Josefina, Zamboanga del Sur

Josefina Gumahan
Municipality
Municipality of Josefina
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Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Josefina highlighted
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Josefina Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°12′52″N123°32′38″E / 8.2144°N 123.5439°E / 8.2144; 123.5439
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Sur
District	1st district
Founded	November 11, 1977
Named for	Josefina Herrera Cerilles
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Catalino A. Adapon
•  Vice Mayor	Alberto M. Etulle
•  Representative	Divina Grace C. Yu
•  Municipal Council	Members Perly Rey T. Flores Melred A. Mag-usara Benjamin D. Jaicten Manuel D. Bersaga Raul P. Samson Sr. Jaime N. Libre Eulogio P. Moñeza Nenita P. Espinosa
•  Electorate	8,124 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	56.35 km2 (21.76 sq mi)
Elevation	645 m (2,116 ft)
Highest elevation	1,434 m (4,705 ft)
Lowest elevation	288 m (945 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	12,205
• Density	220/km2 (560/sq mi)
•  Households	2,986
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	28.92 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 73.48 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 292 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 62.44 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 96.94 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7027
PSGC	097337000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	www.zds-josefina.gov.ph

Josefina, officially the Municipality of Josefina (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Josefina; Subanen: Benwa Josefina; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Josefina; Tagalog : Bayan ng Josefina), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,205 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. ^[3]

History

In the early years the lands of which is now Josefina was part of the Municipality of Aurora. In later years, Molave separated from Aurora and became a town; at that time Tambulig and the area now within the jurisdiction of the present municipality were still part of the former. Some years later Tambulig became independent and was recognized as a township with the land of Josefina still tagged as part of its territories. During this time the first Visayan settlers came to live in the area. These settlers came from Tudela, Misamis Occidental, a barrio part of Tambulig was established and was named Bagong Tudela.

Some years passed and the Paredes family, one of the first settlers, was able to acquire properties there and named it "Salug Estate". A member of the family was a rubber technologist at that time and worked in Borneo. He brought along his lessons and expertise and together with the locals, "the Subanen", planted his land with Rubber Trees. By then the Rubber Technologist, Nicholas Paredes, coined the name "New Town" for the new rubber plantation.

With the rubber plantation, the place was then locally called as "Gumahan". This became a new trading center and small businesses came bustling. With the increased activity in this new location it was then christened as "Upper Bagong Tudela". This eventually became the center of the new community.

In the early 1970s, the people of Gumahan and its outlying barrios made a move, through the leadership of Nicholas Paredes, to create a town. They were able to submit the proposal to congress, through the sponsorship of then Cong. Cerilles, and it passed the 2nd congressional reading. When scheduled for the 3rd and final congressional reading, Martial Law was declared dissolving the Congress.

On November 11, 1978, by virtue of Presidential Decree 1240, 13 barangays of Tambulig were separated and formed into the independent municipality Josefina. ^[5] During this time Nicholas Paredes (who was the point person of the township proposal) stood as the first Mayor (appointed). Mayor Paredes donated the land where now stands the Market Area, the school, the Municipal Hall and the Catholic Church. The town center is also located within the properties of the Paredes family.

Josefina was named after the mother of Congressman Cerilles, who was a known educator in Zamboanga Del Sur.

As to this day Josefina is still commonly known as "Gumahan".

Geography

Barangays

Josefina is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bogo Calabat
• Dawa (Diwa)
• Ebarle
• Gumahan (Poblacion)
• Leonardo
• Litapan
• Lower Bagong Tudela
• Mansanas
• Moradji
• Nemeño
• Nopulan
• Sebukang
• Tagaytay Hill
• Upper Bagong Tudela (Poblacion)

Climate

Climate data for Josefina, Zamboanga del Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24 (75)	25 (77)	26 (79)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)	26 (79)	27 (81)	27 (81)	26 (79)	26 (79)	25 (77)	26 (79)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	19 (66)	19 (66)	20 (68)	21 (70)	21 (70)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)	20 (68)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	69 (2.7)	44 (1.7)	37 (1.5)	29 (1.1)	87 (3.4)	137 (5.4)	131 (5.2)	141 (5.6)	143 (5.6)	134 (5.3)	68 (2.7)	53 (2.1)	1,073 (42.3)
Average rainy days	9.9	7.6	7.4	8.1	21.6	26.5	26.4	26.6	25.8	24.3	15.1	10.4	209.7
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Population census of Josefina

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	6,755	—
1990	7,591	+1.17%
1995	9,024	+3.29%
2000	8,758	−0.64%
2007	10,796	+2.93%
2010	10,826	+0.10%
2015	11,799	+1.65%
2020	12,205	+0.67%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Josefina

10 20 30 40 50 2006 24.40 2009 40.93 2012 49.49 2015 41.17 2018 28.08 2021 28.92 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

References

1.   Municipality of Josefina | (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 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Presidential Decree No. 1240: Creating the Municipality of Josefina in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur". The Lawphil Project. Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
6. "Aurora: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. "Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
18. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

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