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Mayorga, Leyte
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Mayorga (IPA: [mɐ'jɔɾgɐ]), officially the Municipality of Mayorga (Waray: Bungto han Mayorga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mayorga), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,071 people.[5]
Key Information
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History
[edit]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.[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]
Geography
[edit]Barangays
[edit]Mayorga is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
- A. Bonifacio
- A. Mabini
- Burgos
- Calipayan
- Camansi
- General Antonio Luna
- Liberty
- Ormocay
- Poblacion Zone 1
- Poblacion Zone 2
- Poblacion Zone 3
- San Roque
- Santa Cruz
- Talisay
- Union
- Wilson
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Mayorga, Leyte | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Average precipitation 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] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
[edit]| 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 2020 census, the population of Mayorga, Leyte, was 18,071 people,[14] with a density of 430 inhabitants per square kilometer or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Mayorga
10
20
30
40
50
60
2000
50.21
50.21
2003
49.44
49.44
2006
31.90
31.90
2009
36.36
36.36
2012
31.54
31.54
2015
33.61
33.61
2018
29.56
29.56
2021
31.05
31.05
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ Republic Act No. 1220 (May 11, 1955), An Act Creating the Municipality of Mayorga in the Province of Leyte, retrieved November 10, 2024
- ^ Republic Act No. 1690 (June 20, 1957), An Act Creating Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Mayorga, Province of Leyte, retrieved November 10, 2024
- ^ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
- ^ "Mayorga: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mayorga, Leyte.
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine
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