Mayorga | |
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| Municipality of Mayorga | |
 Riverside in Mayorga | |
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.svg)  Mayorga Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:10°54′11″N125°00′22″E / 10.903°N 125.006°E /10.903; 125.006 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Eastern Visayas |
| Province | Leyte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | May 11, 1955 |
| Barangays | 16 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Alexander S. De Paz |
| • Vice Mayor | Sergio I. Zabala |
| • Representative | Lolita T. Javier |
| • Councilors | List
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| • 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 theMunicipality of Mayorga (Waray:Bungto han Mayorga;Tagalog:Bayan ng Mayorga), is amunicipality in theprovince ofLeyte, 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 ofDulag.[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]
Mayorga is politically subdivided into 16barangays. [8] Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| Climate data for Mayorga, Leyte | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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] | |||||||||||||
| 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.
Poverty incidence of Mayorga
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Places adjacent to Mayorga, Leyte | |
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 Province ofLeyte | |
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Tacloban (capital and largest city) | |
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