Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte

Rizal
Municipality
Municipality of Rizal
Municipal hall in 2023
Flag Seal
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Rizal highlighted
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Rizal Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°31′38″N123°33′06″E / 8.5272°N 123.5517°E / 8.5272; 123.5517
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
District	1st district
Founded	December 21, 1950
Named after	José Rizal
Barangays	22 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Marissa D. Manigsaca (Lakas)
•  Vice Mayor	Jose B. Salac (Lakas)
•  Representative	Roberto T. Uy Jr. (Lakas)
•  Municipal Council	Members Robert T. Poculan Jr. Cristopher G. Jutba Paul M. Salatandre Moody B. Palubon John Garvey A. Catane Al B. Manigsaca Gerardo B. Eroy Dennis P. Ibabao
•  Electorate	14,229 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	80.03 km2 (30.90 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Highest elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Lowest elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	15,347
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
•  Households	3,823
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	43.35 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 123.1 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 328.7 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 79.68 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 87.98 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7102
PSGC	0907212000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)65
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	rizal.zamboangadelnorte.com

Rizal, officially the Municipality of Rizal (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Rizal; Subanen: Benwa Rizal; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Rizal; Tagalog : Bayan ng Rizal), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,052 people. ^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Rizal is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Sitios Mercedes, San Roque, and Mauswagon became barrios in 1955. ^[6]

• Balubohan
• Birayan
• Damasing
• East Poblacion
• La Esperanza
• Mabuhay
• Mabunao
• Mitimos
• Nangca
• Nangcaan
• Napilan
• Nasipang
• New Dapitan
• Nilabo
• North Mapang
• Rizalina
• San Roque
• Sebaca
• Sipaon
• South Mapang
• Tolon
• West Poblacion

Climate

Climate data for Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	69 (2.7)	44 (1.7)	37 (1.5)	29 (1.1)	87 (3.4)	137 (5.4)	131 (5.2)	141 (5.6)	143 (5.6)	134 (5.3)	68 (2.7)	53 (2.1)	1,073 (42.3)
Average rainy days	9.9	7.6	7.4	8.1	21.6	26.5	26.4	26.6	25.8	24.3	15.1	10.4	209.7
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Rizal

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	11,477	—
1970	12,092	+0.52%
1975	12,608	+0.84%
1980	13,090	+0.75%
1990	13,115	+0.02%
1995	14,363	+1.72%
2000	13,501	−1.32%
2007	14,721	+1.20%
2010	14,111	−1.53%
2015	14,021	−0.12%
2020	15,052	+1.50%
2024	15,347	+0.47%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Rizal

10 20 30 40 50 2000 39.95 2003 37.80 2006 47.00 2009 37.25 2012 33.36 2015 36.48 2018 39.54 2021 43.35 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

References

1.   Municipality of Rizal | (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". 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". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "An Act Converting into Barrios Certain Sitios in the Province of Zamboanga Del Norte". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
7. "Rizal: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
8. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

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