Tomas Oppus

Tomas Oppus
Municipality
Municipality of Tomas Oppus
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Map of Southern Leyte with Tomas Oppus highlighted
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Tomas Oppus Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°15′N124°59′E / 10.25°N 124.98°E / 10.25; 124.98
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Southern Leyte
District	1st district
Named after	Don Tomás Oppus y Garcés
Barangays	29 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Jessica Marie Escaño-Pano (Lakas)
•  Vice Mayor	Nicanor F. Tahup (PDPLBN)
•  Representative	Luz V. Mercado
•  Municipal Council	Members Lodivico C. Mosot Genaro R. Barcelon Alex M. Octobre Agustin R. Escaño Jr. Alejandro S. Aves Ildefonso C. Callano Freddie K. Caday Ruel K. Pacaldo
•  Electorate	11,800 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	56.11 km2 (21.66 sq mi)
Elevation	79 m (259 ft)
Highest elevation	510 m (1,670 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	16,846
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
•  Households	4,050
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	25.74 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 119.8 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 280.2 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 107.9 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 106.9 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6605
PSGC	0806418000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog

Tomas Oppus, officially the Municipality of Tomas Oppus (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Tomas Oppus; Tagalog : Bayan ng Tomas Oppus), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,990 people. ^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Tomas Oppus is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Anahawan
• Banday (Poblacion)
• Biasong
• Bogo (Poblacion)
• Cabascan
• Camansi
• Cambite
• Canlupao
• Carnaga
• Cawayan
• Higosoan
• Hinagtikan
• Hinapo
• Hugpa
• Iniguihan
• Looc
• Luan
• Maanyag
• Mag-ata
• Mapgap
• Maslog
• Punong
• Rizal
• San Agustin (Lotaw)
• San Antonio (Calayugan)
• San Isidro
• San Miguel
• San Roque
• Tinago

Climate

Climate data for Tomas Oppus, Southern Leyte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	98 (3.9)	82 (3.2)	96 (3.8)	71 (2.8)	104 (4.1)	129 (5.1)	101 (4.0)	94 (3.7)	99 (3.9)	135 (5.3)	174 (6.9)	143 (5.6)	1,326 (52.3)
Average rainy days	18.0	14.1	17.1	16.8	23.7	25.7	25.8	23.3	24.4	25.9	24.0	20.6	259.4
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Population census of Tomas Oppus

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	10,335	—
1975	11,790	+2.68%
1980	12,480	+1.14%
1990	13,192	+0.56%
1995	12,609	−0.84%
2000	14,930	+3.69%
2007	15,817	+0.80%
2010	15,807	−0.02%
2015	16,608	+0.95%
2020	16,990	+0.48%
2024	16,846	−0.20%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Tomas Oppus

10 20 30 40 50 2000 41.56 2003 32.20 2006 27.30 2009 39.74 2012 42.21 2015 39.66 2018 26.49 2021 25.74 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

References

1.   Municipality of Tomas Oppus | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "Tomas Oppus, Southern Leyte : Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
10. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
18. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Tomas Oppus Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System