Mayorga | |
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| Municipality of Mayorga | |
 Riverside in Mayorga | |
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 Map of Leyte with Mayorga highlighted | |
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.svg)  Mayorga Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°54′N 125°00′E / 10.9°N 125°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1954 |
| 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 | 12,857 voters (2022) |
| 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 (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 18,071 |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,779 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 31.05 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 86.6 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 106.8 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 118.5 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 17.49 million (2020) |
| 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 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]
- ^ Municipality of Mayorga | (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 VIII (Eastern Visayas)". 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.
- ^ "An Act Creating the Municipality of Mayorga in the Province of Leyte". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-11.