Mahayag
Mahayag | |
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| Municipality of Mahayag | |
Poblacion of Mahayag | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Mahayag highlighted | |
Interactive map of Mahayag | |
Mahayag Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°07′47″N 123°26′18″E / 8.1297°N 123.4383°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | March 9, 1960 |
| Barangays | 29 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Manuel T. Saladaga |
| • Vice Mayor | Lester Ace S. Espina |
| • Representative | Divina Grace C. Yu |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 32,693 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 194.90 km2 (75.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 48,695 |
| • Density | 249.85/km2 (647.10/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,185 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 26.11 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 275.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 748.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 192.4 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 173.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7026 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Mahayag, officially the Municipality of Mahayag (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Mahayag; Subanen: Benwa Mahayag; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Mahayag; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mahayag), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,258 people.