Lakewood | |
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Municipality of Lakewood | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°51′03″N123°09′15″E / 7.850906°N 123.154192°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | November 11, 1977 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Domingo V. Mirrar |
• Vice Mayor | Ronaldo P. Looc |
• Representative | Leonardo L. Babasa Jr. |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 13,759 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 201.30 km2 (77.72 sq mi) |
Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
Highest elevation | 948 m (3,110 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 21,559 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,735 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 39.14 |
• Revenue | ₱ 118.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 280.8 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 103.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 114.7 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7014 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Lakewood, officially the Municipality of Lakewood (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Lakewood; Subanen: Benwa Danaw; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Lakewood; Tagalog : Bayan ng Lakewood), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,559 people. [3]
The old name of Lakewood is Danaw Likowai and Tubod is Obod. Its name derives from the Cebuano term tubod which means "spring". Its current name derived from Lake Wood, a large lake on which the poblacion is located.
The municipality was founded on November 11, 1977, when Barangays Gatub and Bagong Kahayag of the Municipality of Kumalarang and Barangays Lakewood, Bolalawan, Sebugay, Bisuangan, Lokoan, Backing, Dagum, Sapang Pinolis, Tubod, Gasa, Tiwales and Matalang of the Municipality of Lapuyan were separated and formed into an independent municipality. [5] The most popular species of fish in the province can only be caught in the lake: the carpa and porang.
The Subanen tribe is the major ethnic group living in the suburban areas; they cultivate vegetables and corn for their own use. Subanens have their own language, but they also speak Cebuano as a common language for conversation.
Lakewood is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Lakewood, Zamboanga 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) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 22 (71) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) | 44 (1.7) | 56 (2.2) | 56 (2.2) | 112 (4.4) | 135 (5.3) | 124 (4.9) | 124 (4.9) | 115 (4.5) | 134 (5.3) | 90 (3.5) | 56 (2.2) | 1,094 (43) |
Average rainy days | 13.0 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 25.2 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 26.1 | 22.3 | 16.5 | 247.7 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1980 | 12,896 | — |
1990 | 13,376 | +0.37% |
1995 | 14,601 | +1.66% |
2000 | 16,317 | +2.41% |
2007 | 18,562 | +1.79% |
2010 | 19,645 | +2.09% |
2015 | 20,374 | +0.70% |
2020 | 21,559 | +1.12% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] |
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It has a hospital, the Singidas Medical Clinic, which is regarded as the cleanest hospital of the town.
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