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Municipality

Matalom

Matalom is a municipality in Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 32,604 in the 2024 census, and it has 30 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Matalom by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BatoBontocMaasin CityAgbanga: 1,320 people, 695 per km², 0.05% a yearAltavista: 690 people, 211 per km², 1.07% a yearCahagnaan: 2,018 people, 444 per km², 1.09% a yearCalumpang: 942 people, 167 per km², 0.08% a yearCaningag: 289 people, 75 per km², 0.08% a yearCaridad Norte: 1,462 people, 2,339 per km², −0.65% a yearCaridad Sur: 1,356 people, 1,520 per km², 2.49% a yearElevado: 1,690 people, 241 per km², −0.32% a yearEsperanza: 839 people, 129 per km², 0.03% a yearHitoog: 701 people, 143 per km², −3.06% a yearItum: 1,064 people, 630 per km², −0.56% a yearLowan: 488 people, 21 per km², 0.05% a yearMonte Alegre: 572 people, 164 per km², −0.41% a yearSan Isidro: 665 people, 7,879 per km², −2.81% a yearSan Pedro: 974 people, 2,691 per km², −0.24% a yearSanto Niño: 1,166 people, 9,636 per km², −0.59% a yearPresident Garcia: 985 people, 87 per km², 3.54% a yearPunong: 1,125 people, 1,202 per km², 0.04% a yearSan Juan: 602 people, 112 per km², −1.46% a yearSan Salvador: 1,382 people, 428 per km², −0.03% a yearSan Vicente: 609 people, 107 per km², 0.44% a yearSanta Fe: 2,515 people, 1,066 per km², 0.11% a yearSanta Paz: 1,739 people, 193 per km², 1.19% a yearTag-os: 1,321 people, 423 per km², −0.50% a yearTemplanza: 1,340 people, 229 per km², 0.09% a yearTigbao: 1,162 people, 221 per km², 1.66% a yearWaterloo: 399 people, 400 per km², −7.29% a yearZaragoza: 1,854 people, 487 per km², 0.01% a yearBagong Lipunan: 745 people, 174 per km², −2.13% a yearTaglibas Imelda: 590 people, 333 per km², 1.61% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
  • PeopleSources

    32,604

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 4.8% from 2010 to 2024
  • Rank by peopleSources

    24th

    of the 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 2 of every 100 people in Leyte lived in Matalom in 2024 (1.79%)
  • Inside itSources

    30

    barangays

  • LandSources

    119.16 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Matalom's land would fill a square about 10.9 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 274 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 3 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
  • HomesSources

    8,603

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024
  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0803734000[4]Formerly 083734000
ZIP code
6526[12, 13]

People

Matalom had 32,604 people in the 2024 census, up 4.8% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Matalom had the 24th most people of the 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte in 2024[1]
  1. 21Barugo35,402
  2. 22Capoocan34,388
  3. 23Tabango33,888
  4. 24Matalom32,604
  5. 25Merida32,373
  6. 26Calubian31,990
  7. 27San Isidro30,792
All 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 51 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Santa Fe2,5158 in 100
  2. Cahagnaan2,0186 in 100
  3. Zaragoza1,8546 in 100
  4. Santa Paz1,7395 in 100
  5. Elevado1,6905 in 100
  6. Caridad Norte1,4624 in 100
  7. San Salvador1,3824 in 100
  8. Caridad Sur1,3564 in 100
  9. Templanza1,3404 in 100
  10. Tag-os1,3214 in 100
See all 30 barangays of Matalom
Age structure · 2020 Census[32]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (29.6%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.6%)
  • About 10 of every 100 are 65 or older (9.8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,9811,5101,471
5 - 93,2341,7011,533
10 - 143,4341,7831,651
15 - 193,2761,6741,602
20 - 242,3921,2271,165
25 - 292,0841,0451,039
30 - 341,9951,033962
35 - 391,825935890
40 - 441,824981843
45 - 491,660839821
50 - 541,694840854
55 - 591,514791723
60 - 641,467749718
65 - 691,140526614
70 - 74823365458
75 - 79648257391
80 years and over578208370

