Matag-ob

Matag-ob (IPA: [mɐ'tagʔob]), officially the Municipality of Matag-ob (Lungsod sa Matag-ob; Bungto han Matag-ob; 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.

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.

Barangays
Matag-ob is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. 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)

Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Matag-ob was 17,522 people, with a density of undefined PD/km2.