Ipil | |
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| Municipality of Ipil | |
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| Motto(s): Ipil: Our place, our responsibility, our pride! | |
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| Coordinates:7°46′56″N122°35′12″E / 7.7822222°N 122.5866667°E /7.7822222; 122.5866667 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga Sibugay |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | July 26, 1949 |
| Barangays | 28 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Ramses Troy D. Olegario |
| • Vice Mayor | Anamel C. Olegario |
| • Representative | Dr. Marly T. Hofer-Hasim |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 60,353 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 241.60 km2 (93.28 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 185 m (607 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −2 m (−6.6 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 96,363 |
| • Density | 398.85/km2 (1,033.0/sq mi) |
| • Households | 21,548 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 18.34 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 452.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,399 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 340.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 357.6 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2) |
| • Water | Ipil-Titay Water District (ITWD) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7001 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog Maguindanaon |
| Website | ipilsibugay |
Ipil (/ˈiːpiːl/EE-peel), officially theMunicipality of Ipil (Cebuano:Lungsod sa Ipil;Maguindanaon:Inged nu Ipil,Jawi: ايڠد نو ايڤل;Chavacano:Municipalidad de Ipil;Tagalog:Bayan ng Ipil), is amunicipality and capital of theprovince ofZamboanga Sibugay,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 96,363 people.[5] Ipil is the most populous municipality of Zamboanga Sibugay, and the second most populous in Region IX afterSindangan.
The town hosts its only airport in the province,Ipil Airport located at Barangay Sanito, along thePan Philippine Highway. Its large income and population makes it a major commercial and economic center in Zamboanga Sibugay.
Ipil used to be known asSanito, a place under barrio Bacalan under the Municipality of Kabasalan. It was a swampy area and a docking spot for pioneeringIlocanos who settled in the upper areas of Titay. Ipil was a jumping point for their lantsa sailing toZamboanga City. The first mayor of Ipil was Gregorio Dar, an Ilocano who came from Titay. The Dar Family were the second batch of Ilocanos who settled upon the invitation of Mariano Families who are among the first batch of Ilocanos from Luzon. When Sanito became a Town in 1949,[6] its name was changed to Ipil, as there were manyIpil trees found within the said locale.
The territory was further reduced when, throughBatas Pambansa Blg. 183 of 1982, fourteenbarangays were separated to create the municipality ofRoseller Lim.[7]
The first Ilocanos used Ipil as the nearest jump point in connecting Titay with Zamboanga City. They would walk via Lumbia then to Longilog then Gabo reaching Mayabang their original settlement. It was this route that they do not have to cross the rivers as it is uphill. It was the Ilocanos who first set foot on these areas. Mayabang came from the first Tagalog settlers who intermarried with the first ilocano settlers of the place.
On the morning of April 4, 1995, Ipil was attacked by approximately 200 heavily armedAbu Sayyaf militants who fired upon residents, strafed civilian homes, plundered banks, took up to 30 hostages and thenburned the centre of the town to the ground.[8][9]
The militants allegedly arrived in the town by boat and bus, and a number of them had been dressed in military clothing.
The town'sChief of Police was reportedly killed in the attack and close to abillionpesos were looted from eight commercial banks.[10] Army commandos pursued some rebel gunmen in nearby mountains while officials said that the rebels were looting farms and seizing civilians as "human shields" as they fled the town of[11] about 40 rebels, who may have taken hostages, were cornered in a school compound west of Ipil on April 6 when an elite army unit attacked. In the fighting that followed, the television stationGMA reported, 11 civilians were killed.[11]
Ipil is located three hours from the key cities in the region (Dipolog,Pagadian andZamboanga City). The Ipil seaport is 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of the town center.
Ipil is subdivided into 28barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks while some havesitios.
| Climate data for Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 61 (2.4) | 55 (2.2) | 75 (3.0) | 81 (3.2) | 145 (5.7) | 189 (7.4) | 189 (7.4) | 197 (7.8) | 162 (6.4) | 181 (7.1) | 115 (4.5) | 70 (2.8) | 1,520 (59.9) |
| Average rainy days | 16.4 | 15.7 | 19.1 | 21.5 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 26.4 | 25.0 | 24.2 | 26.8 | 23.5 | 18.7 | 271.3 |
| Source: Meteoblue(modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[12] | |||||||||||||
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| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poverty incidence of Ipil
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]
Ipil has the largest income and population in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, and is considered to be a significant commercial and investing center in the province. The town also attracts many domestic tourists within its region. Many businesses, regional and national, have set their foot in the town. This includes Budgetwise Shopping Center and Cecile's Pharmacy, both businesses tracing its roots to nearbyZamboanga City, andGaisano Grand Malls, which has opened its first mall in the region, Gaisano Grand Ipil.
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| Position | Name | Party |
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| Congresswoman | Marly Hofer–Hasim | PFP |
| Mayor | Ramses Troy "Rambo" D. Olegario | PFP |
| Vice Mayor | Anamel "Inday Amy" C. Olegario | Lakas |
| Councilors | Glenn Ian Y. Sabijon | NP |
| Sharif Mazin A. Hasim | PFP | |
| Dianne L. Cataluña | PFP | |
| Iric M. Alibutdan | PFP | |
| Janelle F. Bordner | PFP | |
| Elias S. Dangpalan | PDP | |
| Joel D. Ebol | Lakas | |
| Alberto "Jong" A. Alcoriza Jr. | PFP |
Places adjacent to Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay | |
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