Isabel, Leyte
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Isabel
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| Municipality of Isabel | |
 Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining Corp. | |
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 Map of Leyte with Isabel highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Isabel | |
.svg)  Isabel Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°56′N 124°26′E / 10.93°N 124.43°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | 15 January 1948 |
| Barangay | 24 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Bennet Pongos |
| • Vice Mayor | Adam Fuentes |
| • Representative | Richard Gomez |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 34,770 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 64.01 km2 (24.71 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 573 m (1,880 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 46,858 |
| • Density | 732.0/km2 (1,896/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,758 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.32 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 267.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 696.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 267.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 430 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Leyte 5 Electric Cooperative (LEYECO 5) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6539 |
| PSGC | |
| 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 First Income Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 46,858 people.[5]
Geography
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).[8]
Barangays
Isabel comprises 24 barangays. [9] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate
| Climate data for Isabel, Leyte | |||||||||||||
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| 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[10] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population census of Isabel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2024 census, the population of Isabel was 46,858 people,[16] with a density of 730 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,900 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Isabel
27.81
26.28
18.40
23.66
23.87
23.44
17.83
24.32
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
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).
