Sominot
Appearance
Sominot | |
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Municipality of Sominot | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°02′30″N 123°23′05″E / 8.041547°N 123.384644°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
District | 1st district |
Founded | March 27, 1980 |
Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Johnriel D. Melo |
• Vice Mayor | Proceso S. Estrada |
• Representative | Divina Grace C. Yu |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 10,845 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 111.52 km2 (43.06 sq mi) |
Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
Highest elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 19,061 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,237 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 35.51 |
• Revenue | ₱ 95.77 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 248.8 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 78 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 59.78 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7022 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Sominot, officially the Municipality of Sominot (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sominot; Subanen: Benwa Sominot; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Sominot; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sominot), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,061 people.[3]
The town was formerly known as Don Mariano Marcos, named after President Ferdinand Marcos' father Mariano Marcos, until it was renamed on September 12, 1988.
Geography
[edit]Barangays
[edit]Sominot is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Bag-ong Baroy
- New Oroquieta
- Barubuhan
- Bulanay
- Datagan
- Eastern Poblacion
- Lantawan
- Libertad
- Lumangoy
- New Carmen
- Picturan
- Poblacion
- Rizal
- San Miguel
- Santo Niño
- Sawa
- Tungawan
- Upper Sicpao
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Sominot, Zamboanga del Sur | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
22 (71) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 48 (1.9) |
44 (1.7) |
56 (2.2) |
56 (2.2) |
112 (4.4) |
135 (5.3) |
124 (4.9) |
124 (4.9) |
115 (4.5) |
134 (5.3) |
90 (3.5) |
56 (2.2) |
1,094 (43) |
Average rainy days | 13.0 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 25.6 | 25.7 | 25.2 | 24.1 | 23.8 | 26.1 | 22.3 | 16.5 | 247.7 |
Source: Meteoblue [5] |
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1990 | 12,653 | — |
1995 | 13,344 | +1.00% |
2000 | 14,815 | +2.27% |
2007 | 16,367 | +1.38% |
2010 | 16,652 | +0.63% |
2015 | 18,537 | +2.06% |
2020 | 19,061 | +0.55% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] |
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of Sominot
10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
35.30 2009
54.46 2012
50.38 2015
49.41 2018
38.40 2021
35.51 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of Sominot | (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.
- ^ "Sominot: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
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