Jimalalud

Jimalalud
Municipality of Jimalalud
Flag of Jimalalud
Official seal of Jimalalud
Nickname: 
Little Big Town
Map of Negros Oriental with Jimalalud highlighted
Map of Negros Oriental with Jimalalud highlighted
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Jimalalud is located in Philippines
Jimalalud
Jimalalud
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°58′47″N 123°12′00″E / 9.9797°N 123.1999°E / 9.9797; 123.1999
CountryPhilippines
RegionNegros Island Region
ProvinceNegros Oriental
District 1st district
Founded1798
Chartered1910
Barangays28 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Jimalalud[*]Hazel C. Tuanda (NPC)
 • Vice MayorReynaldo V. Tuanda (NPC)
 • RepresentativeJocelyn Sy-Limkaichong
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate21,120 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total139.50 km2 (53.86 sq mi)
Elevation
89 m (292 ft)
Highest elevation
734 m (2,408 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total32,256
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
 • Households
8,005
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
41.55
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 128.2 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 350.9 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 88.68 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNegros Oriental 1 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6212
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)35
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog
Websitehttps://www.jimalalud.gov.ph
1946 Jimalalud Central School[1] (South Poblacion)
Delgado Cacao Farm

Jimalalud, officially the Municipality of Jimalalud (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Jimalalud; Tagalog: Bayan ng Jimalalud), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,256 people.[3]

Jimalalud has a land area of 139.50 square kilometres (53.86 sq mi).[5][6]

  1. ^ Municipality of Jimalalud | (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.
  5. ^ "Local Government Unit of Negros Oriental Province", Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  6. ^ "About Jimalalud, Negros Oriental", Jimalalud Online Forum. Retrieved 2013-05-28.