Kiblawan

Municipality in Davao del Sur, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kiblawan, officially the Municipality of Kiblawan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Kiblawan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kiblawan), is a municipality in the province of Davao del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 53,757 people.[5]

FoundedJune 18, 1966
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
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Kiblawan
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Kiblawan is located in Philippines
Kiblawan
Kiblawan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°37′20″N 125°15′19″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionDavao Region
ProvinceDavao del Sur
District Lone district
FoundedJune 18, 1966
Barangays30 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorJoel D. Calma
  Vice MayorMarivic L. Caminero
  RepresentativeJohn Tracy Cagas
  Municipal Council
Members
  • Hon. Cipriano Sarona Hon. Luzette Encallado Hon. Cesar Poblacion Hon. Edgar Theodore Gan Hon. Noel Jethro Armilla Hon. Hart Elivera Hon. Rutchell Coronado Hon. Ancelito Custodio

    Hon. Joseph Saman
  Electorate29,957 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
390.07 km2 (150.61 sq mi)
Elevation
78 m (256 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)[3]
  Total
53,757
  Density137.81/km2 (356.94/sq mi)
  Households
14,557
Economy
  Income class2nd municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
21.45
% (2021)[4]
  Revenue303.6 million (2022)
  Assets684.2 million (2022)
  Expenditure251.6 million (2022)
  Liabilities289.7 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityDavao del Sur Electric Cooperative (DASURECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8008
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)82
Native languagesDavawenyo
Cebuano
Kalagan
Tagalog
Ata Manobo
Websitewww.kiblawan.gov.ph
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History

Kiblawan was established from the barangays Bagumbayan, Paitan, Kiblawan, Kibungbung, Manual, New Sibonga, Maraga-a, Ihan, Bunot, Latian, Balasiao, Apik and Dapok belonging to the municipality of Sulop, via Republic Act No. 4748 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos on June 18, 1966.[6]

Geography

Climate

More information Climate data for Kiblawan, Davao del Sur, Month ...
Climate data for Kiblawan, Davao del Sur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30
(86)
30
(86)
31
(88)
31
(88)
30
(86)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72)
22
(72)
23
(73)
23
(73)
24
(75)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 59
(2.3)
46
(1.8)
41
(1.6)
54
(2.1)
105
(4.1)
159
(6.3)
179
(7.0)
197
(7.8)
162
(6.4)
147
(5.8)
102
(4.0)
65
(2.6)
1,316
(51.8)
Average rainy days 12.3 11.7 12.2 14.5 22.6 25.6 26.6 27.5 25.5 26.0 21.2 16.0 241.7
Source: Meteoblue[7]
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San Pedro EPL cacao

Barangays

Kiblawan is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Abnate
  • Bagong Negros
  • Bagong Silang
  • Bagumbayan
  • Balasiao
  • Bonifacio
  • Bunot
  • Cogon-Bacaca
  • Dapok
  • Ihan
  • Kibongbong
  • Kimlawis
  • Kisulan
  • Lati-an
  • Manual
  • Maraga-a
  • Molopolo
  • New Sibonga
  • Panaglib
  • Pasig
  • Poblacion
  • Pocaleel
  • San Isidro
  • San Jose
  • San Pedro
  • Santo Niño
  • Tacub
  • Tacul
  • Waterfall
  • Bulol-Salo

Demographics

More information Year, Pop. ...
Population census of Kiblawan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 24,549    
1975 25,316+0.62%
1980 25,894+0.45%
1990 31,753+2.06%
1995 36,375+2.58%
2000 41,275+2.75%
2007 43,054+0.58%
2010 44,618+1.31%
2015 48,897+1.76%
2020 49,381+0.21%
2024 53,757+2.06%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]
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Economy

Poverty incidence of Kiblawan

10
20
30
40
50
60
2000
57.11
2003
57.26
2006
45.30
2009
57.41
2012
52.86
2015
29.21
2018
29.90
2021
21.45

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

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