Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur

Tigbao
Municipality
Municipality of Tigbao

Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Tigbao highlighted
Tigbao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°49′00″N 123°17′00″E / 7.81666667°N 123.28333333°E / 7.81666667; 123.28333333Coordinates: 7°49′00″N 123°17′00″E / 7.81666667°N 123.28333333°E / 7.81666667; 123.28333333
Country  Philippines
Region Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Province Zamboanga del Sur
District 2nd District
Founded November 8, 1991
Barangays 18 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Danilo E. Dalid
 • Electorate 11,197 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 120.69 km2 (46.60 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 20,979
 • Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 7043
PSGC 097344000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)62
Climate type Tropical climate
Income class 5th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 69,045,717.36 (2016)
Native languages Subanon language
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Website www.zds-tigbao.gov.ph

Tigbao, officially the Municipality of Tigbao, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 20,979 people.[3]

It was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 7162 on November 8, 1991.[4]

Mount Timolan, the highest peak in Zamboanga del Sur, overlooks the town.

Barangays

Tigbao is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.

  • Begong
  • Busol
  • Caluma
  • Diana Countryside
  • Guinlin
  • Lacarayan
  • Lacupayan
  • Libayoy
  • Limas
  • Longmot
  • Maragang
  • Mati
  • Nangan-nangan
  • New Tuburan
  • Nilo
  • Tigbao
  • Timolan
  • Upper Nilo

Demographics

Population census of Tigbao
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 15,915—    
2000 16,914+1.31%
2007 18,598+1.32%
2010 19,300+1.36%
2015 20,979+1.60%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][5][6][7]

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. 7162; An Act Creating the Municipality of Tigbao in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 8 November 1991. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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