Malangas

Malangas
Municipality of Malangas
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Malangas is located in Philippines
Malangas
Malangas
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°37′54″N 123°01′56″E / 7.6317°N 123.0322°E / 7.6317; 123.0322
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga Sibugay
District 1st district
FoundedJuly 23, 1951
Barangays25 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Malangas[*]Marcelo M. Baquial Jr.
 • Vice MayorRoberto P. Intol
 • RepresentativeWilter W. Palma II
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate21,754 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
235.53 km2 (90.94 sq mi)
Elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Highest elevation
296 m (971 ft)
Lowest elevation
−2 m (−7 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
32,022
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
 • Households
7,971
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
33.27
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 161.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 559.7 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 133.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 219.3 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7038
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Maguindanaon
Websitewww.malangassibugay.gov.ph

Malangas, officially the Municipality of Malangas (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Malangas; Filipino (Tagalog): Bayan ng Malangas; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Malangas, Jawi: ايڠد نو ملاڠس); Zamboangueño/Chavacano: Municipio de Malangas, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,022 people.[3]

The municipality is generally rolling near the shorelines and mountainous in the hinterland with some patches of flat land located within the mangroves near the shorelines. It borders Buug to the north-east; Diplahan to the north-west; Imelda to the west; Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur, to the east; and Alicia to the south.

Malangas is the site of coal mining in Western Mindanao area, operated by the Philippine National Oil Company - Exploration Corporation. The coalmine is one of the largest in the country. Its town center nests in a harbor in Dumanquilas Bay, boasts of its twin ports, one for coal, the other for passengers.

  1. ^ Municipality of Malangas | (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.