Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur

Ramon Magsaysay
Municipality
Municipality of Ramon Magsaysay

Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Ramon Magsaysay highlighted
Ramon Magsaysay
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°00′00″N 123°29′00″E / 8°N 123.4833333°E / 8; 123.4833333Coordinates: 8°00′00″N 123°29′00″E / 8°N 123.4833333°E / 8; 123.4833333
Country  Philippines
Region Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Province Zamboanga del Sur
District 1st District
Founded February 13, 1957
Barangays 27 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Leonilo D. Borinaga Sr.
 • Electorate 15,632 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 113.70 km2 (43.90 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 26,606
 • Density 230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 7024
PSGC 097323000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)62
Climate type Tropical climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 89,733,882.09 (2016)
Native languages Subanon language
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Website www.zds-ramonmagsaysay.gov.ph

Ramon Magsaysay, officially the Municipality of Ramon Magsaysay, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 26,606 people.[3]

The municipality was formed on February 13, 1957, out of 23 barrios of the Municipality of Aurora, and was originally called Liargao. It was renamed after Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay who created the municipality by virtue of Executive Order Number 239.[4] Republic Act Number 2788 marked the renaming of Liargao to Ramon Magsaysay on June 19, 1960.[5]

Barangays

Ramon Magsaysay is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.

  • Bagong Opon
  • Bambong Daku
  • Bambong Diut
  • Bobongan
  • Campo IV
  • Campo V
  • Caniangan
  • Dipalusan
  • Eastern Bobongan
  • Esperanza
  • Gapasan
  • Katipunan
  • Kauswagan
  • Lower Sambulawan
  • Mabini
  • Magsaysay
  • Malating
  • Paradise
  • Pasingkalan
  • Poblacion
  • San Fernando
  • Santo Rosario
  • Sapa Anding
  • Sinaguing
  • Switch
  • Upper Laperian
  • Wakat

Demographics

Population census of
Ramon Magsaysay
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 24,282—    
1970 15,221−4.56%
1975 18,057+3.49%
1980 17,852−0.23%
1990 21,065+1.67%
1995 22,795+1.49%
2000 23,323+0.49%
2007 25,321+1.14%
2010 26,194+1.24%
2015 26,606+0.30%
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. ↑ "Executive Order No. 239: Creating the Municipality of Liargo in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Official Gazette. Manila, Philippines: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. February 13, 1957. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Republic Act No. 2788 - An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Liargao in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur to Ramon Magsaysay". Philippine Laws, Statutes & Codes. Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. June 19, 1960. Retrieved 22 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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