Macrohon

Macrohon, officially the Municipality of Macrohon (; ), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 27,276 people.

Key facts

Settlement.image_skyline: Saint Michael Archangel Church in Macrohon, Southern Leyte.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Parish Church of St. Michael the Archangel in Barangay San Vicente
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Macrohon,_Southern_Leyte.png
Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Philippines
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.named_for: Manuel MacCrohon
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: October 31, 1860
Settlement.parts_type: Barangays
Settlement.parts_style: para

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Municipality of Macrohon
Population: 27276
Area: 126.39
Elevation: 105
Image: Saint Michael Archangel Church in Macrohon, Southern Leyte.jpg
Households: 6654
Dialing code: 53

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electorate: 18719
Commons category: Macrohon
postal code: 6601
poverty incidence: 21.85
fiscal/tax revenue: 180624032.69
total assets: 473717482.21
total expenditure: 132315067.91
total liabilities: 134984381.48

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Manhaon festival
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Macrohon, officially the Municipality of Macrohon (; ), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 27,276 people.

==History== Macrohon since 1895, was named in memory of Spanish Governor-General Manuel MacCrohon, of Irish descent. It was weaned from the jurisdiction of Maasin in 1904. The town of Macrohon holds the distinction of having a son who led the resistance in Leyte and prepared the landing of the Liberation Forces which earned him high posts after the war and posthumous promotion by President Fidel V. Ramos to Brigadier General Ruperto K. Kangleon. In 1898, after the United States took over the Philippines from Spain,