Roxas | |
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Municipality of President Manuel A. Roxas | |
Nickname: Industrial Capital of Zamboanga del Norte | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°31′11″N 123°13′40″E / 8.519633°N 123.227678°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga del Norte |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | June 17, 1967 |
Named for | Manuel Roxas |
Barangays | 31 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Ismael A. Rengquijo Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Rolando G. Yebes Jr. |
• Representative | Glona G. Labadlabad |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 26,476 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 206.25 km2 (79.63 sq mi) |
Elevation | 31 m (102 ft) |
Highest elevation | 217 m (712 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 39,198 |
• Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,798 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 50.34 |
• Revenue | ₱ 182.9 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 419.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 189.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 127.9 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7104 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)65 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | presmanuelroxaszn |
Roxas, officially the Municipality of President Manuel A. Roxas, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,198 people.[3]