Mayorga, Leyte
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Mayorga | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Mayorga | |
 Riverside in Mayorga | |
 Flag | |
 Map of Leyte with Mayorga highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Mayorga | |
.svg)  Mayorga Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°54′11″N 125°00′22″E / 10.903°N 125.006°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | May 11, 1955 |
| Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Alexander S. De Paz |
| • Vice Mayor | Sergio I. Zabala |
| • Representative | Lolita T. Javier |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 14,199 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 42.17 km2 (16.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4.0 m (13.1 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 213 m (699 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 18,713 |
| • Density | 443.8/km2 (1,149/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,779 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 31.05 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 130.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 123.6 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 132.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 18.62 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6507 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
| Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Mayorga (IPA: [mɐ'jɔɾgɐ]), officially the Municipality of Mayorga (Waray: Bungto han Mayorga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mayorga), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 18,713 people.[5]
The town was created in 1954 from the barrios of Mayorga, Andres Bonifacio, Talisay, San Roque, Burgos, Liberty, Union, Ormocay, Wilson, and the southern portion of barrio of Cogon Bingcay which were then a part of Dulag.[6] In 1957, the sitios of Picas, Guintulayan, and Bañgag were converted into barrios and renamed as Santa Cruz, General Antonio Luna, and Calipayan, respectively.[7]
Geography
Barangays
Mayorga is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- A. Bonifacio
- A. Mabini
- Burgos
- Calipayan
- Camansi
- General Antonio Luna
- Liberty
- Ormocay
- Poblacion Zone 1
- Poblacion Zone 2
- Poblacion Zone 3
- San Roque
- Santa Cruz
- Talisay
- Union
- Wilson
Climate
| Climate data for Mayorga, Leyte | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78 (3.1) |
57 (2.2) |
84 (3.3) |
79 (3.1) |
118 (4.6) |
181 (7.1) |
178 (7.0) |
169 (6.7) |
172 (6.8) |
180 (7.1) |
174 (6.9) |
128 (5.0) |
1,598 (62.9) |
| Average rainy days | 16.7 | 13.8 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 23.2 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 26.0 | 26.4 | 27.5 | 24.6 | 21.0 | 268.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue[9] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,386 | — |
| 1970 | 8,729 | +0.40% |
| 1975 | 8,378 | −0.82% |
| 1980 | 9,750 | +3.08% |
| 1990 | 10,530 | +0.77% |
| 1995 | 11,073 | +0.95% |
| 2000 | 12,650 | +2.90% |
| 2007 | 13,807 | +1.21% |
| 2010 | 14,694 | +2.29% |
| 2015 | 17,161 | +3.00% |
| 2020 | 18,071 | +1.09% |
| 2024 | 18,713 | +0.84% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10][11][12][13] | ||
In the 2024 census, the population of Mayorga was 18,713 people,[14] with a density of 440 inhabitants per square kilometer or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.
