Matag-ob
Matag-ob | |
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Municipality of Matag-ob | |
![]() Map of Leyte with Matag-ob highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°08′49″N 124°28′24″E / 11.1469°N 124.4733°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 I. Gomez (PDPLBN) |
• Councilors | List |
• 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] | |
• Total | 17,522 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,671 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 32.83 |
• 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 |
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 province of Leyte, 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]
Geography
[edit]Barangays
[edit]Matag-ob is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate
[edit]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] |
Demographics
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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.
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Matag-ob
10
20
30
40
50
2006
37.50 2009
35.66 2012
49.59 2015
35.45 2018
29.18 2021
32.83 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Matag-ob | (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.
- ^ "An Act Creating the Municipality of Matag-ob in the Province of Leyte". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Matag-ob: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 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.
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: 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]- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
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