Pitogo | |
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Municipality of Pitogo | |
![]() Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Pitogo highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°27′13″N123°18′48″E / 7.4536°N 123.3133°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | July 16, 1978 |
Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | James L. Yecyec |
• Vice Mayor | Zosimo V. Garban |
• Representative | Leonardo L. Babasa Jr. |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 17,364 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• 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 (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 28,375 |
• Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,260 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 33.83 |
• Revenue | ₱ 164.2 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 447.2 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 137.8 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 161.3 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7033 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Pitogo, officially the Municipality of Pitogo (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Pitogo; Subanen: Benwa Pitogo; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Pitogo; Tagalog : Bayan ng Pitogo), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,516 people. [5]
Pitogo is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur | |||||||||||||
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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) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 30 (87) |
Mean daily minimum °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 [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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 | +0.35% |
2024 | 28,375 | +0.74% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
Poverty incidence of Pitogo
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 57.87 2003 56.95 2006 30.70 2009 49.75 2012 34.05 2015 43.60 2018 36.89 2021 33.83 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] |