Guipos
Municipality in Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines
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Guipos, officially the Municipality of Guipos (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Guipos; Subanen: Benwa Guipos; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Guipos; Tagalog: Bayan ng Guipos), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 22,173 people.[5]
Guipos | |
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| Municipality of Guipos | |
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| Coordinates: 7°43′48″N 123°19′18″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | October 17, 1991 |
| Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Vicente P. Cajeta |
| • Vice Mayor | Junevell O. Lamiing |
| • Representative | Leonardo L. Babasa Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 20,020 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• 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 (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 22,173 |
| • Density | 244.9/km2 (634.4/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,080 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 27.25 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 147.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 313.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 118.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 88.6 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7042 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
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.[6][7]
Through Presidential Proclamation 682, October 7, 2024 was declared a special non-working day in Guipos to commemorate the 33rd Araw ng Guipos.[8]
Geography
Barangays
Guipos is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Bagong Oroquieta
- Baguitan
- Balongating
- Canunan
- Dacsol
- Dagohoy
- Dalapang
- Datagan
- Guling
- Katipunan
- Lintum
- Litan
- Magting
- Poblacion (Guipos)
- Regla
- Sikatuna
- Singclot
Climate
| Climate data for Guipos, 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) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
20 (68) |
22 (71) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22 (0.9) |
18 (0.7) |
23 (0.9) |
24 (0.9) |
67 (2.6) |
120 (4.7) |
132 (5.2) |
156 (6.1) |
119 (4.7) |
124 (4.9) |
54 (2.1) |
24 (0.9) |
883 (34.6) |
| Average rainy days | 9.4 | 9.1 | 11.5 | 11.9 | 20.1 | 22.5 | 22.4 | 23.2 | 21.5 | 22.2 | 15.7 | 11.5 | 201 |
| Source: Meteoblue[9] | |||||||||||||
