Labangan

Labangan
Municipality of Labangan
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Labangan is located in Philippines
Labangan
Labangan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°52′00″N 123°31′00″E / 7.8666667°N 123.5166667°E / 7.8666667; 123.5166667
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
District 1st district
FoundedJuly 20, 1949
Barangays25 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Labangan[*]Eduardo D. Relacion
 • Vice MayorMarlon B. Valenzuela
 • RepresentativeDivina Grace C. Yu
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate28,876 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total157.90 km2 (60.97 sq mi)
Elevation
21 m (69 ft)
Highest elevation
309 m (1,014 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total44,262
 • Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
 • Households
10,307
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
24.16
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 156.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 440.9 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 119.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 96.67 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7017
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Maguindanaon

Labangan, officially the Municipality of Labangan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Labangan; Subanen: Benwa Labangan; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Labangan, Jawi: ايڠد نو لباڠن; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Labangan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Labangan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,262 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Labangan | (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.