Mayorga, Leyte

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]

Mayorga
Municipality
Municipality of Mayorga
Riverside in Mayorga
Flag
Map of Leyte with Mayorga highlighted
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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  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Alexander S. De Paz
• Vice Mayor	Sergio I. Zabala
• Representative	Lolita T. Javier
• Councilors	List • Mark Cloyd M. Tan-Piengco • Joseph A. Amante • Jairo C. Beltran • Dominador D. Tallecer • Crisanto C. Cabaobao Jr. • Miguel G. Lumpas • Henry B. Lagarto • Jerwin R. Sugbo DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	12,857 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• 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 % (2021)[4]
• 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	0803735000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Waray Tagalog

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]

History

Mayorga at first was a barrio under the municipality of Dulag. The name first appeared in the record of localities in 1865 when Capitan Lorenzo de Paz, gobernadorcillo of Dulag, created the barrio. The name was suggested by Fr. Victoriano Sela, a Franciscan Friar and the parish priest of Dulag at the time.

Originally the name was Mallorca, the name of the hometown of Fr. Sela. The name presumably suggests the presence of palm trees in the locality, as the island of Mallorca (IPA: [ma'ʝorka]) in Spain was famous for its luxurious growth of palms. However, the natives found some difficulty in pronouncing the name. Whether the natural evolution and popular usage corrupted the name "Mallorca" into the present "Mayorga," or whether the transformation was sanctioned by official decree motivated by phonetic convenience is not known. Nevertheless, the original "Mallorca" has evolved into its present name.^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Mayorga is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. ^[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

In 1957, the sitios of Picas, Guintulayan, and Bañgag were converted into barrios and renamed Santa Cruz, General Antonio Luna, and Calipayan, respectively.^[8]

• 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

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

Population census of Mayorga

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	+1.02%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10][11][12][13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Mayorga, Leyte, was 18,071 people,^[3] with a density of 430 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Mayorga

10 20 30 40 2006 31.90 2009 36.36 2012 31.54 2015 33.61 2018 29.56 2021 31.05 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

References

1.  Municipality of Mayorga | (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. Census of Population (2020). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". 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.
5. "An Act Creating the Municipality of Mayorga in the Province of Leyte". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
6. "Mayorga". http://www.mission.net. Retrieved January 11, 2019. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
7. "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
8. "An Act Creating Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Mayorga, Province of Leyte". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
9. "Mayorga: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region VIII (Eastern Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2012-06-03 at the Wayback Machine