Guipos

Guipos
Municipality
Municipality of Guipos
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Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Guipos highlighted
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Guipos Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°44′06″N123°19′23″E / 7.735°N 123.3231°E / 7.735; 123.3231
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Sur
District	2nd district
Founded	October 17, 1991
Barangays	17 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Vicente P. Cajeta
•  Vice Mayor	Junevell O. Lamiing
•  Representative	Leonardo L. Babasa Jr.
•  Municipal Council	Members Merlyn U. Rabe Arnold T. Tagaloguin Dionisio T. Alejay Jerson R. Galinada Elsie B. Ordoñez Catalina D. Bala Junner R. Revilleza Earl Vincent P. Revelo
•  Electorate	20,020 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	90.53 km2 (34.95 sq mi)
Elevation	207 m (679 ft)
Highest elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)
Lowest elevation	71 m (233 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	22,173
• Density	240/km2 (630/sq mi)
•  Households	5,080
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	27.25 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 147.6 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 313.7 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 118.5 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 88.6 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7042
PSGC	0907343000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog

Guipos, officially the Municipality of Guipos (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Guipos; Subanen: Benwa Guipos; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Guipos; Tagalog : Bayan ng Guipos), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,738 people. ^[5]

The town was officially established on October 7, 1991, by virtue of Republic Act No. 7159, signed by President Corazon C. Aquino. It was formed from barangays Guipos, Katipunan, Bagong Oroquieta, and Dalapang of the municipality of San Miguel; barangays Datagan, Dagohoy, Balongating, Baguitan, Magting, Sikatuna, Dacsol, Guling, and Canunan of the municipality of Dumalinao; barangays Lintum, Singclot and Litan of the municipality of Dinas; and barangay Regla of the municipality of San Pablo. ^{[6] [7]}

Through Presidential Proclamation 682, October 7, 2024 was declared a special non-working day in Guipos to commemorate the 33rd Araw ng Guipos. ^[8]

Geography

Barangays

Guipos is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bagong Oroquieta
• Baguitan
• Balongating
• Canunan
• Dacsol
• Dagohoy
• Dalapang
• Datagan
• Guling
• Katipunan
• Lintum
• Litan
• Magting
• Poblacion (Guipos)
• Regla
• Sikatuna
• Singclot

Climate

Climate data for Guipos, Zamboanga del Sur
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)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °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 [9]

Demographics

Population census of Guipos

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1995	16,399	—
2000	18,172	+2.23%
2007	19,616	+1.06%
2010	19,771	+0.29%
2015	20,729	+0.91%
2020	21,738	+1.01%
2024	22,173	+0.48%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Guipos

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 51.48 2003 37.28 2006 28.30 2009 35.96 2012 38.78 2015 42.49 2018 31.63 2021 27.25 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

References

1.   Municipality of Guipos | (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. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". 2024 Philippine census. Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". 2024 Philippine census. Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "Republic Act No. 7159; An Act Creating the Municipality of Guipos in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 7 October 1991. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
7. "Republic Act No. 7159: An Act Creating the Municipality of Guipos in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur". The Lawphil Project. Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. October 7, 1991. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
8. Gita Carlos, Ruth Abbey (September 14, 2024). "PBBM declares special non-working days in 7 towns". Philippine News Agency . Retrieved September 14, 2024.
9. "Guipos: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
10. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". 2024 Philippine census. Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
11. Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
12. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
13. 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.
14. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
15. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
16. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
17. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
18. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
19. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
20. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
21. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
22. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Guipos Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information