Lingig

Lingig
Municipality
Municipality of Lingig
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Map of Surigao del Sur with Lingig highlighted
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Lingig Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°02′17″N126°24′46″E / 8.038053°N 126.412664°E / 8.038053; 126.412664
Country	Philippines
Region	Caraga
Province	Surigao del Sur
District	2nd district
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Elmer "Boyet" P. Evangelio
•  Vice Mayor	Edgar L. Acdog
•  Representative	Johnny T. Pimentel
•  Electorate	23,980 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	305.17 km2 (117.83 sq mi)
Elevation	101 m (331 ft)
Highest elevation	1,625 m (5,331 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	35,142
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
•  Households	8,593
Economy
•  Income class	2nd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	36.32 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 171.1 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 261.1 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 172.8 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 96.23 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Surigao del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (SURSECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8312
PSGC	166812000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)86
Native languages	Surigaonon Agusan Cebuano Kamayo Tagalog
Website	www.lgulingig.webs.com

Lingig, officially the Municipality of Lingig, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Surigao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 35,142 people. ^[3]

The municipality is around one and a half hour away from Barangay Mangagoy, Bislig by bus. It is a border town of Surigao del Sur with Davao Oriental.

Geography

Barangays

Lingig is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Anibongan
• Barcelona
• Bogak
• Bongan
• Handamayan
• Mahayahay
• Mandus
• Mansa-ilao
• Pagtila-an
• Palo Alto
• Poblacion
• Rajah Cabungso-an
• Sabang
• Salvacion
• San Roque
• Tagpoporan (Tagpupuran)
• Union
• Valencia

Climate

Climate data for Lingig
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	29.5 (85.1)	29.5 (85.1)	30.5 (86.9)	31.3 (88.3)	31.7 (89.1)	31.6 (88.9)	31.6 (88.9)	31.9 (89.4)	32.0 (89.6)	31.7 (89.1)	31.1 (88.0)	30.2 (86.4)	31.1 (87.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	25.7 (78.3)	25.6 (78.1)	26.3 (79.3)	26.9 (80.4)	27.4 (81.3)	27.2 (81.0)	27.1 (80.8)	27.3 (81.1)	27.3 (81.1)	27.1 (80.8)	26.7 (80.1)	26.2 (79.2)	26.7 (80.1)
Average low °C (°F)	21.8 (71.2)	21.8 (71.2)	22.1 (71.8)	22.6 (72.7)	23.1 (73.6)	22.8 (73.0)	22.6 (72.7)	22.7 (72.9)	22.6 (72.7)	22.6 (72.7)	22.4 (72.3)	22.2 (72.0)	22.4 (72.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	757 (29.8)	561 (22.1)	495 (19.5)	347 (13.7)	256 (10.1)	165 (6.5)	148 (5.8)	132 (5.2)	140 (5.5)	200 (7.9)	314 (12.4)	644 (25.4)	4,159 (163.9)
Source: Climate-Data.org [5]

Lingig has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy to very heavy rainfall year-round and with extremely heavy rainfall in January.

Demographics

Population census of Lingig

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	730	—
1939	5,397	+5.71%
1948	4,462	−2.09%
1960	11,225	+7.99%
1970	13,836	+2.11%
1975	19,172	+6.76%
1980	19,993	+0.84%
1990	21,015	+0.50%
1995	23,477	+2.10%
2000	26,487	+2.62%
2007	28,269	+0.90%
2010	31,544	+4.07%
2015	31,485	−0.04%
2020	35,142	+2.18%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9]

References

1.   Municipality of Lingig | (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). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
5. "Climate: Lingig". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
6. Census of Population (2015). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Caraga". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Caraga". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
9. "Province of Surigao del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.

External links

• Lingig Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Lingig Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System