Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte

Mutia
Municipality
Municipality of Mutia
Municipal hall in 2021
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Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Mutia highlighted
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Mutia Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°25′03″N123°28′38″E / 8.417631°N 123.477094°E / 8.417631; 123.477094
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
District	1st district
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Lorrymir S. Adasa (Lakas)
•  Vice Mayor	Christian James P. Kwan (Lakas)
•  Representative	Roberto T. Uy Jr. (Lakas)
•  Municipal Council	Members Radolf Zell L. Adasa Ivy C. Baguinat Erneson B. Veradio Raymond T. Bacatan Randy Q. Bait-it Antonio C. Rosal Jenito M. Bohol Claudio Y. Co
•  Electorate	10,028 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	73.58 km2 (28.41 sq mi)
Elevation	191 m (627 ft)
Highest elevation	509 m (1,670 ft)
Lowest elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	12,197
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
•  Households	3,004
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	47.37 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 109.9 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 477.6 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 114.3 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 68.85 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7107
PSGC	0907208000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)65
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	mutia.zamboangadelnorte.com

Mutia, officially the Municipality of Mutia (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Mutia; Subanen: Benwa Mutia; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Mutia; Tagalog : Bayan ng Mutia), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,726 people. ^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Mutia is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Alvenda
• Buenasuerte
• Diland
• Diolen
• Head Tipan
• New Casul
• New Siquijor
• Newland
• Paso Rio
• Poblacion
• San Miguel
• Santo Tomas
• Tinglan
• Totongon
• Tubac
• Unidos

Climate

Climate data for Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte
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)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	104 (4.1)	76 (3.0)	92 (3.6)	97 (3.8)	199 (7.8)	238 (9.4)	195 (7.7)	193 (7.6)	178 (7.0)	212 (8.3)	171 (6.7)	110 (4.3)	1,865 (73.3)
Average rainy days	14.7	12.5	15.8	17.5	27.6	28.5	29.0	27.5	26.9	27.9	23.5	18.2	269.6
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Population census of Mutia

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	6,093	—
1975	6,895	+2.51%
1980	7,976	+2.95%
1990	8,625	+0.79%
1995	8,915	+0.62%
2000	9,806	+2.06%
2007	12,078	+2.92%
2010	11,975	−0.31%
2015	12,675	+1.09%
2020	11,726	−1.62%
2024	12,197	+0.95%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Mutia

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 49.43 2003 75.69 2006 42.90 2009 57.82 2012 43.78 2015 49.99 2018 46.77 2021 47.37 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

References

1.   Municipality of Mutia | (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. "Mutia: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
7. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 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 29 June 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 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Mutia Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information