Dumalinao | |
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| Municipality of Dumalinao | |
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| Coordinates:7°49′N123°22′E / 7.82°N 123.37°E /7.82; 123.37 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | June 16, 1956 |
| Barangays | 30 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Junaflor S. Cerilles |
| • Vice Mayor | Wilfredo L. Malong Sr. |
| • Representative | Leonardo L. Babasa Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 22,931 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 117.64 km2 (45.42 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 660 m (2,170 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 34,188 |
| • Density | 290.62/km2 (752.69/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,767 |
| Demonym | Dumalinaoan |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 22.7 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 187.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 489.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 124.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 104.9 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7015 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | dumalinao |
Dumalinao, officially theMunicipality of Dumalinao (Cebuano:Lungsod sa Dumalinao;Subanen:Benwa Dumalinao;Chavacano:Municipalidad de Dumalinao;Tagalog:Bayan ng Dumalinao), is amunicipality in theprovince ofZamboanga del Sur,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,928 people.[5]
In 1956, the barrios of Dumalinao Proper, Bigong, Ticwas, Bulongating, Baguitan, Pantad, Napulan, Tagulo, Camanga, Margang, Sibucao, Tina, Guling, Miculong, Baga, Rebucon, Mama and Bibilik were separated fromPagadian and constituted into Dumalinao through House Bill No. 5000, which later became Republic Act No. 1593 and approved on June 16, 1956.[6] The person responsible for sponsoring the bill was Congressman Alberto Q. Ubay of Zamboanga del Norte since during that time, Zamboanga del Sur had no congressman; Rep.Roseller T. Lim that time had been elected to the Senate in the 1955 special election.[7]
Martin D. Raluto was first appointed municipal mayor with Guillermo Talaid as his vice mayor. The new town then had four councilors: Vicente T. Labrado, Severino Ramas, Fulgencio Lauglaug, and Eniiego Gemina, although the latter did not serve. Raluto held the position of municipal mayor until his death on June 11, 1969.[7]
Dumalinao is politically subdivided into 30barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks while some havesitios.
| Climate data for Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 20 (68) | 22 (71) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 22 (0.9) | 18 (0.7) | 23 (0.9) | 24 (0.9) | 67 (2.6) | 120 (4.7) | 132 (5.2) | 156 (6.1) | 119 (4.7) | 124 (4.9) | 54 (2.1) | 24 (0.9) | 883 (34.6) |
| Average rainy days | 9.4 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 20.1 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 23.2 | 21.5 | 22.2 | 15.7 | 11.5 | 201 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1960 | 29,986 | — |
| 1970 | 34,169 | +1.31% |
| 1975 | 36,993 | +1.61% |
| 1980 | 36,604 | −0.21% |
| 1990 | 45,026 | +2.09% |
| 1995 | 23,985 | −11.13% |
| 2000 | 26,030 | +1.77% |
| 2007 | 29,732 | +1.85% |
| 2010 | 30,691 | +1.16% |
| 2015 | 32,013 | +0.81% |
| 2020 | 32,928 | +0.59% |
| 2024 | 34,188 | +0.91% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13] | ||
Poverty incidence of Dumalinao
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 58.65 2003 59.54 2006 28.40 2009 38.75 2012 34.37 2015 43.06 2018 32.81 2021 22.70 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] |
Agriculture is the main economic activity as well as the number one source of livelihood of the people, although Dumalinao is a coastal town. The town is one of the major rice granaries of Zamboanga del Sur as 5,998 hectares of the land area is devoted to agricultural production. The crops planted on these lands include rice, corn, coconut, banana, and root crops. Corn, in particular, is the municipality's main agricultural crop. An estimated 2,837 hectares of the land are utilized for corn production, with an average of 30 ca-vans per hectare (or 8.5 million kilos annually). On top of that, Dumalinao's climate is very conducive for growing corn, so much so that farmers usually get to have two croppings of corn per year. An estimated value of Php 51 million comes from the annual production of corn.[7]
| Position | Official |
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| Representative | Jeyzel Victoria C. Yu |
| Mayor | Junaflor S. Cerilles (NP) |
| Vice Mayor | Wilfredo L. Malong Sr. (NP) |
| Sangguniang Bayan Members | |
| Ronaldo Encabo (PDP-Laban) | |
| Arnold L. Flores (NPC) | |
| Frederick R. Balandra (PPP) | |
| Hermes Cabales (PDDS) | |
| Rholly Labang (PDP-Laban) | |
| Ma Gemma Albiso (PDP-Laban) | |
| Romeo G. Ligan (NP) | |
| Jelito R. Peñonal (NP) |
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