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Municipality

Mahaplag

Mahaplag is a municipality in Leyte, Eastern Visayas, Philippines. Its population was 28,424 in the 2024 census, and it has 28 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Mahaplag by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AbuyogBontocBaybay CityHilongosInopacanJavierSogodCampin: 1,761 people, 574 per km², 0.52% a yearCuatro De Agosto: 752 people, 684 per km², −3.99% a yearHilusig: 996 people, 156 per km², −8.31% a yearHimamara: 1,239 people, 167 per km², −0.17% a yearHinaguimitan: 494 people, 21 per km², 0.05% a yearLiberacion: 267 people, 173 per km², −5.76% a yearMabuhay: 149 people, 82 per km², −31.58% a yearMabunga: 689 people, 115 per km², 8.25% a yearMagsuganao: 883 people, 77 per km², 57.74% a yearMahayag: 967 people, 526 per km², −3.02% a yearMahayahay: 1,190 people, 140 per km², 8.01% a yearMalinao: 1,826 people, 364 per km², 0.29% a yearMalipoon: 241 people, 65 per km², 3.71% a yearPalanogan: 1,054 people, 213 per km², 2.45% a yearParil: 551 people, 306 per km², 5.83% a yearPinamonoan: 828 people, 90 per km², −7.67% a yearPoblacion: 3,518 people, 1,614 per km², −0.85% a yearPolahongon: 2,729 people, 323 per km², −0.98% a yearSan Isidro: 1,352 people, 777 per km², −2.03% a yearSan Juan: 522 people, 53 per km², 2.50% a yearSta. Cruz: 181 people, 38 per km², −19.27% a yearTagaytay: 555 people, 77 per km², 8.56% a yearUguis: 1,572 people, 702 per km², 16.69% a yearUnion: 1,271 people, 78 per km², −1.82% a yearUpper Mahaplag: 1,727 people, 855 per km², 5.24% a yearHiluctogan: 572 people, 38 per km², 0.77% a yearMaligaya: 288 people, 19 per km², 4.37% a yearSto. Niño: 250 people, 30 per km², 3.92% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    28,424

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 6.9% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    29th

    of the 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 2 of every 100 people in Leyte lived in Mahaplag in 2024 (1.56%)

  • Inside itSources

    28

    barangays

  • LandSources

    163.44 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Mahaplag's land would fill a square about 12.8 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 174 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 2 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    6,911

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    4.1 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0803731000[4]Formerly 083731000
ZIP code
6512[13, 14]

People

Mahaplag had 28,424 people in the 2024 census, up 6.9% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Mahaplag had the 29th most people of the 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte in 2024[1]
  1. 26Calubian31,990
  2. 27San Isidro30,792
  3. 28Babatngon29,587
  4. 29Mahaplag28,424
  5. 30Javier27,759
  6. 31Santa Fe22,889
  7. 32Macarthur22,256
All 43 cities and municipalities of Leyte
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 64 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion3,51812 in 100
  2. Polahongon2,72910 in 100
  3. Malinao1,8266 in 100
  4. Campin1,7616 in 100
  5. Upper Mahaplag1,7276 in 100
  6. Uguis1,5726 in 100
  7. San Isidro1,3525 in 100
  8. Union1,2714 in 100
  9. Himamara1,2394 in 100
  10. Mahayahay1,1904 in 100
See all 28 barangays of Mahaplag
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (33.5%)
  • About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.5%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,8741,5041,370
5 - 93,1021,5791,523
10 - 143,3011,6991,602
15 - 192,8251,4491,376
20 - 242,0901,130960
25 - 291,779923856
30 - 341,715873842
35 - 391,576870706
40 - 441,607823784
45 - 491,401743658
50 - 541,391717674
55 - 591,153588565
60 - 64928483445
65 - 69717356361
70 - 74535255280
75 - 79351164187
80 years and over313134179

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
28,424[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
6,911[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.1 on average[1, 2]
Share of Leyte, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
1.56%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
14,290 men, 13,368 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202428,424[1, 2]0.48% a year6,9114.1
2020as of May 1, 202027,865[1]0.03% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201527,823[1]0.86% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201026,599[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then27,097[31]0.30% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders26,511[31, 32]2.15% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then24,009[31]1.08% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then22,673[31]1.07% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then20,381[31]2.62% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then17,909[31]2.39% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then15,918[31]4.64% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then10,010[31]———

Barangays

Mahaplag is made up of 28 barangays.
Barangays of Mahaplag. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Campin1,7616.2%0.52% a yearabout 3.07 km²Rural
Cuatro De Agosto7522.65%−3.99% a yearabout 1.10 km²Rural
Hiluctogan5722.01%0.77% a yearabout 15.23 km²Rural
Hilusig9963.5%−8.31% a yearabout 6.37 km²Rural
Himamara1,2394.36%−0.17% a yearabout 7.44 km²Rural
Hinaguimitan4941.74%0.05% a yearabout 23.30 km²Rural
Liberacion2670.94%−5.76% a yearabout 1.54 km²Rural
Mabuhay1490.52%−31.58% a yearabout 1.81 km²Rural
Mabunga6892.42%8.25% a yearabout 5.99 km²Rural
Magsuganao8833.11%57.74% a yearabout 11.51 km²Rural
Mahayag9673.4%−3.02% a yearabout 1.84 km²Rural
Mahayahay1,1904.19%8.01% a yearabout 8.49 km²Rural
Maligaya2881.01%4.37% a yearabout 15.16 km²Rural
Malinao1,8266.42%0.29% a yearabout 5.02 km²Rural
Malipoon2410.85%3.71% a yearabout 3.70 km²Rural
Palanogan1,0543.71%2.45% a yearabout 4.94 km²Rural
Paril5511.94%5.83% a yearabout 1.80 km²Rural
Pinamonoan8282.91%−7.67% a yearabout 9.19 km²Rural
Poblacion3,51812.38%−0.85% a yearabout 2.18 km²Rural
Polahongon2,7299.6%−0.98% a yearabout 8.46 km²Rural
San Isidro1,3524.76%−2.03% a yearabout 1.74 km²Rural
San Juan5221.84%2.50% a yearabout 9.92 km²Rural
Sta. Cruz1810.64%−19.27% a yearabout 4.74 km²Rural
Sto. Niño2500.88%3.92% a yearabout 8.22 km²Rural
Tagaytay5551.95%8.56% a yearabout 7.20 km²Rural
Uguis1,5725.53%16.69% a yearabout 2.24 km²Rural
Union1,2714.47%−1.82% a yearabout 16.39 km²Rural
Upper Mahaplag1,7276.08%5.24% a yearabout 2.02 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Mahaplag covers 163.44 km² of land, 174 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 981 m above the sea and it lies inland.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
163.44 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
174 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
10.55605° N, 124.97328° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
11 m
Average
219 m
Highest
981 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[28]

