Leon B. Postigo

Leon B. Postigo Bacungan
Municipality
Municipality of Leon B. Postigo
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Nickname:  LBP
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Leon B. Postigo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°09′05″N122°55′28″E / 8.151361°N 122.924403°E / 8.151361; 122.924403
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
District	3rd district
Founded	March 25, 1982
Renamed	December 30, 1989
Named after	Leon Bayot Postigo
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Runie O. Jamora (PFP)
•  Vice Mayor	Jocelyn L. Culanculan (PFP)
•  Representative	Adrian Michael A. Amatong (Liberal)
•  Municipal Council	Members Meleo R. Cabilin Tarciana L. Bagasina Jay Z. Salcedo Justino N. Murcia Jr. Erllan Dave H. Cordova Pablita A. Aliman Aidaroz A. Hambali Julieta P. Anadeo
•  Electorate	20,210 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	255.50 km2 (98.65 sq mi)
Elevation	77 m (253 ft)
Highest elevation	428 m (1,404 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	29,535
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
•  Households	6,308
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	53.82 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 203.7 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 362 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 178.5 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 128.5 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7112
PSGC	0907226000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)65
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	leonpostigo.zamboangadelnorte.com

Leon B. Postigo, officially the Municipality of Leon B. Postigo (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Leon B. Postigo; Subanen: Benwa Leon B. Postigo; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Leon B. Postigo; Tagalog : Bayan ng Leon B. Postigo), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,639 people. ^[5]

History

In the early 1980s, the councils of six barangays , along with residents of Maras, in the then southern Sindangan demanded for a new municipality, which was originally proposed to be called Talinga, with the barangay with the same name, located 11 kilometers from Poblacion, to be the seat of government. The proposed municipality was to intervene the distance of Sindangan and Salug from each other, which were about 40 kilometers. ^[6]

Then assemblyman Guardson R. Lood sponsored Parliamentary Bill No. 300, which was also co-authored by eight other assemblymen. ^[6] The bill was approved as Batas Pambansa Blg. 204 on March 25, 1982; 17 barangays in southwestern part of the mother municipality, but excluding Maras, ^[6] were separated to create the municipality, originally named Bacungan, with another barangay with the same name, which was not included in the original plan, ^[6] to be the seat of government. ^[7] A plebiscite for ratification, along with ten more newly-created local entities including nearby Godod, was held on May 17, coinciding with the barangay elections. ^[8]

It was renamed to its current name by virtue of Republic Act No. 6830 on December 30, 1989, ^[9] in honor of Leon Bayot Postigo, a Philippine Constabulary corporal whose 10-hectare lot in the town was donated by his heirs to the local government. ^[10]

Geography

Barangays

Leon B. Postigo is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bacungan (Poblacion)
• Bogabongan
• Delusom
• Mangop
• Manil
• Mawal
• Midatag
• Morob
• Nasibac
• Palandok
• Santa Maria
• Sipacong
• Talinga
• Tinaplan
• Tiniguiban
• Tinuyop
• Tiogan
• Titik

Climate

Climate data for Leon B. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte
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)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	96 (3.8)	79 (3.1)	117 (4.6)	127 (5.0)	239 (9.4)	301 (11.9)	286 (11.3)	283 (11.1)	255 (10.0)	272 (10.7)	188 (7.4)	115 (4.5)	2,358 (92.8)
Average rainy days	17.3	16.0	19.7	21.6	29.0	29.0	29.7	29.1	28.5	28.9	25.3	20.0	294.1
Source: Meteoblue [11]

Demographics

Population census of Leon B. Postigo

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	14,618	—
1995	20,728	+6.76%
2000	19,550	−1.25%
2007	21,195	+1.12%
2010	24,643	+5.64%
2015	26,221	+1.19%
2020	27,639	+1.11%
2024	29,535	+1.61%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Leon B. Postigo

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 64.43 2003 58.17 2006 63.90 2009 65.96 2012 54.17 2015 57.82 2018 55.77 2021 53.82 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

References

1.   Municipality of Leon B. Postigo | (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". 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". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. Record of the Batasan: Proceedings and debates, Fourth regular session, 1981–1982; volume five. Philippines: Batasang Pambansa. 1982. pp. 2786–2794. Retrieved March 6, 2024– via Google Books.
7. "Batas Pambansa Blg. 204". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Chan Robles & Associates Law Firm. March 25, 1982.
8. "Official Month in Review: May 1982". Official Gazette (Philippines) . Government of the Philippines. July 26, 1982. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
   • "Proclamation No. 2188, s. 1982". Official Gazette (Philippines) . Government of the Philippines. April 29, 1982. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
9. "Republic Act No. 6830". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Chan Robles & Associates Law Firm. December 30, 1989.
10. "Creation of Leon B. Postigo as a Municipality". Archived from the original on 2013-07-26. Retrieved 2012-04-15.
11. "Leon B. Postigo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
12. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
13. Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
17. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
18. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
19. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
20. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
21. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
22. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
23. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
24. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Leon B. Postigo Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Official website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information