Mayoyao, officially the Municipality of Mayoyao is a

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in the

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Ifugao Ifugao, officially the Province of Ifugao (; ), is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Lagawe and it borders Benguet to the west, Mountain Province to the north, Isabela t ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,621 people.

History

Battle of Mayoyao Ridge

From July 26 to August 9, 1945, Filipino soldiers under the command of Donald Blackburn, supported by

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s by

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, captured the town, then a Japanese stronghold.Harkins, P., 1956, Blackburn's Headhunters, London: Cassell & Co. LTD The result was key to the eventual surrender of General Yamashita at Kiangan, Ifugao. A memorial marker, located at Mount Nagchajan, marks the site of the battle.

Geography

Mayoyao is situated from the provincial capital Lagawe, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Mayoyao is politically subdivided into 27

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Aduyongan * Alimit * Ayangan * Balangbang * Banao * Banhal * Bato-Alatbang * Bongan * Buninan * Chaya * Chumang * Epeng * Guinihon * Inwaloy * Langayan * Liwo * Maga * Magulon * Mapawoy * Mayoyao Proper * Mongol * Nalbu * Nattum * Palaad *

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* Talboc * Tulaed

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Mayoyao was 15,621 people, with a density of .

Economy

Government

Local government

Mayoyao, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of

, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Education

The Mayoyao Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

* Adoyungan Primary School * Alimit Elementary School * Ayangan Elementary School * Balangbang Elementary School * Banao Elementary School * Bongan Primary School * Buninan Primary School * Chaya Primary School * Chumang Elementary School * Epeng Elementary School * Guinihon Elementary School * Inwaloy Elementary School * Langayan Primary School * Liwo Primary School * Loyoh ES (Gulon) * Maga Primary School * Magulon Elementary School * Mapawoy Primary School * Mayban Primary School * Mayoyao Central School * Nattum Primary School (Abagong) * Nattum Primary School (Proper) * Palaad Elementary School * Patyay Elementary School * Talboc Elementary School * Tulaed Elementary School

Secondary schools

* Assumption Academy * Mayoyao National High School * Tulaed National High School

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Ifugao