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Lapuyan | |
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Municipality of Lapuyan | |
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Motto: Dlepuyan sampay nawan | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°37′57″N 123°11′29″E / 7.6325°N 123.1914°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | October 16, 1957 |
Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Joel B. Sulong |
• Vice Mayor | Daylinda P. Sulong |
• Representative | Leonardo L. Babasa Jr. |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 17,033 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 329.00 km2 (127.03 sq mi) |
Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
Highest elevation | 459 m (1,506 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 27,737 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,418 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 43.46 |
• Revenue | ₱ 154.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 564.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 123.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 192.1 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7037 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog Maguindanaon |
Website | www |
Lapuyan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Lapuyan; Subanen: Benwa Dlepuyan; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Lapuyan, Jawi: ايڠد نو لڤوين; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Lapuyan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lapuyan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,737 people.[3] The municipality of Lapuyan is located in the southern section of the Zamboanga del Sur province. It is also often referred to as "Little America".