Labangan
Municipality in Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines
Municipality in Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines
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Flag
![Official seal of Labangan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/cb/Seal_of_Labangan.png/80px-Seal_of_Labangan.png)
Seal
![Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Labangan highlighted](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Ph_locator_zamboanga_del_sur_labangan.png/250px-Ph_locator_zamboanga_del_sur_labangan.png)
Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Labangan highlighted
[1]
Members
- Sammy T. Ungad
- Abdul Racman M. Talumpa
- Fatima C. Ambag
- Mohiden M. Balimbingan
- Nestor M. Ruiz Jr.
- Reynaldo P. Montañez
- Pendatun B. Balimbingan
- Annie E. Sitjar
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(2020 census)[3]
24.16
7017
097312000
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Maguindanaon
Labangan, officially the Municipality of Labangan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Labangan; Subanen: Benwa Labangan; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Labangan, Jawi: ايڠد نو لباڠن; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Labangan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Labangan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,262 people.[3]
Geography
Barangays
Labangan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Bagalupa
- Balimbingan (West Luya)
- Binayan
- Bokong
- Bulanit
- Cogonan
- Combo
- Dalapang
- Dimasangca
- Dipaya
- Langapod
- Lantian
- Lower Campo Islam (Poblacion)
- Lower Pulacan
- Lower Sang-an
- New Labangan
- Noboran
- Old Labangan
- San Isidro
- Santa Cruz
- Tapodoc
- Tawagan Norte
- Upper Campo Islam (Poblacion)
- Upper Pulacan
- Upper Sang-an
Climate
Climate data for Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) | 44 (1.7) | 56 (2.2) | 56 (2.2) | 112 (4.4) | 135 (5.3) | 124 (4.9) | 124 (4.9) | 115 (4.5) | 134 (5.3) | 90 (3.5) | 56 (2.2) | 1,094 (43) |
Average rainy days | 13.0 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 25.2 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 26.1 | 22.3 | 16.5 | 247.7 |
Source: Meteoblue[5] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 12,921 | — |
1970 | 15,965 | +2.14% |
1975 | 16,257 | +0.36% |
1980 | 18,473 | +2.59% |
1990 | 29,229 | +4.70% |
1995 | 32,264 | +1.87% |
2000 | 34,530 | +1.47% |
2007 | 37,598 | +1.18% |
2010 | 39,168 | +1.50% |
2015 | 41,790 | +1.24% |
2020 | 44,262 | +1.14% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] |
Economy
Poverty incidence of Labangan
10 20 30 40 2006 29.60 2009 33.91 2012 35.25 2015 33.64 2018 32.39 2021 24.16 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
Tourism
- Pulacan Falls - 12 km. from Pagadian City, and covering an area of 400 square meters. It is the source of water for the Labangan irrigation system. Two kilometers from the area is the 134-hectare Home Defense Center. The falls can be reached easily by any motor vehicle. With the opening of the PADAP road, Pulacan Falls became a beautiful camping and picnic site. It now has a permanent Boy and Girl Scout site with facilities and has been the location of regional and provincial jamborees.
- Army Site - The new division site of 1st Infantry (TABAK) Division, Philippine Army, is located on the top of the Hill of Kuta Major Cesar L Sang-an.
References
- ^ Municipality of Labangan | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Labangan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
- Labangan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
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- Zamboanga City (Administratively independent and geographically separate from the province but grouped under Zamboanga del Sur by the Philippine Statistics Authority.)