Sominot | |
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| Municipality of Sominot | |
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| Coordinates: 8°02′30″N 123°23′05″E / 8.041547°N 123.384644°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | March 27, 1980 |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Johnriel D. Melo |
| • Vice Mayor | Proceso S. Estrada |
| • Representative | Divina Grace C. Yu |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 10,845 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 111.52 km2 (43.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 19,061 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,237 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 35.51 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 95.77 million (2020), 42.43 million (2012), 46.33 million (2013), 51.67 million (2014), 57.09 million (2015), 64.52 million (2016), 73.96 million (2017), 79.45 million (2018), 85.76 million (2019), 103.5 million (2021), 139.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 248.8 million (2020), 56.28 million (2012), 78.25 million (2013), 92.84 million (2014), 97.3 million (2015), 113.4 million (2016), 156.1 million (2017), 184.7 million (2018), 191.9 million (2019), 362.4 million (2021), 348.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 78 million (2020), 31.49 million (2012), 37.18 million (2013), 43.72 million (2014), 52.74 million (2015), 56.61 million (2016), 52.33 million (2017), 77.15 million (2018), 66.09 million (2019), 80.54 million (2021), 108.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 59.78 million (2020), 7.05 million (2012), 24.96 million (2013), 32.71 million (2014), 36 million (2015), 46.71 million (2016), 53.43 million (2017), 47.26 million (2018), 49.08 million (2019), 123.3 million (2021), 78.54 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7022 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Sominot, officially the Municipality of Sominot (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sominot; Subanen: Benwa Sominot; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Sominot; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sominot), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,061 people.[3]
The town was created in 1980 as Don Mariano Marcos, after then-President Ferdinand Marcos' father Mariano Marcos, and was composed of barangays previously part of the municipalities of Dumingag, Mahayag, Midsalip, Ramon Magsaysay, and Tukuran.[5] It was renamed to its present name in 1988.[6]
- ^ Municipality of Sominot | (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.
- ^ Batas Pambansa Blg. 60 (March 27, 1980), An Act Creating the Municipality of Don Mariano Marcos in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur, retrieved September 29, 2024
- ^ Republic Act No. 6684 (December 4, 1988), An Act Changing the Name of Municipality of Don Mariano Marcos, Province of Zamboanga del Sur, to Municipality of Sominot, retrieved September 29, 2024