Talusan | |
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Municipality of Talusan | |
![]() Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Talusan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°25′35″N122°48′30″E / 7.426311°N 122.808403°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga Sibugay |
District | 1st district |
Founded | November 11, 1977 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Gilbert Edem |
• Vice Mayor | Orlando Ramiso |
• Representative | Wilter W. Palma II |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 11,140 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 58.16 km2 (22.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 7.0 m (23.0 ft) |
Highest elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 17,925 |
• Density | 310/km2 (800/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,495 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 39.44 |
• Revenue | ₱ 144.3 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 451.4 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 109.4 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 75.72 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7012 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Talusan, officially the Municipality of Talusan (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Talusan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Talusan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Talusan), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,873 people. [5]
It is the second least populous municipality in the province and the smallest in area.
The municipality is located in the central part of Olutanga Island.
Talusan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) |
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) | 61 (2.4) | 55 (2.2) | 75 (3.0) | 81 (3.2) | 145 (5.7) | 189 (7.4) | 189 (7.4) | 197 (7.8) | 162 (6.4) | 181 (7.1) | 115 (4.5) | 70 (2.8) | 1,520 (59.9) |
Average rainy days | 16.4 | 15.7 | 19.1 | 21.5 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 26.4 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 26.8 | 23.5 | 18.7 | 271.3 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1980 | 10,477 | — |
1990 | 10,455 | −0.02% |
1995 | 15,012 | +7.01% |
2000 | 18,394 | +4.45% |
2007 | 22,875 | +3.05% |
2010 | 25,268 | +3.69% |
2015 | 29,969 | +3.30% |
2020 | 27,873 | −1.51% |
2024 | 17,925 | −10.06% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
Poverty incidence of Talusan
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 70.68 2003 69.09 2006 55.30 2009 66.52 2012 59.61 2015 55.95 2018 42.32 2021 39.44 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] |
Talusan will be the area of Southeast Asia's first hydrogen power plant to power the off-grid areas of Olutanga. The power plant will be developed by the French-company Hydrogen de France Energy (HDF Energy) and will be fully-operational by 2027. [20]