Isabel, Leyte
Isabel, officially the Municipality of Isabel, is a First Income Class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,781 people.
History
The town was formally established and created by carving out the villages of Quiot, Santa Cruz, Libertad, Matlang, Tolingon, Bantigue, Apale and Honan from the town of Merida, by the passage of Republic Act No. 191.Geography
Isabel is bounded to the east by the municipality of Merida and to the north by the municipality of Palompon. Nearest landfall south is Ponson Island at about. Nearest landfall west is coastal Tabogon, Cebu at about.Barangays
Isabel comprises 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.- Anislag
- Antipolo
- Apale
- Bantigue
- Binog
- Bilwang
- Can-andan
- Cangag
- Consolacion
- Honan
- Libertad
- Mahayag
- Marvel
- Matlang
- Monte Alegre
- Puting Bato
- San Francisco
- San Roque
- Santa Cruz Relocation
- Santo Niño
- Santo Rosario
- Tabunok
- Tolingon
- Tubod