Piñan
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Piñan | ||
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Municipality of Piñan | ||
Nickname:
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Location within the Philippines | ||
Coordinates: 8°28′56″N 123°27′00″E / 8.4822°N 123.45°E | ||
Country | Philippines | |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula | |
Province | Zamboanga del Norte | |
District | 1st district | |
Founded | August 22, 1951 | |
Barangays | 22
(see Vice Mayor Rommel I. Gudmalin | |
• Representative | Roberto T. Uy Jr. | |
• Municipal Council | Members | |
• 2022) | ||
Area | ||
• Total | 93.75 km2 (36.20 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) | |
Highest elevation | 274 m (899 ft) | |
Lowest elevation | 12 m (39 ft) | |
Population (2020 census)[3] | ||
• Total | 20,221 | |
• Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | |
• Households | 4,965 | |
Economy | ||
• Income class | 4th municipal income class | |
• Poverty incidence | 46.49 | |
• ZIP code | 7105 | |
PSGC | ||
IDD : area code | +63 (0)65 | |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog | |
Website | www |
Piñan, officially the Municipality of Piñan (
It is also known as New Piñan.[5]
Etymology
Piñan came from a Subano term pinyayan which means tabuan (trading place). Before it was established as a formal settlement, this place has been a trading point between natives to the area and ambulant peddlers. In 1903, Captain Finley, a military governor in Zamboanga, established a tabuan in what is now known as Barangay Del Pilar. The tabuan became known as Piñan, and when the municipality was created it was called New Piñan to differentiate it from Piñan.
Another version states that Piñan got its name from the native word piña, a pineapple fruit that grows abundantly in this locality. Vast tracts of pineapple plantations can be seen all over the area. Because of abundance of piña fruits, natives called the place Piñan.
History
The inhabitants of Piñan were engaged in farming. They cultivated their field by using the
By virtue of
The name of the municipality was renamed Piñan through
In 1963, the barrios of Dampalan, Labag, Princess La Maya, Marapong, and Sibulan were separated from Piñan to form the new independent municipality of Sergio Osmeña.[9]
Geography
Barangays
Piñan is politically subdivided into 22
- Adante
- Bacuyong
- Bagong Silang
- Calican
- Del Pilar
- Desin
- Dilawa
- Dionum
- Lapu-lapu
- Lower Gumay
- Luzvilla
- Poblacion North
- Poblacion South
- Santa Fe
- Segabe
- Sikitan
- Silano
- Teresita
- Tinaytayan
- Ubay (Daan Tipan)
- Upper Gumay
- Villarico
Climate
Climate data for Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte | |||||||||||||
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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) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 104 (4.1) |
76 (3.0) |
92 (3.6) |
97 (3.8) |
199 (7.8) |
238 (9.4) |
195 (7.7) |
193 (7.6) |
178 (7.0) |
212 (8.3) |
171 (6.7) |
110 (4.3) |
1,865 (73.3) |
Average rainy days | 14.7 | 12.5 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 27.6 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 27.5 | 26.9 | 27.9 | 23.5 | 18.2 | 269.6 |
Source: Meteoblue[10] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 24,699 | — |
1970 | 12,335 | −6.70% |
1975 | 13,121 | +1.25% |
1980 | 14,373 | +1.84% |
1990 | 15,419 | +0.71% |
1995 | 19,447 | +4.44% |
2000 | 17,950 | −1.70% |
2007 | 18,669 | +0.54% |
2010 | 20,088 | +2.70% |
2015 | 20,161 | +0.07% |
2020 | 20,221 | +0.06% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14] |
Economy
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References
- (DILG)
- (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Zamboanga del Norte : Municipality of Pinan". Old website of Zamboanga del Norte. Archived from the original on 17 November 2002. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Executive Order No. 467, s. 1951 (22 August 1951), Organizing the Municipalities of Polanco and New Piñan in the Province of Zamboanga, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved March 20, 2023
- ^ "About Piñan". 2012.
- ^ Republic Act No. 2846 (19 June 1960), An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of New Piñan, Province of Zamboanga Del Norte, to Piñan, Supreme Court E-Library, retrieved March 20, 2023
- ^ Republic Act No. 3697 (22 June 1963), An Act Creating the Municipality of Sergio Osmeña in the Province of Zamboanga Del Norte, The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc., retrieved December 9, 2023
- ^ "Piñan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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"Province of Zamboanga del Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities AdministrationResearch Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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