Zamboanguita

Zamboanguita
Municipality of Zamboanguita
Zamboanguita Roman Catholic Church
Zamboanguita Roman Catholic Church
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Zamboanguita is located in Philippines
Zamboanguita
Zamboanguita
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°06′00″N 123°11′56″E / 9.1°N 123.199°E / 9.1; 123.199
CountryPhilippines
RegionNegros Island Region
ProvinceNegros Oriental
District 3rd district
Founded1866
Barangays10 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJonah Pat L. Aviles (UNA)
 • Vice MayorFelipe T. Elmido Sr. (UNA)
 • RepresentativeVacant (Martin Romualdez serves as legislative caretaker)
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate19,743 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total85.86 km2 (33.15 sq mi)
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Highest elevation
1,846 m (6,056 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total29,569
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
 • Households
7,532
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
28.19
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 135.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 326.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 153.6 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 78.2 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNegros Oriental 2 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6218
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)35
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog

Zamboanguita (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Zamboanguita; Tagalog: Bayan ng Zamboanguita), officially the Municipality of Zamboanguita, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,569 people.[3]

Zamboanguita was established in 1866. Modest compared to the 6th largest city in the Philippines with 98 barangays, Zamboanguita has only 10 barangays.

  1. ^ Municipality of Zamboanguita | (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 VII (Central Visayas)". 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.