Lapuyan
Lapuyan | |
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| Municipality of Lapuyan | |
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| Motto: Dlepuyan sampay nawan | |
Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Lapuyan highlighted | |
Interactive map of Lapuyan | |
Lapuyan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°38′18″N 123°11′51″E / 7.63845°N 123.197472°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | October 16, 1957 |
| Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Joel B. Sulong |
| • Vice Mayor | Daylinda P. Sulong |
| • Representative | Leonardo L. Babasa Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 17,071 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 329.00 km2 (127.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 459 m (1,506 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 28,686 |
| • Density | 87.191/km2 (225.82/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,418 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 43.46 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 224 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 645.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 172.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 178.1 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7037 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog Maguindanaon |
| Website | www |
Lapuyan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Lapuyan; Subanen: Benwa Dlepuyan; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Lapuyan, Jawi: ايڠد نو لڤوين; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Lapuyan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lapuyan), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,737 people. The municipality of Lapuyan is located in the southern section of the Zamboanga del Sur province. It is also often referred to as "Little America".