Olutanga | |
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Municipality of Olutanga | |
![]() Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Olutanga highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°18′38″N122°50′47″E / 7.31056°N 122.84639°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga Sibugay |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Arthur P. Ruste Sr. |
• Vice Mayor | Janie Bert D. Gumba |
• Representative | Wilter W. Palma II |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 17,628 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 113.30 km2 (43.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Highest elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 34,124 |
• Density | 300/km2 (780/sq mi) |
• Households | 8,125 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 27.55 |
• Revenue | ₱ 191.5 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 501.8 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 138.2 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 210.2 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7041 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Olutanga, officially the Municipality of Olutanga (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Olutanga; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Olutanga; Tagalog : Bayan ng Olutanga), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,438 people. [5]
The municipality is in the southwestern part of the eponymous Olutanga Island.
Olutanga is subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Olutanga, 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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1960 | 16,926 | — |
1970 | 16,991 | +0.04% |
1975 | 15,623 | −1.67% |
1980 | 14,539 | −1.43% |
1990 | 16,378 | +1.20% |
1995 | 17,069 | +0.78% |
2000 | 22,624 | +6.23% |
2007 | 27,521 | +2.74% |
2010 | 28,717 | +1.56% |
2015 | 33,671 | +3.08% |
2020 | 38,438 | +2.83% |
2024 | 34,124 | −2.82% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
Poverty incidence of Olutanga
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 59.81 2003 57.21 2006 41.30 2009 61.65 2012 50.19 2015 49.37 2018 36.62 2021 27.55 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] |