Matag-ob
Municipality in Leyte, Philippines
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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 2024 census, it has a population of 18,618 people.[5]
Matag-ob | |
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| Municipality of Matag-ob | |
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| Coordinates: 11°08′49″N 124°28′24″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 Gomez |
| • 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 (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 18,618 |
| • Density | 178.33/km2 (461.88/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 |
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.[6]
Geography
Barangays
Matag-ob is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate
| 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[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population census of Matag-ob | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9][10][11][12] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2024 census, the population of Matag-ob was 18,618 people,[13] with a density of 180 inhabitants per square kilometre or 470 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Government
| Position | Name | Party | Start of term | End of term | Term | |
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| Mayor | Bernardino G. Tacoy | NUP | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | 2 | |
| Vice Mayor | Romeo N. Albarida | NUP | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | 1 | |
| Councilors | Artemio T. Almoroto | NUP | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | 2 | |
| Joel N. Denoy | NUP | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | 2 | ||
| Evangeline C. Carno | NUP | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | 2 | ||
| Ricardo L. Giva | NUP | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | 2 | ||
| Rodolfo N. Suñir | NUP | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | 1 | ||
| Luz M. Boldero | NUP | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | 1 | ||
| Jose B. Yap | NUP | June 30, 2025 | June 30, 2028 | 1 | ||
| Eduardo I. Toledo | NUP | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2028 | 2 | ||
| Ex Officio Municipal Council Members | ||||||
| ABC President | TBD | Nonpartisan | January 1, 2027 | 1 | ||
| SK Federation President | TBD | Nonpartisan | January 1, 2027 | 1 | ||
