Sindangan
Sindangan | |
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| Municipality of Sindangan | |
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Flag Seal | |
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| Motto: Shine Sindangan! | |
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Sindangan highlighted | |
Interactive map of Sindangan | |
Sindangan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°14′19″N 122°59′55″E / 8.2386°N 122.9986°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Norte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | December 23, 1936 |
| Barangays | 52 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Glona G. Labadlabad (Lakas) |
| • Vice Mayor | Nilo Florentino Z. Sy (Lakas) |
| • Representative | Irene G. Labadlabad (Lakas) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 72,505 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 451.00 km2 (174.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 104,514 |
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| • Density | 231.74/km2 (600.20/sq mi) |
| • Households | 24,895 |
| Demonym | Sindanganon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 47.48 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 654.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,417 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 301.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 187.2 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO) |
| • Water | Sindangan Water District (SINWADI) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7112 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)65 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Tagalog |
| Catholic diocese | Diocese of Dipolog |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph the Worker (primary) Our Lady of Fatima (secondary) |
| Website | sindangan |
Sindangan, officially the Municipality of Sindangan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sindangan; Subanen: Benwa Sindangan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Sindangan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sindangan), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 104,514 people.
Sindangan is the most populous municipality in Zamboanga Peninsula and the fastest-growing municipality in Zamboanga del Norte. With its infrastructure and commerce showing massive improvements since the start of the current decade, it is now projected to become the third city in the province, following Dapitan and the provincial capital, Dipolog.