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Majayjay
Mahayhay Mayhay | |
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| Municipality of Majayjay | |
 .jpg)  .jpg) .jpg) Clockwise from the top: Taytay Falls, Saint Gregory the Great Parish Church, Town Proper, Ancestral House, Chapel of Nuestra Señora de la Portería (Ermita). | |
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| Nickname(s): Mahayhay, Mayhay | |
| Anthem: Himno ng Majayjay | |
 Map of Laguna with Majayjay highlighted | |
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.svg)  Majayjay Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°08′47″N 121°28′22″E / 14.1463°N 121.4729°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Laguna |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | October 2, 1571 |
| Barangays | 40 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Majayjay[*] | Romeo P. Amorado |
| • Vice Mayor | Juan Ariel A. Argañosa Jr. |
| • Representative | Maria Jamina Katherine B. Agarao |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 20,280 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 69.58 km2 (26.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,173 m (7,129 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 27,893 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,026 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 12.13 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 118.3 million (2020), 49.78 million (2012), 54.78 million (2013), 64.01 million (2014), 69.57 million (2015), 79.77 million (2016), 88.99 million (2017), 94.84 million (2018), 102.9 million (2019), 127.8 million (2021), 167.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 218.1 million (2020), 60.36 million (2012), 66.3 million (2013), 105 million (2014), 123 million (2015), 153.7 million (2016), 145.4 million (2017), 167.8 million (2018), 178.1 million (2019), 244 million (2021), 295.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 96.3 million (2020), 50.09 million (2012), 41.52 million (2013), 45.79 million (2014), 56.72 million (2015), 57.25 million (2016), 84.01 million (2017), 80.53 million (2018), 87.36 million (2019), 107.5 million (2021), 126.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 54.54 million (2020), 40.85 million (2012), 40.75 million (2013), 69.64 million (2014), 74.07 million (2015), 84.67 million (2016), 55.79 million (2017), 38.41 million (2018), 38.11 million (2019), 58.25 million (2021), 51.59 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4005, 4006 (Botocan) |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)49 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
Majayjay (Tagalog: [mɐhaɪ̯ˈhaɪ̯]), officially as the Municipality of Majayjay (Tagalog: Bayan ng Majayjay), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. As of the 2020 census, the municipality has a population of 27,893 residents.[3]
Geographically, Majayjay is situated at the base of Mount Banahaw; approximately 1,000 feet (300 meters) above sea level. It is 62 kilometers (39 mi) from Santa Cruz, 107 kilometers (66 mi) from Manila, and 12 kilometers (7.5 mi) from Lucban. It shares borders with Magdalena on the northwest, Lucban in Quezon to the southeast, Luisiana to the northeast, and Liliw to the west.
- ^ Municipality of Majayjay | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.