Sominot, Zamboanga del Sur

Sominot
Municipality
Municipality of Sominot

Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Sominot highlighted
Sominot
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°01′N 123°22′E / 8.02°N 123.37°E / 8.02; 123.37Coordinates: 8°01′N 123°22′E / 8.02°N 123.37°E / 8.02; 123.37
Country  Philippines
Region Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Province Zamboanga del Sur
District 1st District
Founded March 27, 1980
Barangays 18 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Stephen C. Acosta
 • Electorate 8,634 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 111.52 km2 (43.06 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 18,537
 • Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 7022
PSGC 097340000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)62
Climate type Tropical climate
Income class 5th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 64,088,800.67 (2016)
Native languages Subanon language
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Website www.zds-sominot.gov.ph

Sominot is a fifth class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 18,537 people.[3]

The town was formerly known as Don Mariano Marcos, named after President Ferdinand Marcos' father, until it was renamed on September 12, 1988.

Barangays

Sominot is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.

  • Bag-ong Baroy
  • New Oroquieta
  • Barubuhan
  • Bulanay
  • Datagan
  • Eastern Poblacion
  • Lantawan
  • Libertad
  • Lumangoy
  • New Carmen
  • Picturan
  • Poblacion
  • Rizal
  • San Miguel
  • Santo Niño
  • Sawa
  • Tungawan
  • Upper Sicpao

Demographics

Population census of Sominot
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 12,653—    
1995 13,344+1.00%
2000 14,815+2.27%
2007 16,367+1.38%
2010 16,652+0.63%
2015 18,537+2.06%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4][5][6]

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. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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