Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay

Imelda
Municipality of Imelda
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Imelda is located in Philippines
Imelda
Imelda
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°38′34″N 122°56′05″E / 7.64275°N 122.9347°E / 7.64275; 122.9347
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga Sibugay
District 1st district
Founded11 November 1977
Named forImelda Marcos
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRoselyn V. Silva
 • Vice MayorRuth E. Roble
 • RepresentativeWilter Y. Palma
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate16,553 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total255.51 km2 (98.65 sq mi)
Elevation
76 m (249 ft)
Highest elevation
454 m (1,490 ft)
Lowest elevation
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total26,020
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Households
6,074
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
30.23
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 129.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 368.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 105.3 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 117.5 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7007
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog

Imelda, officially the Municipality of Imelda (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Imelda; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Imelda; Tagalog: Bayan ng Imelda), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,020 people.[3]

The municipality is the least populous in the province and the third smallest in area.

  1. ^ Municipality of Imelda | (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.