Tigbao | |
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| Municipality of Tigbao | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: "Usbaw Tigbao" | |
 Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Tigbao highlighted | |
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.svg)  Tigbao Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°49′14″N 123°13′40″E / 7.82052778°N 123.22766389°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | November 8, 1991 |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Tigbao[*] | Eleazar C. Carcallas |
| • Vice Mayor | Rowell P. Lalican |
| • Representative | Jeyzel Victoria C. Yu |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 13,890 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 120.69 km2 (46.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 419 m (1,375 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,144 m (3,753 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 21,675 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,769 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 30.01 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 103.2 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 415.1 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 72.75 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 246.4 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7043 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Tigbao, officially the Municipality of Tigbao (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tigbao; Subanen: Benwa Tigbao; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tigbao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tigbao), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,675 people.[3]
It was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 7162 on November 8, 1991. Tigbao was former part of Municipality of Dumalinao.[5]
Mount Timolan, the highest peak in Zamboanga del Sur, overlooks the town. The name of the town was derived from the abundance of "Tigbao" Grasses in the area.
- ^ Municipality of Tigbao | (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.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 7162; An Act Creating the Municipality of Tigbao in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 8 November 1991. Retrieved 28 January 2016.