Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay

Payao
Municipality
Municipality of Payao
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Official seal of Payao
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Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Payao highlighted
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Payao is located in Philippines
Payao
Payao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°35′09″N 122°48′08″E / 7.585714°N 122.802197°E / 7.585714; 122.802197
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga Sibugay
District 1st district
Barangays29 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJoeper H. Mendoza
 • Vice MayorJoel J. Indino
 • RepresentativeWilter W. Palma II
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate22,755 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
245.66 km2 (94.85 sq mi)
Elevation
20 m (70 ft)
Highest elevation
333 m (1,093 ft)
Lowest elevation
−5 m (−16 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
34,952
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
 • Households
8,380
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
37.54
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 144.8 million (2020), 59.64 million (2012), 65.99 million (2013), 76.95 million (2014), 86.89 million (2015), 95.81 million (2016), 110.7 million (2017), 119.9 million (2018), 131.5 million (2019), 154.5 million (2021), 215.3 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 401.9 million (2020), 74.89 million (2012), 112 million (2013), 125.2 million (2014), 174.2 million (2015), 235.4 million (2016), 300.5 million (2017), 357.4 million (2018), 369.2 million (2019), 462.6 million (2021), 565 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 117.9 million (2020), 53.92 million (2012), 54.5 million (2013), 68.64 million (2014), 60.73 million (2015), 68.21 million (2016), 99.19 million (2017), 100.2 million (2018), 120.9 million (2019), 136.9 million (2021), 161.7 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 64.42 million (2020), 27.98 million (2012), 44.41 million (2013), 66.54 million (2014), 107.4 million (2015), 137.6 million (2016), 156.2 million (2017), 115.1 million (2018), 78.82 million (2019), 98.57 million (2021), 121.1 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7008
PSGC
098311000
IDD : area code +63 (0)62
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Websitewww.payaosibugay.gov.ph

Payao, officially the Municipality of Payao (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Payao; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Payao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Payao), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,952 people.[3]

History

The municipality was established on November 11, 1977, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 1238 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos, constituting thirteen barangays separated from Siay, which was then part of Zamboanga del Sur, with Payao as the seat of government.[5]

Territorial dispute (Guintolan)

Issues concerning territorial jurisdiction over Barangay Guintolan led to two judicial proceedings between Payao and Imelda (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. Payao filed a petition for nullification of the transfer before Pagadian Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 19, questioning the provincial board's authority to do so, which was granted on November 18, 1987.

Imelda, seeking to regain Guintolan, later twice filed Petitions for Mandamus against Payao. The first, with provincial officials of Zamboanga del Sur as co-respondents, was dismissed by the Pagadian RTC Branch 21 in 2001; the second was granted by the Ipil RTC Branch 24 in 2015. The provincial government of Zamboanga Sibugay had assessed the matter as a boundary dispute.

Payao lost in their appeals before the Court of Appeals in 2018, and eventually, the Supreme Court on June 28, 2021.[6]

Geography

Barangays

Payao is politically subdivided into 28 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Balian
  • Balogo
  • Balungisan
  • Binangonan
  • Bulacan
  • Bulawan
  • Calape
  • Dalama
  • Fatima (Silal)
  • Guiwan
  • Katipunan
  • Kima
  • Kulasian
  • Kulisap
  • La Fortuna
  • Labatan
  • Mayabo (Santa Maria)
  • Minundas (Santo. Niño)
  • Mountain View (Puluan)
  • Nanan
  • Poblacion (Payao)
  • San Isidro
  • San Roque
  • San Vicente (Binangonan)
  • Silal
  • Sumilong
  • Talaptap
  • Upper Sumilong

Climate

Climate data for Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		24
(75)
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[7]

Demographics

Population census of Payao
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 17,526—    
1990 23,937+3.17%
1995 25,013+0.83%
2000 27,036+1.68%
2007 27,623+0.30%
2010 29,755+2.74%
2015 31,686+1.20%
2020 34,952+1.95%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Payao

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2006
46.50
2009
63.25
2012
50.42
2015
57.34
2018
38.80
2021
37.54

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Payao | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Presidential Decree No. 1238". The LawPhil Project. Arellano Law Foundation. November 11, 1977. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "G.R. No. 243167". jur.ph. Jur. June 28, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Payao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  9. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  11. ^ "Province of Zamboanga Sibugay". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  14. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  15. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  16. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.


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