Tungawan | |
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| Municipality of Tungawan | |
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 Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Tungawan highlighted | |
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.svg)  Tungawan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°36′17″N 122°25′22″E / 7.6047°N 122.4228°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga Sibugay |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | May 24, 1960 |
| Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Carlnan C. Climaco |
| • Vice Mayor | Ivan N. Balano |
| • Representative | Dulce Ann K. Hofer |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 30,453 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 473.28 km2 (182.73 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 180 m (590 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 46,497 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| • Households | 10,523 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 36.99 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 209.4 million (2020), 90.09 million (2012), 104.5 million (2013), 116.3 million (2014), 132.8 million (2015), 144.4 million (2016), 160.9 million (2017), 177 million (2018), 189.2 million (2019) |
| • Assets | ₱ 469.8 million (2020), 170.3 million (2012), 158.1 million (2013), 150.4 million (2014), 167.8 million (2015), 271.4 million (2016), 345.6 million (2017), 455.8 million (2018), 444.3 million (2019) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 255.2 million (2020), 84.27 million (2012), 85.43 million (2013), 100.6 million (2014), 117.8 million (2015), 119.3 million (2016), 139.2 million (2017) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 152.7 million (2020), 123.6 million (2012), 69.32 million (2013), 58.28 million (2014), 95.76 million (2015), 153.9 million (2016), 187.4 million (2017), 265.6 million (2018), 162.1 million (2019) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7018 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Tungawan, officially the Municipality of Tungawan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tungawan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tungawan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tungawan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,497 people.[3]
It has an area of 47,328 hectares (116,950 acres) of land, the largest in the province, as well as 15,236 hectares (37,650 acres) of coastal waters.
It was declared as a municipality on May 24, 1959, and started functioning as a Local Government Unit (LGU) on January 29, 1961, by virtue of Executive Order No. 395.[5] Its name was coined from the minute leech generally known as “tungaw” of the Hirudo family.
Tungawan's economy is primarily based on agriculture, producing rubber, coconut, corn, rice, and seaweeds. It is home to the 880 hectares Bangaan Marine Sanctuary at Barangays Linguisan and Tigbucay.
- ^ Municipality of Tungawan | (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. 395: Creating the Municipalities of Tungawan and Titay in the Province of Zamboanga Del Sur". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office. May 24, 1959. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.