Guipos

Guipos
Municipality of Guipos
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Guipos is located in Philippines
Guipos
Guipos
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°44′06″N 123°19′23″E / 7.735°N 123.3231°E / 7.735; 123.3231
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
District 2nd district
FoundedOctober 17, 1991
Barangays17 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorVicente P. Cajeta
 • Vice MayorJunevell O. Lamiing
 • RepresentativeLeonardo L. Babasa Jr.
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate16,055 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total90.53 km2 (34.95 sq mi)
Elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Highest elevation
530 m (1,740 ft)
Lowest elevation
71 m (233 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total21,738
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
 • Households
5,080
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
27.25
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 103.9 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 283 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 86.81 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 108.5 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7042
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog

Guipos, officially the Municipality of Guipos (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Guipos; Subanen: Benwa Guipos; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Guipos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Guipos), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,738 people.[3]

The town was officially established on October 7, 1991, by virtue of Republic Act No. 7159, signed by President Corazon C. Aquino. It was formed from barangays Guipos, Katipunan, Bagong Oroquieta, and Dalapang of the municipality of San Miguel; barangays Datagan, Dagohoy, Balongating, Baguitan, Magting, Sikatuna, Dacsol, Guling, and Canunan of the municipality of Dumalinao; barangays Lintum, Singclot and Litan of the municipality of Dinas; and barangay Regla of the municipality of San Pablo.[5][6]

  1. ^ Municipality of Guipos | (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. ^ "Republic Act No. 7159; An Act Creating the Municipality of Guipos in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 7 October 1991. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Republic Act No. 7159: An Act Creating the Municipality of Guipos in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur". The Lawphil Project. Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. October 7, 1991. Retrieved 21 July 2014.

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