Labangan, officially the Municipality of Labangan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Labangan; Subanen: Benwa Labangan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Labangan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Labangan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,262 people. [3]
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Labangan | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Labangan | |
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Coordinates: 7°52′00″N 123°31′00″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
District | 1st district |
Founded | July 20, 1949 |
Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Eduardo D. Relacion |
• Vice Mayor | Marlon B. Valenzuela |
• Representative | Divina Grace C. Yu |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 29,339 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 157.90 km2 (60.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Highest elevation | 309 m (1,014 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 44,262 |
• Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
• Households | 8,428 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 32.39% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱156,346,000.00 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱440,881,000.00 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱119,653,000.00 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱96,674,000.00 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7017 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Labangan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.
Climate data for Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
Average low °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) |
44 (1.7) |
56 (2.2) |
56 (2.2) |
112 (4.4) |
135 (5.3) |
124 (4.9) |
124 (4.9) |
115 (4.5) |
134 (5.3) |
90 (3.5) |
56 (2.2) |
1,094 (43) |
Average rainy days | 13.0 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 25.2 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 26.1 | 22.3 | 16.5 | 247.7 |
Source: Meteoblue[5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 12,921 | — |
1970 | 15,965 | +2.14% |
1975 | 16,257 | +0.36% |
1980 | 18,473 | +2.59% |
1990 | 29,229 | +4.70% |
1995 | 32,264 | +1.87% |
2000 | 34,530 | +1.47% |
2007 | 37,598 | +1.18% |
2010 | 39,168 | +1.50% |
2015 | 41,790 | +1.24% |
2020 | 44,262 | +1.14% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8][9] |
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