Maydolong
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Municipality of Maydolong | |
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Map of Eastern Samar with Maydolong highlighted
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°30′N 125°30′E / 11.5°N 125.5°E / 11.5; 125.5 | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Eastern Samar |
District | Lone district |
Founded | May 1, 1951 |
Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Godofredo T. Garado |
• Vice Mayor | Louie A. Borja |
• Representative | Maria Fe R. Abunda |
• Councilors | List
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• Electorate | 11,179 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 399.63 km2 (154.30 sq mi) |
Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
Highest elevation | 153 m (502 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population
(2020 census)[3]
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• Total | 15,314 |
• Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,562 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence |
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• Revenue | ₱ 147.2 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 290 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 108.4 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 52.3 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Eastern Samar Electric Cooperative (ESAMELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code |
6802
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PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)55 |
Native languages | Waray Tagalog |
Website | www |
Maydolong, officially the Municipality of Maydolong (Waray: Bungto han Maydolong; Tagalog: Bayan ng Maydolong), is a 4th-class municipality in the provinceofEastern Samar, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,314.[3]
The story officially accepted by the Sangguniang Bayan is that fishermen once traveled to the village of Matnog. Because they needed to rest along the east coast of Samar, they used to say "Matnog it Dolong" ("the bow must point to Matnog"). This was shortened to Maydolong and eventually became the village's name.[5]
Maydolong once comprised the barrios Maydolong, Balogo, Maybocog, Omawas, Tagaslian, Kampakirit, Suribao, Mayburak, Kanmanungdong, Malobago, Tabi, Maytigbao and Kanluterio, and belonged to the Municipality of Borongan, Eastern Samar.[6] It is now politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each has puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Maydolong, Eastern Samar | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 114 (4.5) |
81 (3.2) |
94 (3.7) |
81 (3.2) |
119 (4.7) |
192 (7.6) |
186 (7.3) |
158 (6.2) |
167 (6.6) |
185 (7.3) |
202 (8.0) |
176 (6.9) |
1,755 (69.2) |
Average rainy days | 18.6 | 14.7 | 16.8 | 17.8 | 22.3 | 25.9 | 27.5 | 26.2 | 26.6 | 27.0 | 24.6 | 22.3 | 270.3 |
Source: Meteoblue[8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 7,827 | — |
1970 | 8,424 | +0.74% |
1975 | 12,317 | +7.92% |
1980 | 11,353 | −1.62% |
1990 | 10,656 | −0.63% |
1995 | 12,201 | +2.57% |
2000 | 11,741 | −0.82% |
2007 | 12,766 | +1.16% |
2010 | 13,614 | +2.37% |
2015 | 14,743 | +1.53% |
2020 | 15,314 | +0.75% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12] |
The population of Maydolong in the 2020 census was 15,314 people,[3] with a density of 38 inhabitants per square kilometre or 98 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Maydolong
10
20
30
40
50
2006
2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
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