Matag-ob

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 2020 census, it has a population of 17,522 people.^[5]

Matag-ob
Municipality
Municipality of Matag-ob
Flag
Map of Leyte with Matag-ob highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Matag-ob Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°08′49″N 124°28′24″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Leyte
District	4th district
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Bernandino G. Tacoy
• Vice Mayor	Vincent Lynbern P. Tacoy
• Representative	Richard I. Gomez (PFP)
• Councilors	List • Romeo Albarida • Artemio Almoroto • Joel Denoy • Evangeline Carno • Eduardo Toledo • Orlando Viacrusis • Ricardo Giva • Paolo Antonio Laurente DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	14,749 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• 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	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
• Households	4,671
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	32.83 % (2021)[4]
• 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	0803733000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Cebuano Tagalog
Website	www.matag-ob-leyte.gov.ph

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.

• Balagtas
• Bonoy
• Bulak
• Cambadbad
• Candelaria
• Cansoso
• Imelda
• Malazarte
• Mansaha-on
• Mansalip
• Masaba
• Naulayan
• Riverside (Poblacion)
• San Dionesio
• San Guillermo (Poblacion)
• San Marcelino
• San Sebastian
• San Vicente
• Santa Rosa
• Santo Rosario
• Talisay (Poblacion)

Climate

Climate data for Matag-ob, Leyte
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

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1960 9,226 —     1970 9,474 +0.27% 1975 11,970 +4.80% 1980 16,401 +6.50% 1990 15,474 −0.58% 1995 17,333 +2.15%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 17,527 +0.24% 2007 16,764 −0.61% 2010 17,089 +0.70% 2015 18,373 +1.39% 2020 17,522 −0.99% 2024 18,618 +1.47%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9][10][11][12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Matag-ob was 17,522 people,^[13] with a density of 170 inhabitants per square kilometre or 440 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Matag-ob

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 53.70 2003 40.38 2006 37.50 2009 35.66 2012 49.59 2015 35.45 2018 29.18 2021 32.83 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]