Matag-ob (IPA:
É'tagÊ”ob, officially the Municipality of Matag-ob (; ; ), is a
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Leyte
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Since the accessibility of land has been ...
,
Philippines
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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. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
* Balagtas
* Bonoy
* Bulak
* Cambadbad
* Candelaria
* Cansoso
* Imelda
* Malazarte
* Mansaha-on
* Mansalip
* Masaba
* Naulayan
* Riverside (
Poblacion
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)
* San Dionesio
* San Guillermo (
Poblacion
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)
* San Marcelino
* San Sebastian
* San Vicente
* Santa Rosa
* Santo Rosario
* Talisay (
Poblacion
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)
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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