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Municipality

Palo

Palo is a municipality in Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 80,291 in the 2024 census, and it has 33 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Palo by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Tacloban CityPastranaSanta FeTanauanAnahaway: 1,620 people, 410 per km², 1.91% a yearArado: 2,624 people, 1,761 per km², 0.71% a yearBaras: 3,725 people, 2,719 per km², 13.03% a yearBarayong: 3,005 people, 176 per km², 7.08% a yearCabarasan Daku: 924 people, 592 per km², 3.00% a yearCabarasan Guti: 330 people, 103 per km², −4.96% a yearCampetik: 3,695 people, 1,593 per km², 0.19% a yearCandahug: 2,109 people, 1,528 per km², 13.74% a yearCangumbang: 1,334 people, 435 per km², 0.07% a yearCanhidoc: 1,268 people, 593 per km², 0.77% a yearCapirawan: 1,980 people, 446 per km², 0.45% a yearCastilla: 3,198 people, 732 per km², 9.55% a yearCogon: 2,974 people, 1,729 per km², 0.04% a yearGacao: 3,534 people, 947 per km², 0.04% a yearGuindapunan: 6,420 people, 3,178 per km², −4.31% a yearLibertad: 4,272 people, 884 per km², 0.12% a yearNaga-naga: 2,674 people, 9,350 per km², 0.12% a yearPawing: 4,480 people, 2,422 per km², 0.76% a yearBuri: 1,283 people, 13,548 per km², 0.36% a yearCavite East: 2,592 people, 9,159 per km², −1.80% a yearCavite West: 2,020 people, 8,016 per km², 0.43% a yearLuntad: 453 people, 6,398 per km², −0.05% a yearSanta Cruz: 1,046 people, 6,927 per km², 0.77% a yearSalvacion: 2,753 people, 2,526 per km², 1.38% a yearSan Agustin: 1,171 people, 697 per km², 0.23% a yearSan Antonio: 1,202 people, 347 per km², 0.92% a yearSan Isidro: 1,469 people, 769 per km², 0.07% a yearSan Joaquin: 2,845 people, 849 per km², 0.01% a yearSan Jose: 5,870 people, 2,348 per km², 3.37% a yearSan Miguel: 1,655 people, 6,293 per km², 0.09% a yearTacuranga: 2,100 people, 739 per km², 1.48% a yearTeraza: 1,899 people, 711 per km², 0.05% a yearSan Fernando: 1,767 people, 11,327 per km², −3.28% 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

    80,291

    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 28% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    4th

    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 4 of every 100 people in Leyte lived in Palo in 2024 (4.4%)

  • Inside itSources

    33

    barangays

  • LandSources

    87.55 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: Palo's land would fill a square about 9.4 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: 917 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 9 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

    19,825

    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

    4.0 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    40.6%

    About 41 of every 100 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
0803739000[4]Formerly 083739000
ZIP code
6501[13, 14]

People

Palo had 80,291 people in the 2024 census, up 28% 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.

Palo had the 4th most people of the 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte in 2024[1]
  1. 1Tacloban City259,353
  2. 2Ormoc City238,545
  3. 3Baybay City114,708
  4. 4Palo80,291
  5. 5Hilongos66,774
  6. 6Abuyog61,854
  7. 7Kananga60,885
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. Guindapunan6,4208 in 100
  2. San Jose5,8707 in 100
  3. Pawing4,4806 in 100
  4. Libertad4,2725 in 100
  5. Baras3,7255 in 100
  6. Campetik3,6955 in 100
  7. Gacao3,5344 in 100
  8. Castilla3,1984 in 100
  9. Barayong3,0054 in 100
  10. Cogon2,9744 in 100
See all 33 barangays of Palo
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (32.3%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.7%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (5%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 48,5274,3474,180
5 - 98,0954,1763,919
10 - 147,7814,1163,665
15 - 197,4733,7673,706
20 - 246,7773,4753,302
25 - 296,1493,0673,082
30 - 345,4372,8082,629
35 - 394,9672,5472,420
40 - 444,4212,3142,107
45 - 493,7411,9111,830
50 - 543,2981,6711,627
55 - 592,7681,4211,347
60 - 642,2331,0701,163
65 - 691,539731808
70 - 741,006418588
75 - 79641234407
80 years and over585175410

