Diplahan | |
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Municipality of Diplahan | |
Integrated Bus Terminal | |
![]() Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Diplahan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°41′28″N122°59′07″E / 7.6911°N 122.9853°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga Sibugay |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Eric Y. Palma |
• Vice Mayor | Ramil M. Villaruel |
• Representative | Wilter Y. Palma |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 22,160 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 255.51 km2 (98.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
Highest elevation | 369 m (1,211 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 32,423 |
• Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
• Households | 7,370 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 28.22 |
• Revenue | ₱ 228.1 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 502.3 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 176.9 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 163.2 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7039 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Diplahan, officially the Municipality of Diplahan (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Diplahan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Diplahan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Diplahan), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,585 people. [5]
Diplahan is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Diplahan is considered a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af).[ citation needed ]
Climate data for Diplahan, 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) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 61 (2.4) | 55 (2.2) | 75 (3.0) | 81 (3.2) | 145 (5.7) | 189 (7.4) | 189 (7.4) | 197 (7.8) | 162 (6.4) | 181 (7.1) | 115 (4.5) | 70 (2.8) | 1,520 (59.9) |
Average rainy days | 16.4 | 15.7 | 19.1 | 21.5 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 26.4 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 26.8 | 23.5 | 18.7 | 271.3 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1980 | 15,899 | — |
1990 | 21,221 | +2.93% |
1995 | 25,818 | +3.74% |
2000 | 23,909 | −1.63% |
2007 | 28,010 | +2.21% |
2010 | 31,215 | +4.02% |
2015 | 32,428 | +0.73% |
2020 | 32,585 | +0.10% |
2024 | 32,423 | −0.12% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
Poverty incidence of Diplahan
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 53.93 2003 27.52 2006 31.50 2009 43.92 2012 35.08 2015 36.45 2018 28.89 2021 28.22 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] |