Dumalinao, officially the Municipality of Dumalinao (; Subanen: ''Benwa Dumalinao'';

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: ''Municipalidad de Dumalinao''; ), is a

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in the

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Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga del Sur ( Cebuano: ''Habagatang Zamboanga;'' Subanen: ''S'helatan Sembwangan/Sembwangan dapit Shelatan''; , Jawi: سلاتن سامبواڠن; ), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located i ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,928 people.

History

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 from

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and constituted into Dumalinao through House Bill No. 5000, which later became Republic Act No. 1593 and approved on June 16, 1956. 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.Dumalinao Profile
/ref> 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.

Geography

Barangays

Dumalinao is politically subdivided into 30

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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. * Anonang * Bag-ong Misamis * Bag-ong Silao * Baga * Baloboan * Banta-ao * Bibilik * Calingayan * Camalig * Camanga * Cuatro-cuatro * Locuban * Malasik * Mama (San Juan) * Matab-ang * Mecolong * Metokong * Motosawa * Pag-asa (

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) * Paglaum (

) * Pantad * Piniglibano * Rebokon * San Agustin * Sebucao * Sumadat * Tikwas * Tina * Tubo-Pait * Upper Dumalinao

Climate

Demographics

Economy

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.

Local Government

References

External links

Dumalinao Profile at PhilAtlas.com
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