Mayoyao

Mayoyao
Municipality
Municipality of Mayoyao
Seal
Map of Ifugao with Mayoyao highlighted
Mayoyao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°58′N 121°13′E / 16.97°N 121.22°E / 16.97; 121.22Coordinates: 16°58′N 121°13′E / 16.97°N 121.22°E / 16.97; 121.22
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Ifugao
District	Lone District
Barangays	27 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Ronie H. Lumayna
• Electorate	7,197 voters (2016)
Area
• Total	238.05 km2 (91.91 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	17,331
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	3602
PSGC	142706000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Climate type	tropical rainforest climate
Income class	4th municipal income class

Battle of Mayoyao Ridge
Part of World War II
Date July 26, 1945, to August 9, 1945 Location Mayoyao, Mt. Province (now Ifugao) Result Filipino and American victory
Belligerents
Philippine Commonwealth Philippine Commonwealth Army Philippine Constabulary  United States United States Army Air Forces	Empire of Japan  Imperial Japanese Army
Commanders and leaders
Donald Blackburn	Tomoyuki Yamashita General Toguzuma
Strength
68,000 Filipino troops 200 American bomber pilots	85,000 Japanese troops
Casualties and losses
4,600 killed 7,200 wounded	51,000 killed 3,000 wounded

Mayoyao, officially the Municipality of Mayoyao is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 17,331 people.

Mayoyao is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. 

From July 26, to August 9, 1945, Filipino soldiers under the command of Donald Blackburn, supported by airstrikes by Army Air Forces, captured the Japanese stronghold of Mayoyao, Ifugao in Northern Luzon. This included the Filipino troops of the 1st, 2nd, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th Infantry Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, 1st Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary, 11th and 14th Infantry Regiment of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines - Northern Luzon or USAFIP-NL and the American bomber pilots of the United States Army Air Forces was fought against the Japanese Imperial forces during the Battle of Mayoyao Ridge until the end of World War II.

The memorial or historical marker, located at Mount Nagchajan in Mayoyao, Ifugao, marks the site of the “Battle of Mayoyao Ridge”. The battle was fought between the Japanese Imperial forces and the combined Filipino and American soldiers, towards the end of World War II. The result was key to the eventual surrender of General Yamashita at Kiangan, Ifugao.

In the 2015 census, the population of Mayoyao was 17,331 people, with a density of 73 inhabitants per square kilometre or 190 inhabitants per square mile.

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