Sominot
Municipality in Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines
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Sominot, officially the Municipality of Sominot (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sominot; Subanen: Benwa Sominot; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Sominot; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sominot), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 17,247 people.[5]
Sominot | |
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| Municipality of Sominot | |
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| Coordinates: 8°02′30″N 123°23′05″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | March 27, 1980 |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Johnriel D. Melo |
| • Vice Mayor | Proceso S. Estrada |
| • Representative | Divina Grace C. Yu |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 10,862 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 111.52 km2 (43.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 17,247 |
| • Density | 154.65/km2 (400.55/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,237 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 35.51 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 139.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 348.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 108.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 78.54 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7022 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
The town was created in 1980 as Don Mariano Marcos, after then-President Ferdinand Marcos' father Mariano Marcos, and was composed of barangays previously part of the municipalities of Dumingag, Mahayag, Midsalip, Ramon Magsaysay, and Tukuran.[6] It was renamed to its present name in 1988.[7]
Geography
Barangays
Sominot is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- 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 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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 [8] | |||||||||||||
