Maligaya, Municipality of Mahaplag, Province of Leyte

Summary data
Typebarangay
Island groupVisayas
RegionEastern Visayas (Region VIII)
ProvinceLeyte
MunicipalityMahaplag
Postal code6512
Population (2020)241
Philippine major island(s)Leyte
Coordinates10.5288, 124.9110 (10° 32' North, 124° 55' East)
Estimated elevation above sea level306.2 meters (1,004.6 feet)

Maligaya is a barangay in the municipality of Mahaplag, in the province of Leyte. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 241. This represented 0.86% of the total population of Mahaplag.

Demographics

Households

The household population of Maligaya in the 2015 Census was 213 broken down into 37 households or an average of 5.76 members per household.

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Number of households in Maligaya (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
00
149304.97
173315.58
148275.48
179355.11
213375.76

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Maligaya is 5 to 9, with 37 individuals. Conversely, the age groups with the lowest population are in the ranges 55 to 59, and 65 to 69, with 1 individual.

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Population of Maligaya by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 194.23%
1 to 43014.08%
5 to 93717.37%
10 to 142712.68%
15 to 192210.33%
20 to 24198.92%
25 to 29177.98%
30 to 3494.23%
35 to 39115.16%
40 to 44115.16%
45 to 4962.82%
50 to 5462.82%
55 to 5910.47%
60 to 6431.41%
65 to 6910.47%
70 to 7420.94%
75 to 790.00%
80 and over20.94%
Total213100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 98.1
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 4.76
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 102.86
  • Median Age: 15.80

Historical population

The population of Maligaya grew from 0 in 1990 to 241 in 2020, an increase of 241 people over the course of 30 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 2.63%, or an increase of 28 people, from the previous population of 213 in 2015.

Population of Maligaya (1990‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
0
149
1733.25%
148-2.13%
1797.17%
2133.37%
2412.63%

Location

Maligaya is situated at approximately 10.5288, 124.9110, in the island of Leyte. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 306.2 meters or 1,004.6 feet above mean sea level.


Adjacent barangays

Maligaya shares a common border with the following barangay(s):

Notes

  1. Data on population, and households, are from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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