Mayoyao, Ifugao
Contents
Name and location
How founded
Location
The center (town hall) is located at 16°58'23.64"N, 121°13'17.16"E. It can be reached by road via the Banaue-Mayoyao-Alfonso Lista-Ramon road.
The land
Land area: 238.05 sq km.
Terrain and vegetation
Rivers
Climate
The people
List of barangays:
- Aduyongan
- Alimit
- Ayangan
- Balangbang
- Banao
- Banhal
- Bato-Alatbang
- Bongan
- Buninan
- Chaya
- Chumang
- Epeng
- Guinihon
- Inwaloy
- Langayan
- Liwo
- Maga
- Magulon
- Mapawoy
- Mayoyao Proper
- Mongol
- Nalbu
- Nattum
- Palaad
- Poblacion
- Talboc
- Tulaed
Language
Population and growth
Based on the 2015 census, Mayoyao has a total population of 17,331, compared to 24,422 in 1975. The general trend is for the local population to stagnate and shrink. It suffered a negative growth rate of -8.70 for the 1990-1995 period.
During the 1990-2010 period, the local population tended to concentrate in barangays Poblacion, Balangbang and Chumang. Most other barangays either stagnated at the same population levels or greatly shrunk. Many of Mayoyao's barangays continue to suffer negative growth rates across the past two decades.
Economy
Mayoyao is mainly agricultural, with some 17,153 has. of farmland planted to palay, camote, corn, beans and gabi. There is also extensive backyard raising of livestock such as swine, cow, carabao, goat, dog, horse, chicken, duck and turkey.
Other local sources of livelihood
Commerce
Transportation
Roads
