Tigbao, Zamboanga del Sur
Tigbao | |
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| Municipality of Tigbao | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto: "Usbaw Tigbao" | |
Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Tigbao highlighted | |
Interactive map of Tigbao | |
Tigbao Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°49′16″N 123°13′24″E / 7.8211°N 123.22345556°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | November 8, 1991 |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Eleazar C. Carcallas |
| • Vice Mayor | Rowell P. Lalican |
| • Representative | Jeyzel Victoria C. Yu |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 14,002 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 120.69 km2 (46.60 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 419 m (1,375 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,144 m (3,753 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 19,716 |
| • Density | 163.36/km2 (423.10/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,769 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 30.01 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 150.4 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 516.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 105.1 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 152.2 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7043 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Tigbao, officially the Municipality of Tigbao (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tigbao; Subanen: Benwa Tigbao; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tigbao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tigbao), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,675 people.
It was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 7162 on November 8, 1991. Tigbao was former part of Municipality of Dumalinao.
Mount Timolan, the highest peak in Zamboanga del Sur, overlooks the town. The name of the town was derived from the abundance of "Tigbao" Grasses in the area.