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
32,604[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
8,603[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of Leyte, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
1.79%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
16,464 men, 16,105 women[32]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202432,604[1, 2]0.01% a year8,6033.8
2020as of May 1, 202032,586[1]−0.34% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201533,121[1]1.21% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201031,097[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then31,055[30]0.38% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders30,216[30, 31]1.47% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then28,232[30]−0.04% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then28,291[30]0.78% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then26,182[30]1.04% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then24,861[30]2.44% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then22,047[30]2.00% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then18,010[30]———

Barangays

Matalom is made up of 30 barangays.
Barangays of Matalom. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Agbanga1,3204.05%0.05% a yearabout 1.90 km²Rural
Altavista6902.12%1.07% a yearabout 3.27 km²Rural
Bagong Lipunan7452.28%−2.13% a yearabout 4.27 km²Rural
Cahagnaan2,0186.19%1.09% a yearabout 4.54 km²Rural
Calumpang9422.89%0.08% a yearabout 5.65 km²Rural
Caningag2890.89%0.08% a yearabout 3.87 km²Rural
Caridad Norte1,4624.48%−0.65% a yearabout 0.625 km²Rural
Caridad Sur1,3564.16%2.49% a yearabout 0.892 km²Rural
Elevado1,6905.18%−0.32% a yearabout 7.02 km²Rural
Esperanza8392.57%0.03% a yearabout 6.48 km²Rural
Hitoog7012.15%−3.06% a yearabout 4.89 km²Rural
Itum1,0643.26%−0.56% a yearabout 1.69 km²Rural
Lowan4881.5%0.05% a yearabout 23.63 km²Rural
Monte Alegre5721.75%−0.41% a yearabout 3.48 km²Rural
President Garcia9853.02%3.54% a yearabout 11.34 km²Rural
Punong1,1253.45%0.04% a yearabout 0.936 km²Rural
San Isidro6652.04%−2.81% a yearabout 0.0844 km²Rural
San Juan6021.85%−1.46% a yearabout 5.39 km²Rural
San Pedro9742.99%−0.24% a yearabout 0.362 km²Rural
San Salvador1,3824.24%−0.03% a yearabout 3.23 km²Rural
San Vicente6091.87%0.44% a yearabout 5.67 km²Rural
Santa Fe2,5157.71%0.11% a yearabout 2.36 km²Rural
Santa Paz1,7395.33%1.19% a yearabout 9.03 km²Rural
Santo Niño1,1663.58%−0.59% a yearabout 0.121 km²Rural
Tag-os1,3214.05%−0.50% a yearabout 3.12 km²Rural
Taglibas Imelda5901.81%1.61% a yearabout 1.77 km²Rural
Templanza1,3404.11%0.09% a yearabout 5.84 km²Rural
Tigbao1,1623.56%1.66% a yearabout 5.25 km²Rural
Waterloo3991.22%−7.29% a yearabout 0.997 km²Rural
Zaragoza1,8545.69%0.01% a yearabout 3.81 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Matalom covers 119.16 km² of land, 274 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 659 m above the sea and it has 23.8 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
119.16 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
274 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
10.26878° N, 124.82202° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[26]
Lowest
1 m
Average
167 m
Highest
659 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

23.8 km of coastline[27]

Rivers[27]

  1. Matalom River11.3 km
  2. Hibagnan River2.9 km

Peaks[27]

