Dimataling

Dimataling
Municipality of Dimataling
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Dimataling is located in Philippines
Dimataling
Dimataling
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°31′47″N 123°21′58″E / 7.5297°N 123.3661°E / 7.5297; 123.3661
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
District 2nd district
FoundedJune 17, 1950
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Dimataling[*]Avelino J. Yrauda
 • Vice MayorOmar T. Buluan
 • RepresentativeLeonardo L. Babasa Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate23,374 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
141.80 km2 (54.75 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Highest elevation
146 m (479 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
31,340
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
 • Households
7,252
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
30.08
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 124 million (2020), 54.31 million (2012), 58.89 million (2013), 66.18 million (2014), 75.66 million (2015), 86.24 million (2016), 98.45 million (2017), 101.4 million (2018), 112.4 million (2019), 137.9 million (2021), 182.1 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 322.6 million (2020), 93.17 million (2012), 104.1 million (2013), 128.3 million (2014), 120 million (2015), 142 million (2016), 169.7 million (2017), 185.3 million (2018), 253.9 million (2019), 391.7 million (2021), 480.1 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 115.9 million (2020), 53.24 million (2012), 53.28 million (2013), 56.18 million (2014), 62.55 million (2015), 76.77 million (2016), 13.85 million (2017), 19.6 million (2018), 94.49 million (2019), 123.7 million (2021), 153.9 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 114.6 million (2020), 32.46 million (2012), 32.49 million (2013), 42.33 million (2014), 60.24 million (2015), 70.55 million (2016), 82.98 million (2017), 91.92 million (2018), 150.2 million (2019), 123 million (2021), 164.2 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7032
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Maguindanaon
Websitewww.zds-dimataling.gov.ph

Dimataling, officially the Municipality of Dimataling (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Dimataling; Subanen: Benwa Dimataling; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Dimataling, Jawi: ايڠد نو دمتالڠ; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Dimataling; Tagalog: Bayan ng Dimataling), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,340 people.[3]

Dimataling was created in 1950 from the barrios of Dinas, Legarda, Mirapao, Migpulao, Kalipapa, Pisaan, Bubway, Tiniguangan, Tabina and Dimataling from Pagadian (not yet as a city at that time) and the barrios of Punta Flecha, Pitogo, Qugbay, Balong-balong, Libertad and Dumanguilas from Margosatubig.[5]

  1. ^ Municipality of Dimataling | (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. ^ a b 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 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "An act to create the municipality of Dimataling in the province of Zamboanga". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2011-04-09.