Tambulig | |
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Municipality of Tambulig | |
![]() Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Tambulig highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°04′12″N123°32′14″E / 8.07°N 123.5372°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
District | 1st district |
Founded | December 27, 1957 |
Barangays | 31 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Charlotte D. Panal |
• Vice Mayor | Jonathan O. Butad |
• Representative | Divina Grace C. Yu |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 25,788 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 130.65 km2 (50.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 76 m (249 ft) |
Highest elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 37,400 |
• Density | 290/km2 (740/sq mi) |
• Households | 8,656 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 24.61 |
• Revenue | ₱ 201.9 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 422.3 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 164.8 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 139.3 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7025 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Tambulig, officially the Municipality of Tambulig (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Tambulig; Subanen: Benwa Tambulig; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tambulig; Tagalog : Bayan ng Tambulig), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,480 people. [5]
Tambulig is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Tambulig, Zamboanga del Sur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) | 58 (2.3) | 67 (2.6) | 60 (2.4) | 109 (4.3) | 114 (4.5) | 83 (3.3) | 78 (3.1) | 76 (3.0) | 92 (3.6) | 86 (3.4) | 63 (2.5) | 955 (37.7) |
Average rainy days | 12.8 | 11.6 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 24.8 | 23.5 | 20.7 | 18.5 | 17.4 | 22.5 | 21.6 | 15.6 | 221.2 |
Source: Meteoblue [6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 18,165 | — |
1970 | 19,140 | +0.52% |
1975 | 22,041 | +2.87% |
1980 | 17,740 | −4.25% |
1990 | 27,796 | +4.59% |
1995 | 29,147 | +0.89% |
2000 | 31,399 | +1.61% |
2007 | 34,242 | +1.20% |
2010 | 34,883 | +0.68% |
2015 | 36,160 | +0.69% |
2020 | 37,480 | +0.76% |
2024 | 37,400 | −0.05% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] |
Poverty incidence of Tambulig
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 52.71 2003 59.29 2006 30.00 2009 37.96 2012 34.34 2015 38.97 2018 32.33 2021 24.61 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] |