Sominot

Sominot
Municipality
Municipality of Sominot
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Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Sominot highlighted
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Sominot Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°02′30″N123°23′05″E / 8.041547°N 123.384644°E / 8.041547; 123.384644 Coordinates: 8°02′30″N123°23′05″E / 8.041547°N 123.384644°E / 8.041547; 123.384644
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Sur
District	1st district
Founded	March 27, 1980
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Johnriel D. Melo
•  Vice Mayor	Proceso S. Estrada
•  Representative	Divina Grace C. Yu
•  Municipal Council	Members Gabriel N. Maglangit Tomas S. Maglangit Jr. Sancho P. Jagonia Manolo E. Masong Sr. Shella M. Sullano Roel S. Hocoy Randie B. Pitogo Noemie James T. Damas II
•  Electorate	10,845 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	111.52 km2 (43.06 sq mi)
Elevation	256 m (840 ft)
Highest elevation	490 m (1,610 ft)
Lowest elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population  (2020 census)  [3]
• Total	19,061
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
•  Households	4,237
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	38.40 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 95.77 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 248.8 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 78 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 59.78 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7022
PSGC	097340000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	www.zds-sominot.gov.ph

Sominot, officially the Municipality of Sominot (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Sominot; Subanen: Benwa Sominot; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Sominot; Tagalog : Bayan ng Sominot), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,061 people.  ^[3]

The town was formerly known as Don Mariano Marcos, named after President Ferdinand Marcos' father Mariano Marcos, until it was renamed on September 12, 1988.

Geography

Barangays

Sominot is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.

• Bag-ong Baroy
• New Oroquieta
• Barubuhan
• Bulanay
• Datagan
• Eastern Poblacion
• Lantawan
• Libertad
• Lumangoy
• New Carmen
• Picturan
• Poblacion
• Rizal
• San Miguel
• Santo Niño
• Sawa
• Tungawan
• Upper Sicpao

Climate

Climate data for Sominot, Zamboanga del Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)
Average low °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	21 (70)	22 (71)
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 [5]

Demographics

Population census of Sominot

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	12,653	—
1995	13,344	+1.00%
2000	14,815	+2.27%
2007	16,367	+1.38%
2010	16,652	+0.63%
2015	18,537	+2.06%
2020	19,061	+0.55%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority   [6]   [7]   [8] [9]

References

1.   Municipality of Sominot | (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. PSA . 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. "Sominot: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
6. Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO . 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. NSO.
9. "Province of Zamboanga del Sur". 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. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
12. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
13. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
14. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
15. https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

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