Dumalinao

Dumalinao
Municipality
Municipality of Dumalinao
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Dumalinao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°49′N123°22′E / 7.82°N 123.37°E / 7.82; 123.37
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	Lorenzo Alcantara
•  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	21,516 voters (2022)
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
Demonym	Dumalinaoan
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	32.81 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 131.6 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 413 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 105.6 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 113.4 million (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

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]

History

In 1956, the barrios of Dumalinao Proper, Bigong, Ticwas, Bulongating, Baguitan, Pantad, Napulan, Tagulo, Camanga, Margang, Sibucao, Tina, Guling, Miculong, Baga, Rebucon, Mama and Bibilik 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. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Anonang
• Bag-ong Misamis
• Bag-ong Silao
• Baga
• Baloboan
• Banta-ao
• Bibilik
• Calingayan
• Camalig
• Camanga
• Cuatro-cuatro
• Locuban
• Malasik
• Mama (San Juan)
• Matab-ang
• Mecolong
• Metokong
• Motosawa
• Pag-asa (Poblacion)
• Paglaum (Poblacion)
• Pantad
• Piniglibano
• Rebokon
• San Agustin
• Sebucao
• Sumadat
• Tikwas
• Tina
• Tubo-Pait
• Upper Dumalinao

Climate

Climate data for Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)
Average low °C (°F)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	20 (68)	22 (71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	22 (0.9)	18 (0.7)	23 (0.9)	24 (0.9)	67 (2.6)	120 (4.7)	132 (5.2)	156 (6.1)	119 (4.7)	124 (4.9)	54 (2.1)	24 (0.9)	883 (34.6)
Average rainy days	9.4	9.1	11.5	11.9	20.1	22.5	22.4	23.2	21.5	22.2	15.7	11.5	201
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Dumalinao

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	29,986	—
1970	34,169	+1.31%
1975	36,993	+1.61%
1980	36,604	−0.21%
1990	45,026	+2.09%
1995	23,985	−11.13%
2000	26,030	+1.77%
2007	29,732	+1.85%
2010	30,691	+1.16%
2015	32,013	+0.81%
2020	32,928	+0.56%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

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

Position	Official
Representative	Leonardo L. Babasa Jr. (PDP-Laban)
Mayor	Junaflor S. Cerilles (NP)
Vice Mayor	Wilfredo L. Malong Sr. (NP)
Sangguniang Bayan Members
Helen C. Encabo (NPC)
Romeo G. Ligan (NP)
Jelito R. Peñonal (NP)
Arnold L. Flores (NPC)
Elynor S. Cortez (NP)
Gleewin L. Rubio (NPC)
Gerardo Y. Gamal (NPC)
Zenaida C. Losabia (NP)

References

1.   Municipality of Dumalinao | (DILG)
2. "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.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. "An Act Creating Municipality of Dumalinao in the Province of Zamboanga Del Sur". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
6. Dumalinao Profile
7. "Dumalinao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. 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.
11. "Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

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