Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur

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Ramon Magsaysay
Liargao
Municipality
Municipality of Ramon Magsaysay
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Ramon Magsaysay
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°00′19″N123°29′13″E / 8.0052778°N 123.4869444°E / 8.0052778; 123.4869444
Country Philippines
Region Zamboanga Peninsula
Province Zamboanga del Sur
District 1st district
Founded February 13, 1957
Named for Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay Sr.
Barangays 27 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Margie A. Machon
 •  Vice Mayor Leonila D. Borinaga Sr.
 •  Representative Divina Grace C. Yu
 •  Municipal Council
Members
 •  Electorate 18,205 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total113.70 km2 (43.90 sq mi)
Elevation
174 m (571 ft)
Highest elevation
468 m (1,535 ft)
Lowest elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total27,280
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
 •  Households
6,588
Economy
 •  Income class 4th municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
25.75
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 130.5 million (2020)
 •  Assets ₱ 378.4 million (2020)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 109.9 million (2020)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 93.41 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7024
PSGC
097323000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)62
Native languages Subanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Website www.zds-ramonmagsaysay.gov.ph

Ramon Magsaysay, officially the Municipality of Ramon Magsaysay (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Ramon Magsaysay; Subanen: Benwa Ramon Magsaysay; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ramon Magsaysay; Tagalog : Bayan ng Ramon Magsaysay), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,280 people. [3]

Contents

The municipality was formed on February 13, 1957, out of 23 barrios of the Municipality of Aurora, and was originally called Liargao. It was renamed after Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay who created the municipality by virtue of Executive Order Number 239. [5] Republic Act Number 2788 marked the renaming of Liargao to Ramon Magsaysay on June 19, 1960. [6]

Geography

Barangays

Ramon Magsaysay is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Bag-ong Opon
  • Bambong Daku
  • Bambong Diut
  • Bobongan
  • Campo IV
  • Campo V
  • Caniangan
  • Dipalusan
  • Eastern Bobongan
  • Esperanza
  • Gapasan
  • Katipunan
  • Kauswagan
  • Lower Sambulawan
  • Mabini
  • Magsaysay
  • Malating
  • Paradise
  • Pasingkalan
  • Poblacion
  • San Fernando
  • Santo Rosario
  • Sapa Anding
  • Sinaguing
  • Switch
  • Upper Laperian
  • Wakat

Climate

Climate data for Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29
(84)		29
(84)		30
(86)		30
(86)		29
(84)		28
(82)		28
(82)		28
(82)		28
(82)		28
(82)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)21
(70)		21
(70)		22
(72)		23
(73)		23
(73)		23
(73)		22
(72)		22
(72)		22
(72)		23
(73)		22
(72)		22
(72)		22
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)48
(1.9)		44
(1.7)		56
(2.2)		56
(2.2)		112
(4.4)		135
(5.3)		124
(4.9)		124
(4.9)		115
(4.5)		134
(5.3)		90
(3.5)		56
(2.2)		1,094
(43)
Average rainy days13.011.715.618.125.625.725.224.123.826.122.316.5247.7
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Ramon Magsaysay
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 24,282—    
1970 15,221−4.56%
1975 18,057+3.49%
1980 17,852−0.23%
1990 21,065+1.67%
1995 22,795+1.49%
2000 23,323+0.49%
2007 25,321+1.14%
2010 26,194+1.24%
2015 26,606+0.30%
2020 27,280+0.49%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Ramon Magsaysay

10
20
30
40
2006
25.80
2009
36.57
2012
32.84
2015
37.38
2018
32.62
2021
25.75

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

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References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Ramon Magsaysay | (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.
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  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Executive Order No. 239: Creating the Municipality of Liargao in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Manila, Philippines: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. February 13, 1957. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Republic Act No. 2788 - An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Liargao in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur to Ramon Magsaysay". Philippine Laws, Statutes & Codes. Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. June 19, 1960. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Ramon Magsaysay: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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