Barangay Mahayahay

Barangay Mahayahay forms part of Malitbog, a municipality in Southern Leyte, and is classified as a very small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Mahayahay had a population of 475. This made it the 21st largest of 37 barangays in Malitbog by population, placing it in the middle tier of the municipality. Residents of Barangay Mahayahay accounted for approximately 2.04% of the total population of Malitbog, which stood at 23,256 in the same census year.

Between the 2015 and 2020 censuses, the population of Barangay Mahayahay changed from 468 to 475, a shift of +1.5% over the five-year period. This places the barangay among those with slowly expanding populations in Malitbog. Barangay Mahayahay is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Malitbog is a municipality comprising 37 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Mahayahay, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Southern Leyte, which contains 500 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Mahayahay ranks 351st by 2020 population. Southern Leyte is classified as a 3rd by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Like every Philippine barangay, Barangay Mahayahay is led by an elected Punong Barangay (barangay captain) supported by seven Sangguniang Barangay members (kagawads), an SK Chairperson, a Barangay Secretary, and a Barangay Treasurer. The next Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) are scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, with officials serving four-year terms under Republic Act No. 12232.