Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte

Roxas
Municipality
Municipality of President Manuel A. Roxas
Portion of Poblacion
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Nickname:  Industrial Capital of Zamboanga del Norte
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Roxas highlighted
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Roxas Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°31′11″N123°13′40″E / 8.519633°N 123.227678°E / 8.519633; 123.227678
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
District	2nd district
Founded	June 17, 1967
Named after	Manuel Roxas
Barangays	31 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Ismael A. Rengquijo Jr. (Lakas)
•  Vice Mayor	Rolando G. Yebes Jr. (Lakas)
•  Representative	Irene G. Labadlabad (Lakas)
•  Municipal Council	Members Raymond G. Denolan Roderick G. Alam Constancio O. Tao Jr. Expedito A. Lagorra Leonilo M. Inggo Mardonio H. Tagad Jr. Michael D. Pondol Jimema M. Chato
•  Electorate	28,550 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	206.25 km2 (79.63 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Highest elevation	217 m (712 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	38,649
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
•  Households	9,798
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	50.34 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 259.7 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 439.5 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 198 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 101.6 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7104
PSGC	0907211000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)65
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	presmanuelroxaszn.gov.ph

Roxas, officially the Municipality of President Manuel A. Roxas, is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,198 people. ^[5]

History

The municipality of Pres. Manuel A. Roxas was first created from the municipality of Katipunan in 1965 by President Diosdado Macapagal through Presidential Proclamation No. 177. However, its creation was questioned by Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez, and was later reverted by the Supreme Court of the Philippines as one of Katipunan's barangays. ^[6]

On June 17, 1967, through the effort of former Congressman Alberto Q. Ubay, Republic Act No. 5077 was lapsed into law without President Ferdinand Marcos's signature, carving out from Katipunan once more. ^[7]

Geography

Barangays

Roxas is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Balubo
• Banbanan
• Canibongan
• Capase
• Cape
• Denoman
• Dohinob
• Galokso
• Gubat
• Lower Irasan
• Labakid
• Langatian
• Lipakan
• Marupay
• Moliton
• Nabilid
• Panampalay
• Pangologon
• Piao
• Piñalan
• Piñamar
• Pongolan
• Salisig
• Sebod
• Sibatog
• Situbo
• Tanayan
• Tantingon
• Upper Irasan
• Upper Minang
• Villahermoso

Climate

Climate data for Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte
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)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	104 (4.1)	76 (3.0)	92 (3.6)	97 (3.8)	199 (7.8)	238 (9.4)	195 (7.7)	193 (7.6)	178 (7.0)	212 (8.3)	171 (6.7)	110 (4.3)	1,865 (73.3)
Average rainy days	14.7	12.5	15.8	17.5	27.6	28.5	29.0	27.5	26.9	27.9	23.5	18.2	269.6
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Roxas

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1970 18,851 —     1975 21,514 +2.69% 1980 24,222 +2.40% 1990 27,154 +1.15% 1995 31,662 +2.92% 2000 33,659 +1.32%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 35,939 +0.91% 2010 37,611 +1.67% 2015 39,323 +0.85% 2020 39,198 −0.07% 2024 38,649 −0.34%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Roxas

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 63.64 2003 77.69 2006 59.60 2009 66.34 2012 51.26 2015 57.85 2018 55.62 2021 50.34 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

References

1.   Municipality of President Manuel A. Roxas | (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. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
6. "Zamboanga del Norte : Municipality of Manuel A. Roxas". Archived from the original on November 19, 2002. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
7. "Republic Act No. 5077". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
8. "President Manuel A. Roxas: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
9. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
10. Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 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 June 29, 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 December 17, 2016.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

External links

• Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information