Padre Burgos, Southern Leyte
Padre Burgos
Tamulayag | |
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| Municipality of Padre Burgos | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Etymology: Tamulayag | |
Map of Southern Leyte with Padre Burgos highlighted | |
Interactive map of Padre Burgos | |
Padre Burgos Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°02′N 125°01′E / 10.03°N 125.02°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Southern Leyte |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Named after | José Burgos |
| Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Hermenegildo C. Culpa (Lakas) |
| • Vice Mayor | Maria Fe Crispina B. Poblete (PDPLBN) |
| • Representative | Luz V. Mercado |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 7,831 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.65 km2 (9.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 11,515 |
| • Density | 448.9/km2 (1,163/sq mi) |
| • Households | 2,561 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 23 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 101.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 244.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 70.89 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 81.09 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Southern Leyte Electric Cooperative (SOLECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6602 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Boholano dialect Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Padre Burgos, officially the Municipality of Padre Burgos (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Padre Burgos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Padre Burgos), is a municipality in the province of Southern Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 11,515 people.
The town is famous for its white-sand beaches such as the Tangkaan Beach, from where Limasawa Island can be seen; the Likay-Likay Beach, where you can go fishing and snorkelling; the Bukana which is like a small swam of water and serve as a home of many fishes in Buenavista, the floating Balsa of Bas. And the beaches in Barangay Lungsodaan. Padre Burgos is also famous to diving enthusiasts, the underwater beauty boasts many colourful clusters of corals. With the Local Government's cooperation, Coral Cay, a foreign non-profit organization established its offices in Barangay Tangkaan whose main purpose is to provide help among local people to maintain fish sanctuaries, awareness programs on ocean-life preservation, and clean-up activities on the shorelines of Padre Burgos.
Padre Burgos is also known for its "budbod" (suman), a very sweet sticky-rice.