Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur

Dinas
Municipality of Dinas
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Dinas is located in Philippines
Dinas
Dinas
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°36′58″N 123°20′16″E / 7.6161111°N 123.3377778°E / 7.6161111; 123.3377778
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
District 2nd district
FoundedJune 17, 1950
Barangays30 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Dinas[*]Gerald Biad
 • Vice MayorJhonril Dahiroc
 • RepresentativeLeonardo L. Babasa Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate24,513 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
121.10 km2 (46.76 sq mi)
Elevation
93 m (305 ft)
Highest elevation
484 m (1,588 ft)
Lowest elevation
−2 m (−7 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
36,291
 • Density300/km2 (780/sq mi)
 • Households
8,595
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
34.03
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 132.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 392.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 119.4 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 107.3 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7015
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Maguindanaon
Websitewww.zds-dinas.gov.ph

Dinas, officially the Municipality of Dinas (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Dinas; Subanen: Benwa Dinas; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Dinas, Jawi: ايڠد نو دينس; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Dinas; Tagalog: Bayan ng Dinas), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,291 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Dinas | (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.