Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur

Pitogo
Municipality
Municipality of Pitogo
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Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Pitogo highlighted
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Pitogo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°27′13″N123°18′48″E / 7.4536°N 123.3133°E / 7.4536; 123.3133
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Sur
District	2nd district
Founded	July 16, 1978
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	James L. Yecyec
•  Vice Mayor	Zosimo V. Garban
•  Representative	Leonardo L. Babasa Jr.
•  Municipal Council	Members Florencio L. Benitez Letecia C. Lumactod Severiano V. Sedenio Isidro G. Cabalog Roger M. Mahinay Clarence C. Kapa III Leo C. Yecyec Roel L. Galban
•  Electorate	18,698 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	95.94 km2 (37.04 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Highest elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Lowest elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	27,516
• Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
•  Households	6,260
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	36.89 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 117.6 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 360.9 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 103.9 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 140.4 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7033
PSGC	097338000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	www.zds-pitogo.gov.ph

Pitogo, officially the Municipality of Pitogo (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Pitogo; Subanen: Benwa Pitogo; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Pitogo; Tagalog : Bayan ng Pitogo), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,516 people. ^[3]

Geography

Barangays

Pitogo is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Balabawan
• Balong-balong
• Colojo
• Liasan
• Liguac
• Limbayan
• Lower Paniki-an
• Matin-ao
• Panubigan
• Poblacion (Pitogo)
• Punta Flecha
• Sugbay Dos
• Tongao
• Upper Paniki-an
• San Isidro

Climate

Climate data for Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	31 (88)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (87)
Average low °C (°F)	21 (70)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	22 (0.9)	18 (0.7)	23 (0.9)	24 (0.9)	67 (2.6)	120 (4.7)	132 (5.2)	156 (6.1)	119 (4.7)	124 (4.9)	54 (2.1)	24 (0.9)	883 (34.6)
Average rainy days	9.4	9.1	11.5	11.9	20.1	22.5	22.4	23.2	21.5	22.2	15.7	11.5	201
Source: Meteoblue [5]

Demographics

Population census of Pitogo

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	14,156	—
1990	18,389	+2.65%
1995	19,870	+1.46%
2000	21,064	+1.26%
2007	25,231	+2.52%
2010	25,502	+0.39%
2015	27,057	+1.13%
2020	27,516	+0.33%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9]

References

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

External links

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