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
80,291[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
19,825[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.0 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
4.4%[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
40.6% (32,612 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
38,248 men, 37,190 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202480,291[1, 2]1.26% a year19,8254.0
2020as of May 1, 202076,213[1]1.79% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201570,052[1]2.12% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201062,727[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then56,781[31]2.35% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders47,982[31, 32]2.33% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then43,095[31]2.33% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then38,100[31]2.04% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then31,124[31]3.49% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then26,218[31]0.12% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then26,063[31]0.28% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then25,325[31]———

Barangays

Palo is made up of 33 barangays.
Barangays of Palo. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Anahaway1,6202.02%1.91% a yearabout 3.95 km²Rural
Arado2,6243.27%0.71% a yearabout 1.49 km²Urban
Baras3,7254.64%13.03% a yearabout 1.37 km²Urban
Barayong3,0053.74%7.08% a yearabout 17.03 km²Rural
Buri1,2831.6%0.36% a yearabout 0.0947 km²Rural
Cabarasan Daku9241.15%3.00% a yearabout 1.56 km²Rural
Cabarasan Guti3300.41%−4.96% a yearabout 3.19 km²Rural
Campetik3,6954.6%0.19% a yearabout 2.32 km²Urban
Candahug2,1092.63%13.74% a yearabout 1.38 km²Rural
Cangumbang1,3341.66%0.07% a yearabout 3.07 km²Rural
Canhidoc1,2681.58%0.77% a yearabout 2.14 km²Rural
Capirawan1,9802.47%0.45% a yearabout 4.44 km²Rural
Castilla3,1983.98%9.55% a yearabout 4.37 km²Rural
Cavite East2,5923.23%−1.80% a yearabout 0.283 km²Urban
Cavite West2,0202.52%0.43% a yearabout 0.252 km²Rural
Cogon2,9743.7%0.04% a yearabout 1.72 km²Rural
Gacao3,5344.4%0.04% a yearabout 3.73 km²Rural
Guindapunan6,4208%−4.31% a yearabout 2.02 km²Urban
Libertad4,2725.32%0.12% a yearabout 4.83 km²Rural
Luntad4530.56%−0.05% a yearabout 0.0708 km²Urban
Naga-naga2,6743.33%0.12% a yearabout 0.286 km²Rural
Pawing4,4805.58%0.76% a yearabout 1.85 km²Urban
Salvacion2,7533.43%1.38% a yearabout 1.09 km²Urban
San Agustin1,1711.46%0.23% a yearabout 1.68 km²Rural
San Antonio1,2021.5%0.92% a yearabout 3.46 km²Rural
San Fernando1,7672.2%−3.28% a yearabout 0.156 km²Rural
San Isidro1,4691.83%0.07% a yearabout 1.91 km²Rural
San Joaquin2,8453.54%0.01% a yearabout 3.35 km²Rural
San Jose5,8707.31%3.37% a yearabout 2.50 km²Urban
San Miguel1,6552.06%0.09% a yearabout 0.263 km²Rural
Santa Cruz1,0461.3%0.77% a yearabout 0.151 km²Rural
Tacuranga2,1002.62%1.48% a yearabout 2.84 km²Rural
Teraza1,8992.37%0.05% a yearabout 2.67 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

Palo covers 87.55 km² of land, 917 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 396 m above the sea and it has 6.4 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
87.55 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
917 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
11.15231° N, 124.97555° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
27 m
Highest
396 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

6.4 km of coastline[28]

Rivers[28]

  1. Bangon River12.0 of 23.1 km
  2. Binahaan River6.8 of 62.9 km
  3. Malirong River4.9 of 6.0 km
  4. Malirong River2.6 km
  5. Binog Creek2.0 km
  6. Tibak River1.9 of 7.9 km

Peaks[28]

  1. Mount Naga-Naga389 m
  2. Guinhangdan Hill140 m

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[29]

