Dimataling

Dimataling
Municipality of Dimataling
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Dimataling is located in Philippines
Dimataling
Dimataling
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°31′47″N 123°21′58″E / 7.5297°N 123.3661°E / 7.5297; 123.3661
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
District 2nd district
FoundedJune 17, 1950
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAvelino J. Yrauda
 • Vice MayorOmar T. Buluan
 • RepresentativeLeonardo L. Babasa Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate23,374 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total141.80 km2 (54.75 sq mi)
Elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Highest elevation
146 m (479 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total31,340
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
 • Households
7,252
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
30.08
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 124 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 322.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 115.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 114.6 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7032
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Maguindanaon
Websitewww.zds-dimataling.gov.ph

Dimataling, officially the Municipality of Dimataling (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Dimataling; Subanen: Benwa Dimataling; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Dimataling, Jawi: ايڠد نو دمتالڠ; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Dimataling; Tagalog: Bayan ng Dimataling), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,340 people.[3]

Dimataling was created in 1950 from the barrios of Dinas, Legarda, Mirapao, Migpulao, Kalipapa, Pisaan, Bubway, Tiniguangan, Tabina and Dimataling from Pagadian (not yet as a city at that time) and the barrios of Punta Flecha, Pitogo, Qugbay, Balong-balong, Libertad and Dumanguilas from Margosatubig.[5]

  1. ^ Municipality of Dimataling | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "An act to create the municipality of Dimataling in the province of Zamboanga". LawPH.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2011-04-09.

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