Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur

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 after	Ramon Magsaysay
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 Verginita A. Gonzales John Paul C. Hontiveros Necaster N. Javier Chandel Ray N. Entienza Lolito O. Arias Anselmo D. Sacasan Jr. Nieves A. Cabasag Celso C. Cuyos
•  Electorate	18,056 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	113.70 km2 (43.90 sq mi)
Elevation	174 m (571 ft)
Highest elevation	468 m (1,535 ft)
Lowest elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	28,419
• Density	250/km2 (650/sq mi)
•  Households	6,588
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	25.75 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 183.1 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 523.2 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 137.2 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 133.8 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7024
PSGC	0907323000
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 municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,280 people. ^[5]

History

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. ^[6] Republic Act Number 2788 marked the renaming of Liargao to Ramon Magsaysay on June 19, 1960. ^[7]

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
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
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 days	13.0	11.7	15.6	18.1	25.6	25.7	25.2	24.1	23.8	26.1	22.3	16.5	247.7
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Ramon Magsaysay

Year	Pop.	±% 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	+0.53%
2024	28,419	+0.99%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Ramon Magsaysay

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 57.96 2003 49.91 2006 25.80 2009 36.57 2012 32.84 2015 37.38 2018 32.62 2021 25.75 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

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.
3. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". 2024 Philippine census. 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". 2024 Philippine census. Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "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.
7. "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.
8. "Ramon Magsaysay: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
9. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". 2024 Philippine census. Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

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