Mayorga, Leyte

For the Spanish town, see Mayorga, Spain.

For the drummer of American heavy metal band Stone Sour, see Roy Mayorga.

For the Nicaraguan boxer, see Ricardo Mayorga.

Mayorga is a 5th class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 12,650 people in 2,616 households. 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 was then a part of Dulag, Leyte.^[1]

Barangays

Mayorga is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. In 1957, the sitios of Picas, Guintulayan, and Bañgag were converted into barrios and renamed Santa Cruz, General Antonio Luna, and Calipayan, respectively.^[2]

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

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

References

1. ^ "An Act Creating the Municipality of Mayorga in the Province of Leyte". LawPH.com. http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1220-creating-the-municipality-of-mayorga,-leyte.html. Retrieved 2011-04-11. 
2. ^ "An Act Creating Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Mayorga, Province of Leyte". LawPH.com. http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1690.html. Retrieved 2011-04-12. 

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information

Coordinates: 10°54′N 125°00′E / 10.9°N 125°E / 10.9; 125