Sibutad

Sibutad
Municipality
Municipality of Sibutad
Piñahon Island
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Nickname:  Mineral Premier Capital of Zamboanga Peninsula
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Sibutad highlighted
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Sibutad Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°36′47″N123°28′47″E / 8.6131°N 123.4797°E / 8.6131; 123.4797
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
District	1st district
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Eufracio D. Caidic
•  Vice Mayor	Vicente P. Elumba
•  Representative	Vacant
•  Municipal Council	Members Alan D. Monarca Danilo P. Obnimaga Christine S. Baid Edilbrando B. Lagudas Charnel Jade O. Batulan Joseph B. Mejos Roseller O. Dizon Joseph B. Andog
•  Electorate	13,732 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	65.57 km2 (25.32 sq mi)
Elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Highest elevation	593 m (1,946 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	17,453
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
•  Households	4,762
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	46.34 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 91.61 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 244.2 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 108.5 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 70.34 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7103
PSGC	097217000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)65
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Tagalog
Website	sibutad.zamboangadelnorte.com

Sibutad, officially the Municipality of Sibutad (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Sibutad; Subanen: Benwa Sibutad; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Sibutad; Tagalog : Bayan ng Sibutad), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,453 people. ^[3]

Geography

Barangays

Libay Fish Port with Sinipay Island in the background

Sibutad is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bagacay
• Calilic
• Calube
• Delapa
• Kanim
• Libay
• Magsaysay
• Marapong
• Minlasag
• Oyan
• Panganuran
• Poblacion (Sibutad)
• Sawang
• Bolicon
• Sinipay
• Sipaloc

Climate

Climate data for Sibutad, Zamboanga del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (85)
Average low °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (74)
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 [5]

Demographics

Population census of Sibutad

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	7,420	—
1970	8,935	+1.87%
1975	10,888	+4.04%
1980	12,676	+3.09%
1990	16,279	+2.53%
1995	16,295	+0.02%
2000	15,635	−0.88%
2007	16,429	+0.69%
2010	16,783	+0.78%
2015	17,645	+0.96%
2020	17,453	−0.21%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9]

Education

Sibutad has 15 schools, 13 of which are complete elementary schools and 2 are primary schools. All are in the Sibutad School District. Schools are:

• Bagacay Elementary School
• Bolicon Primary School
• Calilic Elementary School
• Calube Elementary School
• Delapa Elementary School
• Kanim Elementary School
• Libay Elementary School
• Magsaysay Elementary School
• Marapong Elementary School
• Minlasag Elementary School
• Oyan Elementary School
• Sibutad Central Elementary School
• Sawang Elementary School
• Sinipay Primary School
• Sipaloc Elementary School

Secondary schools of Sibutad:

• Sibutad National High School (located in Barangay Poblacion)
• Kanim National High School
• Sawang National High School

Notable personalities

• Most Rev. Severo Caermare, D.D. (b. 1969) - bishop of Dipolog

References

1.   Municipality of Sibutad | (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. Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. "Sibutad: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
6. Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. 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.
9. "Province of Zamboanga del Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

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