La Libertad | |
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| Municipality of La Libertad | |
 Seal | |
| Motto: Buenas Bag-Ong La Libertad | |
 Map of Zamboanga del Norte with La Libertad highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  La Libertad Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°28′01″N 123°31′36″E / 8.466958°N 123.526553°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Norte |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Liza M. Mejias |
| • Vice Mayor | Romeo J. Mejias |
| • Representative | Roberto T. Uy Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 30,570 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 69.51 km2 (26.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 596 m (1,955 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 8,119 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| • Households | 2,314 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 46.05 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 72.98 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 166.4 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 76.44 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 34.5 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7117 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)65 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | lalibertad |
La Libertad, officially the Municipality of La Libertad (Cebuano: Lungsod sa La Libertad; Subanen: Benwa La Libertad; Chavacano: Municipalidad de La Libertad; Tagalog: Bayan ng La Libertad), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,119 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]
- ^ Municipality of La Libertad | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.