Mahayag, officially the Municipality of Mahayag, is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 c…Mahayag, officially the Municipality of 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. The Municipality of Mahayag was once an unfamiliar place, unmistakably swampy darkened by big trees, wild shrubs and marshes and the habitat of wildlife. The name Mahayag was derived from the Subanen dialect “Boyed Mahayag” a native term for forested and mountainous area. It was the Subanen tribe who first lived in the area, particularly along river banks since it is where their economic livelihood is situated.
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