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Malangas | |
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| Municipality of Malangas | |
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| Coordinates: 7°37′54″N 123°01′56″E / 7.6317°N 123.0322°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga Sibugay |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | July 23, 1951 |
| Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Marcelo M. Baquial Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Roberto P. Intol |
| • Representative | Wilter W. Palma II |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 21,754 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 235.53 km2 (90.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 32,022 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,971 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 33.27 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 161.4 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 559.7 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 133.3 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 219.3 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7038 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog Maguindanaon |
| Website | www |
Malangas, officially the Municipality of Malangas (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Malangas; Filipino (Tagalog): Bayan ng Malangas; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Malangas, Jawi: ايڠد نو ملاڠس); Zamboangueño/Chavacano: Municipio de Malangas, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,022 people.[3]
The municipality is generally rolling near the shorelines and mountainous in the hinterland with some patches of flat land located within the mangroves near the shorelines. It borders Buug to the north-east; Diplahan to the north-west; Imelda to the west; Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur, to the east; and Alicia to the south.
Malangas is the site of coal mining in Western Mindanao area, operated by the Philippine National Oil Company - Exploration Corporation. The coalmine is one of the largest in the country. Its town center nests in a harbor in Dumanquilas Bay, boasts of its twin ports, one for coal, the other for passengers.
- ^ Municipality of Malangas | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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