Mahayag

Mahayag
Municipality of Mahayag
Poblacion of Mahayag
Poblacion of Mahayag
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Mahayag is located in Philippines
Mahayag
Mahayag
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°07′47″N 123°26′18″E / 8.1297°N 123.4383°E / 8.1297; 123.4383
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
District 1st district
FoundedMarch 9, 1960
Barangays29 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorManuel T. Saladaga
 • Vice MayorLester Ace S. Espina
 • RepresentativeDivina Grace C. Yu
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate33,491 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total194.90 km2 (75.25 sq mi)
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Highest elevation
486 m (1,594 ft)
Lowest elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total48,258
 • Density250/km2 (640/sq mi)
 • Households
11,185
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
26.11
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 214.9 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 596.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 192.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 154.8 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7026
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Websitewww.mahayag.gov.ph

Mahayag, officially the Municipality of Mahayag (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Mahayag; Subanen: Benwa Mahayag; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Mahayag; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mahayag), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,258 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Mahayag | (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 IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". 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.