] with a density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Matag-ob
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
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