Molave, Zamboanga del Sur
Molave | |
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| Municipality of Molave | |
Portion of Molave's Poblacion | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Molave highlighted | |
Interactive map of Molave | |
Molave Location in the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°05′36″N 123°29′06″E / 8.0933°N 123.485°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | June 16, 1948 |
| Barangays | List
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| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Cyril Reo A. Glepa |
| • Vice Mayor | Monalisa J. Glepa |
| • Representative | Divina Grace C. Yu |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 33,459 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 251.50 km2 (97.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 303 m (994 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 52,540 |
| • Density | 208.9/km2 (541.1/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,937 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 18.27 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 343.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,234 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 245 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 268.6 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7023 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | molave |
Molave, officially known as the Municipality of Molave (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Molave; Subanen: Benwa Molave; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Molave; Maranao: Inged a Molave; Tagalog: Bayan ng Molave), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. In the 2020 census, it had 53,140 people. It is in the eastern part of the province of Zamboanga del Sur, and has an area of 21,685 hectares (83.73 square miles).