Mahaplag

Mahaplag
Municipality of Mahaplag
Map of Leyte with Mahaplag highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Mahaplag
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°36′18″N 124°57′54″E / 10.605°N 124.965°E / 10.605; 124.965
CountryPhilippines
RegionEastern Visayas
ProvinceLeyte
District 5th district
Barangays28 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorDaisy A. Lleve
  Vice MayorMyra P. Solis
  RepresentativeCarl Nicolas C. Cari
  Councilors
List
  Electorate19,737 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
104.79 km2 (40.46 sq mi)
Elevation
238 m (781 ft)
Highest elevation
964 m (3,163 ft)
Lowest elevation
6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
27,865
  Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
  Households
6,713
Economy
  Income class4th municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
34.69
% (2021)
  Revenue163.5 million (2022)
  Assets339.8 million (2022)
  Expenditure129.1 million (2022)
  Liabilities168.7 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityDon Orestes Romualdez Electric Coperative (DORELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6512
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)53
Native languagesWaray
Tagalog

Mahaplag (IPA: [mɐ'hɐplɐg]), officially the Municipality of Mahaplag; (Waray: Bungto han Mahaplag ; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Mahaplag ; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mahaplag), is a municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,865 people.