Dumalinao, officially the Municipality of Dumalinao (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Dumalinao; Subanen: Benwa Dumalinao; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Dumalinao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Dumalinao), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,928 people. [3]

Dumalinao
Municipality
Municipality of Dumalinao
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Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Dumalinao highlighted
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Dumalinao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°49′N 123°22′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Sur
District	2nd district
Founded	June 16, 1956
Barangays	30 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Junaflor S. Cerilles
• Vice Mayor	Wilfredo L. Malong Sr.
• Representative	Leonardo L. Babasa Jr.
• Municipal Council	Members Helen C. Encabo Romeo G. Ligan Jelito R. Peñonal Arnold L. Flores Elynor S. Cortez Gleewin L. Rubio Gerardo Y. Gamal Zenaida C. Losabia
• Electorate	20,929 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	117.64 km2 (45.42 sq mi)
Highest elevation	660 m (2,170 ft)
Lowest elevation	82 m (269 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	32,928
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
• Households	7,767
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	32.81% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱131,581,000.00 (2020)
• Assets	₱412,996,000.00 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱105,571,000.00 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱113,436,000.00 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7015
PSGC	097307000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	dumalinao.gov.ph

History

In 1956, the barrios of Dumalinao Proper, Bigong, Tigbao, Ticwas, Bulongating, Baguitan, Pantad, Napulan, Tagulo, Camanga, Margang, Sibucao, Tina, Guling, Miculong, Baga, Rebucon, and Mambilik were separated from Pagadian and constituted into Dumalinao through House Bill No. 5000, which later became Republic Act No. 1593 and approved on June 16, 1956.[5] The person responsible for sponsoring the bill was Congressman Alberto Q. Ubay of Zamboanga del Norte since during that time, Zamboanga del Sur had no congressman; Rep. Roseller T. Lim that time had been elected to the Senate in the 1955 special election.[6]

Martin D. Raluto was first appointed municipal mayor with Guillermo Talaid as his vice mayor. The new town then had four councilors: Vicente T. Labrado, Severino Ramas, Fulgencio Lauglaug, and Eniiego Gemina, although the latter did not serve. Raluto held the position of municipal mayor until his death on June 11, 1969.[6]

Geography

Barangays

Dumalinao is politically subdivided into 30 barangays.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Agriculture is the main economic activity as well as the number one source of livelihood of the people, although Dumalinao is a coastal town. The town is one of the major rice granaries of Zamboanga del Sur as 5,998 hectares of the land area is devoted to agricultural production. The crops planted on these lands include rice, corn, coconut, banana, and root crops. Corn, in particular, is the municipality's main agricultural crop. An estimated 2,837 hectares of the land are utilized for corn production, with an average of 30 ca-vans per hectare (or 8.5 million kilos annually). On top of that, Dumalinao's climate is very conducive for growing corn, so much so that farmers usually get to have two croppings of corn per year. An estimated value of Php 51 million comes from the annual production of corn.[6]

Local Government

References

External links

• Dumalinao Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Zambonga del Sur Official Website: Dumalinao (retrieved: 7 April 2009)

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