Ramon Magsaysay
Liargao | |
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| Municipality of Ramon Magsaysay | |
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| Coordinates: 8°00′19″N 123°29′13″E / 8.0052778°N 123.4869444°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | February 13, 1957 |
| Named for | Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay Sr. |
| Barangays | 27 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Margie A. Machon |
| • Vice Mayor | Leonila D. Borinaga Sr. |
| • Representative | Divina Grace C. Yu |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 18,205 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 113.70 km2 (43.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 174 m (571 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 468 m (1,535 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 27,280 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,588 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 25.75 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 130.5 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 378.4 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 109.9 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 93.41 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7024 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Ramon Magsaysay, officially the Municipality of Ramon Magsaysay (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Ramon Magsaysay; Subanen: Benwa Ramon Magsaysay; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ramon Magsaysay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ramon Magsaysay), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,280 people.[3]
The municipality was formed on February 13, 1957, out of 23 barrios of the Municipality of Aurora, and was originally called Liargao. It was renamed after Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay who created the municipality by virtue of Executive Order Number 239.[5] Republic Act Number 2788 marked the renaming of Liargao to Ramon Magsaysay on June 19, 1960.[6]
- ^ Municipality of Ramon Magsaysay | (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.
- ^ "Executive Order No. 239: Creating the Municipality of Liargao in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Manila, Philippines: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. February 13, 1957. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 2788 - An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Liargao in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur to Ramon Magsaysay". Philippine Laws, Statutes & Codes. Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. June 19, 1960. Retrieved 22 July 2014.