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 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,071 people.[3]
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Mayorga | |
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Municipality of Mayorga | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°54′N 125°00′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
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• 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 | 29.56 |
• 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 |
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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]