Mabuhay | |
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Municipality of Mabuhay | |
Etymology: Mabuhay | |
![]() Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Mabuhay highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°25′03″N122°50′13″E / 7.417553°N 122.836992°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga Sibugay |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Edreluisa O. Caloñge |
• Vice Mayor | Joval John B. Samonte |
• Representative | Wilter Y. Palma |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 15,819 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• 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 |
• 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 | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | www |
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.
Mabuhay is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Mabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay | |||||||||||||
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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] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
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] |