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 Tacloban City, the nearest PAGASA station, 10 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,841 mm of rain on 182 days a year; 28.1 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Tacloban City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January367 mm1826.7 °C29.5 °C23.8 °C
February278 mm1526.9 °C30.2 °C23.7 °C
March233 mm1427.6 °C31.0 °C24.1 °C
April124 mm1228.5 °C32.0 °C25.0 °C
May143 mm1129.0 °C32.5 °C25.6 °C
June211 mm1528.7 °C32.1 °C25.4 °C
July188 mm1528.5 °C31.9 °C25.1 °C
August156 mm1228.8 °C32.3 °C25.3 °C
September186 mm1328.6 °C32.1 °C25.1 °C
October215 mm1628.4 °C31.7 °C25.1 °C
November288 mm1927.9 °C31.0 °C24.8 °C
December450 mm2227.3 °C30.1 °C24.4 °C
The year2,841 mm18228.1 °C31.4 °C24.8 °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 3 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 20 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
20.1% of people[17]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
1st class[4]
About 20 of every 100 people in Palo lived below the poverty line in 2021 (20.1%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 16.9% and 23.3%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 61government offices
  • 6hospitals and health centres
  • 48schools
  • 24places of worship
  • 3markets
  • 2stations and terminals
  • 3parks
  • 1beach
  • 15monuments and memorials

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 “Palo” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices48

42 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 33 barangays of Palo

Hospitals and health centres6

Markets2

Stations and terminals2

Parks3

Beaches1

Monuments and memorials15

9 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 33 barangays of Palo

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Palo. 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.[11, 12]

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
1st district of Leyte[15, 16]

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
    Remedios Loreto Petilla[18]
    Vice mayor
    Jonathan Peñero Chiquillo[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Remedios Loreto Petilla[19]
    Vice mayor
    Jonathan Peñero Chiquillo[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Frances Ann Basilio Petilla[20]
    Vice mayor
    Ronnan Christian Mora Reposar[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Remedios Loreto Petilla[21]
    Vice mayor
    Ronnan Christian Mora Reposar[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Remedios Loreto Petilla[22]
    Vice mayor
    Ronnan Christian Mora Reposar[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Remedios Loreto Petilla[23]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Campo Dolina[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Teodoro Montejo Sevilla[24]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Campo Dolina[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Teodoro Sevilla[25]
    Vice mayor
    Jose Dolina[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Federico B. Diamante III[26]
    Vice mayor
    Federico M. Lago[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Palo, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Remedios Loreto Petilla[18]Jonathan Peñero Chiquillo[18]
2022–2025Remedios Loreto Petilla[19]Jonathan Peñero Chiquillo[19]
2019–2022Frances Ann Basilio Petilla[20]Ronnan Christian Mora Reposar[20]
2016–2019Remedios Loreto Petilla[21]Ronnan Christian Mora Reposar[21]
2013–2016Remedios Loreto Petilla[22]Ronnan Christian Mora Reposar[22]
2010–2013Remedios Loreto Petilla[23]Jose Campo Dolina[23]
2007–2010Teodoro Montejo Sevilla[24]Jose Campo Dolina[24]
2004–2007Teodoro Sevilla[25]Jose Dolina[25]
2001–2004Federico B. Diamante III[26]Federico M. Lago[26]

History & Identity

Palo's fiesta and days

  • Annual town fiesta of PaloTown fiesta · The Transfiguration of the Lord · Every 6 August · next Friday, 6 August 2027
  • Palo DayLocal special day · Every 6 August · next Friday, 6 August 2027

Everything listed for Palo in Now

Timeline

  1. 10 October 1949

    Executive Order No. 277 created the municipality of Santa Fe out of part of Palo.[9]

  2. 21 June 1957

    Republic Act No. 1723 divided the barrio of Baras-Candahug in Palo into two barrios, Baras and Candahug.[10]

Nearby

Palo shares a border with Tacloban City, Pastrana, Santa Fe and Tanauan.

How it compares

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

Palo beside Leyte
FigurePaloLeyteRank 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 glossary80,291[1, 2]1,823,4584th 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 glossary1.26% a year[1, 2]faster0.62% a year4th 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 glossary917[6]more crowded3674th 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 glossary87.55 km²[6]4,969.46 km²22nd 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 glossary4.0[1, 2]higher3.8not 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 glossary40.6%[5]higher17.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Tacloban City, the capital of Leyte
18.1 km north
Manila
577.1 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. Santa FeLeyte5.8 km northwest
  2. TanauanLeyte8.0 km south
  3. PastranaLeyte8.7 km southwest
  4. TabontabonLeyte13.1 km south
  5. AlangalangLeyte13.7 km northwest
  6. TolosaLeyte14.0 km south

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
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