Isabel is a 1st class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 46,915 people. It 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 7.2 kilometres. Nearest landfall west is coastal Tabogon, Cebu at about 50 kilometres. ^ "Region VIII ". Census of Population : Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.