Mabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay

Mabuhay
Municipality
Municipality of Mabuhay
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Etymology: Mabuhay
Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Mabuhay highlighted
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Mabuhay Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°25′03″N122°50′13″E / 7.417553°N 122.836992°E / 7.417553; 122.836992
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga Sibugay
District	1st district
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Edreluisa O. Caloñge
•  Vice Mayor	Joval John B. Samonte
•  Representative	Wilter Y. Palma
•  Municipal Council	Members Maria Pilar T. Adlaon Majin V. Andak Sr. Alvarez H. Dammang Nelson L. Mallen Baltazar A. Alcala Sr. Jermalyn M. Dammang Abubakhar S. Anjawang
•  Electorate	15,819 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	82.85 km2 (31.99 sq mi)
Elevation	8.0 m (26.2 ft)
Highest elevation	48 m (157 ft)
Lowest elevation	−3 m (−10 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	24,296
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
•  Households	7,497
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	40.83 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 184.7 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 562 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 176.2 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 176.3 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7010
PSGC	0908307000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	www.mabuhaysibugay.gov.ph

Mabuhay, officially the Municipality of Mabuhay (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Mabuhay; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Mabuhay; Tagalog : Bayan ng Mabuhay), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,390 people. ^[5]

The municipality is located in the northeastern part of Olutanga Island.

Geography

Barangays

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

• Abunda
• Bagong Silang (Tumalog)
• Bangkaw-bangkaw
• Caliran (Turko)
• Catipan
• Kauswagan
• Ligaya
• Looc-Barlac
• Malinao (Sagasa)
• Pamansaan
• Pinalim (San Roque)
• Poblacion (Mabuhay)
• Punawan
• Santo Niño (Tobi-an)
• Sawa
• Sioton
• Taguisian
• Tandu-Comot (Katipunan)

Climate

Climate data for Mabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	61 (2.4)	55 (2.2)	75 (3.0)	81 (3.2)	145 (5.7)	189 (7.4)	189 (7.4)	197 (7.8)	162 (6.4)	181 (7.1)	115 (4.5)	70 (2.8)	1,520 (59.9)
Average rainy days	16.4	15.7	19.1	21.5	26.9	27.1	26.4	25.0	24.2	26.8	23.5	18.7	271.3
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Population census of Mabuhay

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	13,349	—
1975	21,562	+10.09%
1980	9,141	−15.77%
1990	13,292	+3.82%
1995	19,512	+7.46%
2000	25,199	+5.64%
2007	30,589	+2.71%
2010	33,093	+2.90%
2015	36,870	+2.08%
2020	37,390	+0.30%
2024	24,296	−9.83%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Mabuhay

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 71.64 2003 77.67 2006 57.20 2009 68.86 2012 67.27 2015 59.13 2018 42.93 2021 40.83 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

References

1.   Municipality of Mabuhay | (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. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
6. "Mabuhay: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
7. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
10. 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.
11. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Mabuhay Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• https://web.archive.org/web/20080508205738/http://digitalmabuhay.com/