Palompon

Also known as Municipality of Palompon, Palompon, Leyte

Palompon (IPA: [pɐ'lompɔn]), officially the Municipality of Palompon (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 59,486 people.

Key facts

Settlement.image_skyline: Palompon Rizal Street.jpg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Palompon,_Leyte.png
Settlement.flag_size: 120x80px
Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Philippines
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1620
Settlement.parts_type: Barangays
Settlement.parts_style: para
Settlement.p1: (see Barangays)

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Municipality of Palompon
Population: 59486
Area: 126.07
Elevation: 4.9
Image: Kalanggaman Island.jpg
Households: 14969
Dialing code: 53

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postal code: 6538
Commons category: Palompon
inception: 1620-00-00
poverty incidence: 25.90
fiscal/tax revenue: 299950584.38
total assets: 925436929.82
total expenditure: 193520880.26
total liabilities: 223632842.49
electorate: 46764

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== History == thumb|left|Old cannon of Palompon Along the strip of the fertile coast, the community was founded circa 1620 and originally named Hinablayan. Fish, sea shells, and other marine products abounded. People fished along the shore with arrows tied to vines. Its abundance attracted not only migrants but also Moro raiders from the south. Legend tells that local defenders used to hang the dead bodies of Moros on tree branches so that the place come to be known as Hinablayan (from the word sablay which means "to hang").