Buug

Buug
Municipality of Buug
A street dance performance during Bog Festival
A street dance performance during Bog Festival
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Official seal of Buug
Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Buug highlighted
Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Buug highlighted
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Buug is located in Philippines
Buug
Buug
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°43′43″N 123°03′39″E / 7.7286°N 123.0608°E / 7.7286; 123.0608
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga Sibugay
District 1st district
FoundedFebruary 2, 1960
Barangays27 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorDionesia B. Lagas
 • Vice MayorJonam R. Lagas
 • RepresentativeWilter Y. Palma
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate26,069 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total134.06 km2 (51.76 sq mi)
Elevation
174 m (571 ft)
Highest elevation
551 m (1,808 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total38,425
 • Density290/km2 (740/sq mi)
 • Households
9,019
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
24.55
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 170.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 642.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 150.6 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 188.7 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7009
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Websitewww.buugsibugay.gov.ph

Buug, officially the Municipality of Buug (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Buug; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Buug; Tagalog: Bayan ng Buug), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,425 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Buug | (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.

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