| Mayoyao | |
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| — Municipality — | |
| Map of Ifugao showing the location of Mayoyao. | |
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Mayoyao
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) |
| Province | Ifugao |
| District | Lone District |
| Founded | |
| Barangays | 27 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Romeo D. Chulana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 238.05 km2 (91.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 16,722 |
| • Density | 70.2/km2 (181.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 3602 |
| Income class | 4th class |
| Population Census of Mayoyao | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 14,733 |
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| 2000 | 14,191 | -0.80% | |
| 2007 | 16,722 | 2.29% | |
Mayoyao is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 16,722 people in 2,917 households.
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Mayoyao is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.
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| Battle of Mayoyao Ridge | |||||||
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| Part of World War II | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Philippine Commonwealth * Philippine Commonwealth Army * Philippine Constabulary United States * United States Army Air Forces |
Empire of Japan * Imperial Japanese Army |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Donald Blackburn | Tomoyuki Yamashita | ||||||
| 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 |
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Beginning on July 26, to August 9, 1945, the Filipino soldiers and the American bombers was re-occupied the town of Mayoyao, Ifugao in Northern Luzon including 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 of historical marker located in Mount Nagchajan in Mayoyao, Ifugao was fought the battles between the Japanese Imperial forces and the combined Filipino and American soldiers was occuried towards during the Battle of Mayoyao Ridge during the end of World War II.
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