Maydolong

Maydolong, officially the Municipality of Maydolong (Waray: Bungto han Maydolong; Tagalog: Bayan ng Maydolong), is a municipality in the province of Eastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,314.^[5]

Maydolong
Municipality
Municipality of Maydolong
Flag
Map of Eastern Samar with Maydolong highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Maydolong Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°30′N 125°30′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Eastern Visayas
Province	Eastern Samar
District	Lone district
Founded	May 1, 1951
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Godofredo T. Garado
• Vice Mayor	Louie A. Borja
• Representative	Maria Fe R. Abunda
• Councilors	List • Jonathan G. Guasis • Anthony A. Duque • Lorelie C. Voloso • Olympio B. Ambal • Ronie B. Montes • Estelita B. Afable • Gil M. Corado • Felipe P. Cafe DILG Masterlist of Officials
• Electorate	11,669 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	399.63 km2 (154.30 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Highest elevation	153 m (502 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	15,456
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
• Households	3,562
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	33.21 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 212.9 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 474.9 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 145.4 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 52.3 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6802
PSGC	0802615000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)55
Native languages	Waray Tagalog
Website	www.maydolong-esamar.gov.ph

Etymology

The story officially accepted by the Sangguniang Bayan is that fishermen once traveled to the village of Matnog. Because they needed to rest along the east coast of Samar, they used to say "Matnog it Dolong" ("the bow must point to Matnog"). This was shortened to Maydolong and eventually became the village's name.^[6]

Subdivision

Maydolong once comprised the barrios Maydolong, Balogo, Maybocog, Omawas, Tagaslian, Kampakirit, Suribao, Mayburak, Kanmanungdong, Malobago, Tabi, Maytigbao and Kanluterio, and belonged to the Municipality of Borongan, Eastern Samar.^[7] It is now politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each has puroks and some have sitios.

• Camada
• Campakerit (Botay)
• Canloterio
• Del Pilar
• Guindalitan
• Lapgap
• Malobago
• Maybocog
• Maytigbao
• Omawas
• Patag
• Barangay Poblacion 1
• Barangay Poblacion 2
• Barangay Poblacion 3
• Barangay Poblacion 4
• Barangay Poblacion 5
• Barangay Poblacion 6
• Barangay Poblacion 7
• San Gabriel
• Tagaslian

 ^[8]

Climate

Climate data for Maydolong, Eastern Samar
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	114 (4.5)	81 (3.2)	94 (3.7)	81 (3.2)	119 (4.7)	192 (7.6)	186 (7.3)	158 (6.2)	167 (6.6)	185 (7.3)	202 (8.0)	176 (6.9)	1,755 (69.2)
Average rainy days	18.6	14.7	16.8	17.8	22.3	25.9	27.5	26.2	26.6	27.0	24.6	22.3	270.3
Source: Meteoblue[9]

Demographics

Population census of Maydolong

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	7,827	—
1970	8,424	+0.74%
1975	12,317	+7.92%
1980	11,353	−1.62%
1990	10,656	−0.63%
1995	12,201	+2.57%
2000	11,741	−0.82%
2007	12,766	+1.16%
2010	13,614	+2.37%
2015	14,743	+1.53%
2020	15,314	+0.80%
2024	15,456	+0.22%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14]

The population of Maydolong in the 2020 census was 15,314 people,^[15] with a density of 38 inhabitants per square kilometre or 98 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Maydolong

10 20 30 40 50 2000 47.45 2003 28.03 2006 43.90 2009 49.06 2012 40.08 2015 39.94 2018 46.41 2021 33.21 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]