Kiblawan | |
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Municipality of Kiblawan | |
![]() Map of Davao del Sur with Kiblawan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 6°37′N125°13′E / 6.62°N 125.22°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Davao Region |
Province | Davao del Sur |
District | Lone district |
Founded | June 18, 1966 |
Barangays | 30 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Joel D. Calma |
• Vice Mayor | Marivic L. Caminero |
• Representative | John Tracy Cagas |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 29,957 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 390.07 km2 (150.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 78 m (256 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 53,757 |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
• Households | 14,557 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 21.45 |
• Revenue | ₱ 303.6 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 684.2 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 251.6 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 289.7 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Davao del Sur Electric Cooperative (DASURECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8008 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)82 |
Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Kalagan Tagalog Ata Manobo |
Website | www |
Kiblawan, officially the Municipality of Kiblawan (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Kiblawan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Kiblawan), is a municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 49,381 people. [5]
Kiblawan was established from the barangays Bagumbayan, Paitan, Kiblawan, Kibungbung, Manual, New Sibonga, Maraga-a, Ihan, Bunot, Latian, Balasiao, Apik and Dapok belonging to the municipality of Sulop, via Republic Act No. 4748 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos on June 18, 1966. [6]
Climate data for Kiblawan, Davao del Sur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 59 (2.3) | 46 (1.8) | 41 (1.6) | 54 (2.1) | 105 (4.1) | 159 (6.3) | 179 (7.0) | 197 (7.8) | 162 (6.4) | 147 (5.8) | 102 (4.0) | 65 (2.6) | 1,316 (51.8) |
Average rainy days | 12.3 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 14.5 | 22.6 | 25.6 | 26.6 | 27.5 | 25.5 | 26.0 | 21.2 | 16.0 | 241.7 |
Source: Meteoblue [7] |
Kiblawan is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 24,549 | — |
1975 | 25,316 | +0.62% |
1980 | 25,894 | +0.45% |
1990 | 31,753 | +2.06% |
1995 | 36,375 | +2.58% |
2000 | 41,275 | +2.75% |
2007 | 43,054 | +0.58% |
2010 | 44,618 | +1.31% |
2015 | 48,897 | +1.76% |
2020 | 49,381 | +0.21% |
2024 | 53,757 | +2.06% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
Poverty incidence of Kiblawan
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 57.11 2003 57.26 2006 45.30 2009 57.41 2012 52.86 2015 29.21 2018 29.90 2021 21.45 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] |