Matag-ob (IPA:
ɐ'tagʔob, officially the Municipality of Matag-ob ( ceb, Lungsod sa Matag-ob; war, Bungto han Matag-ob; tl, Bayan ng Matag-ob), is a 4th class
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Leyte
Leyte ( ) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census.
Since the accessibility of land has be ...
,
Philippines
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* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,522 people.
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.
Geography
Barangays
Matag-ob is politically subdivided into 21
barangay
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s.
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Matag-ob was 17,522 people, with a density of .
Economy
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Leyte (province)
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