Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur

Guipos
Municipality
Municipality of Guipos

Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Guipos highlighted
Guipos
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°44′N 123°19′E / 7.73°N 123.32°E / 7.73; 123.32Coordinates: 7°44′N 123°19′E / 7.73°N 123.32°E / 7.73; 123.32
Country  Philippines
Region Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Province Zamboanga del Sur
District 2nd District
Founded October 17, 1991
Barangays 17 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Sheila Marie V. Ebua
 • Electorate 12,328 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 90.53 km2 (34.95 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 20,729
 • Density 230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 7042
PSGC 097343000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)62
Climate type Tropical climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 56,261,186.46 (2016)
Native languages Subanon language
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog

Guipos, officially the Municipality of Guipos, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 20,729 people.[3]

The town was officially established on October 7, 1991, by virtue of Republic Act No. 7159, signed by President Corazon C. Aquino. It was formed from barangays Guipos, Katipunan, Bagong Oroquieta, and Dalapang of the Municipality of San Miguel; barangays Datagan, Dagohoy, Balongating, Baguitan, Magting, Sikatuna, Dacsol, Guling, and Canunan of the Municipality of Dumalinao; barangays Lintum, Singclot and Litan of the Municipality of Dinas; and barangay Regla of the Municipality of San Pablo.[4][5]

Barangays

Guipos is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.

  • Bagong Oroquieta
  • Baguitan
  • Balongating
  • Canunan
  • Dacsol
  • Dagohoy
  • Dalapang
  • Datagan
  • Guling
  • Katipunan
  • Lintum
  • Litan
  • Magting
  • Poblacion (Guipos)
  • Regla
  • Sikatuna
  • Singclot

Demographics

Population census of Guipos
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 16,399—    
2000 18,172+2.23%
2007 19,616+1.06%
2010 19,771+0.29%
2015 20,729+0.90%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3] [6] [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Zamboanga del Sur". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Republic Act No. 7159; An Act Creating the Municipality of Guipos in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 7 October 1991. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Republic Act No. 7159: An Act Creating the Municipality of Guipos in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur". The Lawphil Project. Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. October 7, 1991. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  8. ↑ "Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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