  1. Mount Monserratheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type IV[28]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Maasin, the nearest PAGASA station, 15 km away[29]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,339 mm of rain on 153 days a year; 27.5 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Maasin, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January289 mm1626.3 °C29.5 °C23.2 °C
February198 mm1226.6 °C30.1 °C23.2 °C
March143 mm1027.3 °C31.0 °C23.6 °C
April72 mm728.2 °C32.1 °C24.3 °C
May95 mm828.7 °C32.6 °C24.7 °C
June161 mm1128.1 °C31.7 °C24.5 °C
July210 mm1427.6 °C31.1 °C24.2 °C
August203 mm1427.7 °C31.1 °C24.3 °C
September237 mm1427.6 °C31.1 °C24.1 °C
October233 mm1527.6 °C31.1 °C24.0 °C
November214 mm1527.3 °C30.8 °C23.8 °C
December286 mm1726.7 °C29.9 °C23.5 °C
The year2,339 mm15327.5 °C31.0 °C23.9 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 72 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 29 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
28.9% of people[16]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
2nd class[4]
About 29 of every 100 people in Matalom lived below the poverty line in 2021 (28.9%)[16]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 25.0% and 32.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 22government offices
  • 8hospitals and health centres
  • 31schools
  • 10places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 1station or terminal
  • 2parks

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Matalom” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Matalom. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[10, 11]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
5th district of Leyte[14, 15]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Elvira A. Pajulio[17]
    Vice mayor
    Eric S. Pajulio[17]
  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Eric Sayson Pajulio[18]
    Vice mayor
    Rikrik Jay Sayson Pajulio[18]
  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Eric Sayson Pajulio[19]
    Vice mayor
    Rikrik Jay Sayson Pajulio[19]
  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Rodrigo Nadal Pajulio[20]
    Vice mayor
    Eric Sayson Pajulio[20]
  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Eric Sayson Pajulio[21]
    Vice mayor
    Constancio Delapeña Gado[21]
  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Eric Sayson Pajulio[22]
    Vice mayor
    Constancio Delapeña Gado[22]
  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Eric Sayson Pajulio[23]
    Vice mayor
    Constancio Dela Peña Gado[23]
  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Rodrigo Pajulio[24]
    Vice mayor
    Corazon Torres[24]
  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Rodrigo N. Pajulio[25]
    Vice mayor
    Corazon P. Torres[25]
Mayors and vice mayors of Matalom, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Elvira A. Pajulio[17]Eric S. Pajulio[17]
2022–2025Eric Sayson Pajulio[18]Rikrik Jay Sayson Pajulio[18]
2019–2022Eric Sayson Pajulio[19]Rikrik Jay Sayson Pajulio[19]
2016–2019Rodrigo Nadal Pajulio[20]Eric Sayson Pajulio[20]
2013–2016Eric Sayson Pajulio[21]Constancio Delapeña Gado[21]
2010–2013Eric Sayson Pajulio[22]Constancio Delapeña Gado[22]
2007–2010Eric Sayson Pajulio[23]Constancio Dela Peña Gado[23]
2004–2007Rodrigo Pajulio[24]Corazon Torres[24]
2001–2004Rodrigo N. Pajulio[25]Corazon P. Torres[25]

History & Identity

Timeline

  1. 22 October 1903

    Act No. 954 merged the municipality of Cajaguaan into Matalom.[9]

Nearby

Matalom shares a border with Bato, Bontoc and Maasin City.

How it compares

Matalom beside Leyte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Leyte.

Matalom beside Leyte
FigureMatalomLeyteRank among the cities and municipalities of Leyte
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary32,604[1, 2]1,823,45824th of 43
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.01% a year[1, 2]slower0.62% a year42nd of 43
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary274[6]less crowded36732nd of 43
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary119.16 km²[6]4,969.46 km²16th of 43
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.8[1, 2]about the same3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary0%[5]lower17.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Tacloban City, the capital of Leyte
116.6 km north
Manila
636.0 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. BatoLeyte9.3 km northeast
  2. Maasin CitySouthern Leyte11.2 km southeast
  3. Tomas OppusSouthern Leyte14.5 km east
  4. BontocSouthern Leyte15.2 km northeast
  5. HilongosLeyte15.9 km north
  6. MalitbogSouthern Leyte20.9 km southeast

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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