  1. Layog River5.3 of 16.3 km

Peaks[28]

  1. Mount Tagbinungaheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type IV[29]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

Covers about 52 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Maasin, the nearest PAGASA station, 48 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,339 mm of rain on 153 days a year; 27.5 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Maasin, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January289 mm1626.3 °C29.5 °C23.2 °C
February198 mm1226.6 °C30.1 °C23.2 °C
March143 mm1027.3 °C31.0 °C23.6 °C
April72 mm728.2 °C32.1 °C24.3 °C
May95 mm828.7 °C32.6 °C24.7 °C
June161 mm1128.1 °C31.7 °C24.5 °C
July210 mm1427.6 °C31.1 °C24.2 °C
August203 mm1427.7 °C31.1 °C24.3 °C
September237 mm1427.6 °C31.1 °C24.1 °C
October233 mm1527.6 °C31.1 °C24.0 °C
November214 mm1527.3 °C30.8 °C23.8 °C
December286 mm1726.7 °C29.9 °C23.5 °C
The year2,339 mm15327.5 °C31.0 °C23.9 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 72 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 35 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
34.7% of people[17]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
3rd class[4]
About 35 of every 100 people in Mahaplag lived below the poverty line in 2021 (34.7%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 29.1% and 40.2%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 12government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 34schools
  • 8places of worship
  • 1park

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Mahaplag. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[11, 12]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
5th district of Leyte[15, 16]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Ronaldo Terol Lleve[18]
    Vice mayor
    Myra Piscos Solis[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Ronaldo Terol Lleve[19]
    Vice mayor
    Myra Piscos Solis[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Daisy Abuyabor Lleve[20]
    Vice mayor
    Myra Piscos Solis[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Daisy Abuyabor Lleve[21]
    Vice mayor
    Mar Boja Aralan[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Daisy Abuyabor Lleve[22]
    Vice mayor
    Mar Boja Aralan[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Ronaldo Terol Lleve[23]
    Vice mayor
    Glenn Honoridez Bartolini[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Ronaldo Terol Lleve[24]
    Vice mayor
    Glenn Honoridez Bartolini[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Ronaldo Lleve[25]
    Vice mayor
    Glenn Bartolini[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Violeta A. Landia[26]
    Vice mayor
    Arturo R. Bartolini[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Mahaplag, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Ronaldo Terol Lleve[18]Myra Piscos Solis[18]
2022–2025Ronaldo Terol Lleve[19]Myra Piscos Solis[19]
2019–2022Daisy Abuyabor Lleve[20]Myra Piscos Solis[20]
2016–2019Daisy Abuyabor Lleve[21]Mar Boja Aralan[21]
2013–2016Daisy Abuyabor Lleve[22]Mar Boja Aralan[22]
2010–2013Ronaldo Terol Lleve[23]Glenn Honoridez Bartolini[23]
2007–2010Ronaldo Terol Lleve[24]Glenn Honoridez Bartolini[24]
2004–2007Ronaldo Lleve[25]Glenn Bartolini[25]
2001–2004Violeta A. Landia[26]Arturo R. Bartolini[26]

History & Identity

Its story

Mahaplag was organised in 1958 from eighteen barrios and sitios of Abuyog, with its seat at the barrio of Mahaplag.[9]

In 1972 Congress declared it a duly constituted municipality as of 21 July 1958, with its seat at Barrios Malinao and San Isidro.[10]

Timeline

  1. 21 July 1958

    Executive Order No. 308 creates Mahaplag.[9]

  2. 22 July 1972

    Republic Act No. 6529 declares Mahaplag a duly constituted municipality as of 21 July 1958.[10]

Nearby

Mahaplag shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

Mahaplag beside Leyte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Leyte.

Mahaplag beside Leyte
FigureMahaplagLeyteRank among the cities and municipalities of Leyte
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary28,424[1, 2]1,823,45829th of 43
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.48% a year[1, 2]slower0.62% a year29th of 43
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary174[6]less crowded36741st of 43
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary163.44 km²[6]4,969.46 km²9th of 43
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary4.1[1, 2]higher3.8not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary0%[5]lower17.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Tacloban City, the capital of Leyte
84.0 km north
Manila
623.3 km northwest

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. SogodSouthern Leyte12.6 km south
  2. AbuyogLeyte13.0 km northeast
  3. Baybay CityLeyte15.7 km west
  4. SilagoSouthern Leyte17.3 km east
  5. InopacanLeyte20.2 km west
  6. HilongosLeyte22.6 km southwest

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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