Mayorga, Leyte

Mayorga
Municipality of Mayorga
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Mayorga is located in Philippines
Mayorga
Mayorga
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°54′N 125°00′E / 10.9°N 125°E / 10.9; 125
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceLeyte
District 2nd district
Founded1954
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAlexander S. De Paz
 • Vice MayorSergio I. Zabala
 • RepresentativeLolita T. Javier
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate12,857 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total42.17 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
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total18,071
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Households
4,779
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
31.05
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 86.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 106.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 118.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 17.49 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityDon Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6507
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)53
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog

Mayorga (IPA: [mɐ'jɔɾgɐ]), officially the Municipality of Mayorga (Waray: Bungto han Mayorga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mayorga), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,071 people.[3]

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.[5]

  1. ^ Municipality of Mayorga | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "An Act Creating the Municipality of Mayorga in the Province of Leyte". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-11.