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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Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Labangan highlighted | |
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Labangan Location within the Philippines | |
| 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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