Tungawan | |
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Municipality of Tungawan | |
![]() Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Tungawan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°36′17″N 122°25′22″E / 7.6047°N 122.4228°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga Sibugay |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | May 24, 1960 |
Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Carlnan C. Climaco |
• Vice Mayor | Ivan N. Balano |
• Representative | Dulce Ann K. Hofer |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 30,453 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 473.28 km2 (182.73 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 46,497 |
• Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
• Households | 10,523 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 36.99 |
• Revenue | ₱ 209.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 469.8 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 255.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 152.7 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7018 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Tungawan, officially the Municipality of Tungawan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tungawan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tungawan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tungawan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,497 people.[3]
It has an area of 47,328 hectares (116,950 acres) of land, the largest in the province, as well as 15,236 hectares (37,650 acres) of coastal waters.
It was declared as a municipality on May 24, 1959, and started functioning as a Local Government Unit (LGU) on January 29, 1961, by virtue of Executive Order No. 395.[5] Its name was coined from the minute leech generally known as “tungaw” of the Hirudo family.
Tungawan's economy is primarily based on agriculture, producing rubber, coconut, corn, rice, and seaweeds. It is home to the 880 hectares Bangaan Marine Sanctuary at Barangays Linguisan and Tigbucay.
Geography
Barangays
Tungawan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Baluran
- Batungan
- Cayamcam
- Datu Tumanggong
- Gaycon
- Langon
- Libertad (Poblacion)
- Linguisan
- Little Margos
- Loboc
- Looc-labuan
- Lower Tungawan
- Malungon
- Masao
- San Isidro
- San Pedro
- San Vicente
- Santo Niño
- Sisay
- Taglibas
- Tigbanuang
- Tigbucay
- Tigpalay
- Timbabauan
- Upper Tungawan
Climate
Climate data for Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay | |||||||||||||
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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) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (76) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 98 (3.9) |
78 (3.1) |
116 (4.6) |
115 (4.5) |
222 (8.7) |
281 (11.1) |
272 (10.7) |
282 (11.1) |
237 (9.3) |
258 (10.2) |
180 (7.1) |
108 (4.3) |
2,247 (88.6) |
Average rainy days | 19.6 | 18.6 | 21.8 | 22.9 | 29.0 | 28.6 | 28.7 | 28.3 | 27.0 | 28.6 | 25.9 | 22.1 | 301.1 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1970 | 11,838 | — |
1975 | 9,573 | −4.17% |
1980 | 10,679 | +2.21% |
1990 | 26,005 | +9.31% |
1995 | 28,552 | +1.77% |
2000 | 33,194 | +3.28% |
2007 | 37,588 | +1.73% |
2010 | 40,552 | +2.80% |
2015 | 42,030 | +0.68% |
2020 | 46,497 | +2.01% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
Economy
Poverty incidence of Tungawan
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
51.10 2009
59.45 2012
56.11 2015
52.21 2018
36.30 2021
36.99 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
References
- ^ Municipality of Tungawan | (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.
- ^ "Executive Order No. 395: Creating the Municipalities of Tungawan and Titay in the Province of Zamboanga Del Sur". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. May 24, 1959. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Tungawan: 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 Sibugay". 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.
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