Sominot

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Sominot
Municipality
Municipality of Sominot
Official seal of Sominot
Seal
Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Sominot highlighted
Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Sominot highlighted
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Sominot is located in Philippines
Sominot
Sominot
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°02′30″N 123°23′05″E / 8.041547°N 123.384644°E / 8.041547; 123.384644Coordinates: 8°02′30″N 123°23′05″E / 8.041547°N 123.384644°E / 8.041547; 123.384644
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
District 1st district
FoundedMarch 27, 1980
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJohnriel D. Melo
 • Vice MayorProceso S. Estrada
 • RepresentativeDivina Grace C. Yu
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate10,410 voters (2019)
Area
[2]
 • Total111.52 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]
 • Total19,061
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
 • Households
4,144
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence49.41% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱95,769,000.00 (2020)
 • Assets₱248,753,000.00 (2020)
 • Expenditure₱77,995,000.00 (2020)
 • Liabilities₱59,785,000.00 (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7022
PSGC
097340000
IDD : area code +63 (0)62
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Websitewww.zds-sominot.gov.ph

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.

Barangays[]

Sominot is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.

  • 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[]

Climate data for Sominot, Zamboanga del Sur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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[]

Population census of Sominot
YearPop.±% p.a.
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[]


References[]

  1. ^  Municipality of Sominot | (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. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  5. ^ "Sominot: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  7. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  9. ^ "Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  10. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  11. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  12. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  13. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  14. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  15. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.

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