La Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte
La Libertad | |
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Municipality of La Libertad | |
Motto: Buenas Bag-Ong La Libertad | |
![]() Map of Zamboanga del Norte with La Libertad highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°28′01″N 123°31′36″E / 8.466958°N 123.526553°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga del Norte |
District | 1st district |
Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Liza M. Mejias |
• Vice Mayor | Romeo J. Mejias |
• Representative | Roberto T. Uy Jr. |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 30,570 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 69.51 km2 (26.84 sq mi) |
Elevation | 182 m (597 ft) |
Highest elevation | 596 m (1,955 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 8,119 |
• Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,314 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 46.05 |
• Revenue | ₱ 72.98 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 166.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 76.44 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 34.5 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7117 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)65 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | lalibertad |
La Libertad, officially the Municipality of La Libertad (Cebuano: Lungsod sa La Libertad; Subanen: Benwa La Libertad; Chavacano: Municipalidad de La Libertad; Tagalog: Bayan ng La Libertad), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,119 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.[3]
Geography
[edit]Barangays
[edit]La Libertad is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- El Paraiso
- La Union
- La Victoria
- Mauswagon
- Mercedes
- New Argao
- New Bataan
- New Carcar
- Poblacion
- San Jose
- Santa Catalina
- Santa Cruz
- Singaran
Climate
[edit]Climate data for La Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) | 44 (1.7) | 37 (1.5) | 29 (1.1) | 87 (3.4) | 137 (5.4) | 131 (5.2) | 141 (5.6) | 143 (5.6) | 134 (5.3) | 68 (2.7) | 53 (2.1) | 1,073 (42.3) |
Average rainy days | 9.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 21.6 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 209.7 |
Source: Meteoblue[5] |
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 5,441 | — |
1970 | 6,351 | +1.56% |
1975 | 7,026 | +2.05% |
1980 | 7,644 | +1.70% |
1990 | 7,543 | −0.13% |
1995 | 7,702 | +0.39% |
2000 | 7,419 | −0.80% |
2007 | 7,670 | +0.46% |
2010 | 7,771 | +0.48% |
2015 | 8,406 | +1.51% |
2020 | 8,119 | −0.68% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] |
Economy
[edit]Poverty incidence of La Libertad
10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 43.00 2009 45.04 2012 47.91 2015 48.98 2018 53.04 2021 46.05 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
References
[edit]- ^ Municipality of La Libertad | (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.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ "La Libertad: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 April 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.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Zamboanga del Norte". 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
[edit]- La Libertad Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information