Mayorga (IPA: ɐ'jɔɾgɐ, officially the Municipality of Mayorga (; ), is a

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in the

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Leyte Leyte ( ) is an island in the Visayas group of islands in the Philippines. It is eighth-largest and sixth-most populous island in the Philippines, with a total population of 2,626,970 as of 2020 census. Since the accessibility of land has been ...

, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,071 people.

History

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

Geography

Barangays

Mayorga is politically subdivided into 16

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s. Each barangay consists of

purok A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...

s and some have

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. * A. Bonifacio * A. Mabini * Burgos * Calipayan * Camansi * General Antonio Luna * Liberty * Ormocay *

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Zone 1 * Poblacion Zone 2 * Poblacion Zone 3 * San Roque * Santa Cruz * Talisay * Union * Wilson

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Mayorga, Leyte, was 18,071 people, with a density of .

Economy

References

External links

Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...

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