Mahaplag

Mahaplag (IPA: [mɐ'hɐplɐg]), officially the Municipality of Mahaplag; (Waray: Bungto han Mahaplag ; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Mahaplag ; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mahaplag), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,865 people.^[5]

Mahaplag
Municipality
Municipality of Mahaplag
Flag
Map of Leyte with Mahaplag highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Mahaplag Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°36′18″N 124°57′54″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Leyte
District	5th district
Barangays	28 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Daisy A. Lleve
• Vice Mayor	Myra P. Solis
• Representative	Carl Nicolas C. Cari
• Councilors	List • Arlene O. Giganto • Aida L. Dizon • Harlin O. Gonzaga • Jeffrey M. Relevo • Laudiano B. Terol • Carmelito C. Alonzo • Glenn H. Bartolini • Love Joy V. Roa DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	19,737 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	104.79 km2 (40.46 sq mi)
Elevation	238 m (781 ft)
Highest elevation	964 m (3,163 ft)
Lowest elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	28,424
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
• Households	6,713
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	34.69 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 163.5 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 339.8 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 129.1 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 168.7 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Don Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6512
PSGC	0803731000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)53
Native languages	Waray Tagalog

Geography

Barangays

Mahaplag is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Campin
• Cuatro De Agosto
• Hilusig
• Himamara
• Hinaguimitan
• Liberacion
• Mabuhay
• Mabunga
• Magsuganao
• Mahayag
• Mahayahay
• Malinao
• Malipoon
• Palanogan
• Paril
• Pinamonoan
• Poblacion
• Polahongon
• San Isidro
• San Juan
• Santa Cruz
• Tagaytay
• Uguis
• Union
• Upper Mahaplag
• Hiluctogan
• Maligaya
• Santo Niño

Climate

Climate data for Mahaplag, Leyte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	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)	24 (75)	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[7]

Demographics

Population census of Mahaplag

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1960 10,010 —     1970 15,918 +4.74% 1975 17,909 +2.39% 1980 20,381 +2.62% 1990 22,673 +1.07% 1995 24,009 +1.08%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 26,511 +2.15% 2007 27,097 +0.30% 2010 26,599 −0.67% 2015 27,823 +0.86% 2020 27,865 +0.03% 2024 28,424 +0.48%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8][9][10][11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Mahaplag was 27,865 people,^[12] with a density of 270 inhabitants per square kilometre or 700 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Mahaplag

10 20 30 40 50 2000 48.99 2003 39.05 2006 41.80 2009 41.18 2012 39.70 2015 37.85 2018 31.86 2021 34.69 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]