Mayorga, Leyte


Mayorga, officially the Municipality of Mayorga, is a municipality in the province of Leyte, 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 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Demographics

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