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Guipos | |
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Municipality | |
| Municipality of Guipos | |
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  Guipos Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°44′06″N 123°19′23″E / 7.735°N 123.3231°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | October 17, 1991 |
| Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
| Government [1] | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Vicente P. Cajeta |
| • Vice Mayor | Junevell O. Lamiing |
| • Representative | Leonardo L. Babasa Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 16,055 voters (2022) |
| Area [2] | |
| • Total | 90.53 km2 (34.95 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 207 m (679 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 21,738 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,080 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 31.63 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 103.9 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 283 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 86.81 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 108.5 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7042 |
| PSGC | 097343000 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Guipos, officially the Municipality of Guipos (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Guipos; Subanen: Benwa Guipos; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Guipos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Guipos), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,738 people.[3]
The town was officially established on October 7, 1991, by virtue of Republic Act No. 7159, signed by President Corazon C. Aquino. It was formed from barangays Guipos, Katipunan, Bagong Oroquieta, and Dalapang of the municipality of San Miguel; barangays Datagan, Dagohoy, Balongating, Baguitan, Magting, Sikatuna, Dacsol, Guling, and Canunan of the municipality of Dumalinao; barangays Lintum, Singclot and Litan of the municipality of Dinas; and barangay Regla of the municipality of San Pablo.[5][6]
- ^ Municipality of Guipos | (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 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 7159; An Act Creating the Municipality of Guipos in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 7 October 1991. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 7159: An Act Creating the Municipality of Guipos in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur". The Lawphil Project. Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. October 7, 1991. Retrieved 21 July 2014.