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Imelda
Imelda
Municipality
	Municipality of Imelda
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	Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Imelda highlighted
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	Imelda Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 7°38′34″N 122°56′05″E / 7.64275°N 122.9347°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga Sibugay
District	1st district
Founded	11 November 1977
Named for	Imelda Marcos
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Roselyn V. Silva
• Vice Mayor	Ruth E. Roble
• Representative	Wilter Y. Palma
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	16,553 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	255.51 km2 (98.65 sq mi)
Elevation	76 m (249 ft)
Highest elevation	454 m (1,490 ft)
Lowest elevation	16 m (52 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	26,020
• Density	100/km2 (260/sq mi)
• Households	6,074
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	30.23% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 129.5 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 368.6 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 105.3 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 117.5 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7007
PSGC	098304000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon; Cebuano; Chavacano; Tagalog

Imelda, officially the Municipality of Imelda (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Imelda; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Imelda; Tagalog: Bayan ng Imelda), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,020 people.^[3]

The municipality is the least populous in the province and the third smallest in area.

History

The municipality was established on November 11, 1977, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1239 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos, constituting a total of nineteen barangays taken from Malangas (7, including Sta. Fe which would be the seat of government), Siay (9), and Alicia (3), all then part of Zamboanga del Sur.^[5]

It is named after First Lady Imelda Marcos.

Territorial dispute (Guintolan)

Issues concerning territorial jurisdiction over Barangay Guintolan led to two judicial proceedings between Imelda and Payao (also created, same day). Guintolan was situated between the municipalities, both are geographically adjacent.

Residents later petitioned the transfer of the barangay from the jurisdiction of Payao to that of Imelda. In 1987, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Zamboanga del Sur issued resolutions, unanimously approving and, with the approval of the involved municipal mayors, proclaiming that Guintolan would be under the territorial jurisdiction of Imelda. However, on November 18, 1987, the Pagadian Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 19 nullified the transfer upon granting a petition filed by Payao, which questioned the provincial board's authority to do so.

Imelda, seeking to regain Guintolan, later twice filed Petitions for Mandamus. The first was filed against Payao and provincial officials of Zamboanga del Sur before Pagadian RTC Branch 21, which was dismissed in August 15, 2001. The second was filed against Payao before Ipil RTC Branch 24. (In 2000, Zamboanga Sibugay had been created, separating portions of Zamboanga del Sur.)

In 2006, the Sangguniang Bayan of Imelda requested various government agencies for the immediate transfer of Guintolan to its territorial jurisdiction. The provincial government of Zamboanga Sibugay later assessed the matter as a boundary dispute.

The latter petition was granted on April 1, 2015. The decision was affirmed, both by the Court of Appeals on February 28, 2018, and eventually, by the Supreme Court on June 28, 2021.^[6]^[7]

Geography

Barangays

Imelda is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Balugo
Bolungisan
Baluyan
Cana-an
Dumpoc
Gandiangan
Guintolan
Israel (Balian Israel)
Lower Baluran
La Victoria
Little Baguio
Lumbog
Lumpanac
Mali Little Baguio
Poblacion (Santa Fe)
Pulawan (Mountain View)
San Jose
Santa Barbara
Upper Baluran

Climate

Climate data for Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	61 (2.4)	55 (2.2)	75 (3.0)	81 (3.2)	145 (5.7)	189 (7.4)	189 (7.4)	197 (7.8)	162 (6.4)	181 (7.1)	115 (4.5)	70 (2.8)	1,520 (59.9)
Average rainy days	16.4	15.7	19.1	21.5	26.9	27.1	26.4	25.0	24.2	26.8	23.5	18.7	271.3
Source: Meteoblue^[8]

Demographics

Population census of Imelda
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	5,678	—
1990	16,231	+11.08%
1995	22,760	+6.54%
2000	21,534	−1.18%
2007	24,787	+1.96%
2010	27,903	+4.40%
2015	28,018	+0.08%
2020	26,020	−1.44%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]