Isabel (IPA:
”ɪsÉ'bÉ›l, officially the Municipality of Isabel (; ; ), is a First Income Class
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
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 been ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,781 people.
History
The town was formally established and created by carving out the villages of Quiot, Santa Cruz, Libertad, Matlang, Tolingon, Bantigue, Apale and Honan from the town of Merida, by the passage of Republic Act No. 191.
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 . Nearest landfall west is coastal
Tabogon, Cebu at about .
Barangays
Isabel comprises 24
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...
.
* Anislag
* Antipolo
* Apale
* Bantigue
* Binog
* Bilwang
* Can-andan
* Cangag
* Consolacion
* Honan
* Libertad
* Mahayag
* Marvel (
Poblacion
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)
* Matlang
* Monte Alegre
* Puting Bato
* San Francisco
* San Roque
* Santa Cruz Relocation
* Santo Niño (
Poblacion
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)
* Santo Rosario
* Tabunok
* Tolingon
* Tubod
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Isabel, Leyte, was 46,781 people, with a density of .
Economy
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).
Education
St. Filomena National High School
References
External links
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Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Local Governance Performance Management System
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Municipalities of Leyte (province)
Mining communities in the Philippines