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Sapang Dalaga

Sapang Dalaga is a municipality in Misamis Occidental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 21,006 in the 2024 census, and it has 28 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Sapang Dalaga by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BaliangaoCalambaConcepcionLa LibertadRizalBautista: 434 people, 119 per km², −1.23% a yearBitibut: 2,092 people, 300 per km², 0.45% a yearBoundary: 972 people, 281 per km², 2.19% a yearCaluya: 924 people, 354 per km², 3.58% a yearCapundag: 476 people, 77 per km², −1.69% a yearCasul: 860 people, 224 per km², 0.08% a yearDasa: 361 people, 59 per km², 0.00% a yearDioyo: 636 people, 376 per km², 0.57% a yearGuinabot: 1,194 people, 528 per km², 0.80% a yearLibertad: 889 people, 257 per km², 0.74% a yearLocus: 664 people, 144 per km², 1.31% a yearManla: 703 people, 364 per km², 0.03% a yearMasubong: 304 people, 64 per km², −1.95% a yearAgapito Yap, Sr.: 614 people, 116 per km², 0.16% a yearPoblacion: 2,560 people, 1,004 per km², 0.66% a yearSalimpuno: 432 people, 133 per km², 2.11% a yearSan Agustin: 581 people, 115 per km², 4.37% a yearSinaad: 636 people, 82 per km², −0.99% a yearSipac: 1,261 people, 230 per km², 0.90% a yearSixto Velez, Sr.: 422 people, 50 per km², 3.54% a yearUpper Bautista: 173 people, 30 per km², −1.21% a yearVentura: 470 people, 118 per km², −2.66% a yearMedallo: 749 people, 114 per km², −1.92% a yearDalumpinas: 554 people, 131 per km², 1.67% a yearDisoy: 284 people, 42 per km², −1.62% a yearEl Paraiso: 646 people, 207 per km², −0.11% a yearMacabibo: 430 people, 413 per km², 3.20% a yearSapang Ama: 685 people, 398 per km², 0.42% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    21,006

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 8.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    12th

    of the 17 cities and municipalities of Misamis Occidental by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 3 of every 100 people in Misamis Occidental lived in Sapang Dalaga in 2024 (3.38%)

  • Inside itSources

    28

    barangays

  • LandSources

    110.12 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Sapang Dalaga's land would fill a square about 10.5 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 191 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 2 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    5,390

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.9 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    12.2%

    About 12 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
1004213000[4]Formerly 104213000
ZIP code
7212[12, 13, 14]

People

Sapang Dalaga had 21,006 people in the 2024 census, up 8.1% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Sapang Dalaga had the 12th most people of the 17 cities and municipalities of Misamis Occidental in 2024[1]
  1. 9Aloran28,095
  2. 10Lopez Jaena25,806
  3. 11Calamba23,808
  4. 12Sapang Dalaga21,006
  5. 13Sinacaban20,176
  6. 14Baliangao18,500
  7. 15Panaon10,891
All 17 cities and municipalities of Misamis Occidental
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 58 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion2,56012 in 100
  2. Bitibut2,09210 in 100
  3. Sipac1,2616 in 100
  4. Guinabot1,1946 in 100
  5. Boundary9725 in 100
  6. Caluya9244 in 100
  7. Libertad8894 in 100
  8. Casul8604 in 100
  9. Medallo7494 in 100
  10. Manla7033 in 100
See all 28 barangays of Sapang Dalaga
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 32 of every 100 are children under 15 (32%)
  • About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (59.8%)
  • About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (8.2%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,0811,0671,014
5 - 92,2581,1611,097
10 - 142,2121,1201,092
15 - 191,9941,048946
20 - 241,613838775
25 - 291,453768685
30 - 341,295696599
35 - 391,118589529
40 - 441,076591485
45 - 491,068567501
50 - 54985507478
55 - 59912464448
60 - 64733356377
65 - 69611274337
70 - 74389181208
75 - 79342147195
80 years and over327121206

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
21,006[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
5,390[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Misamis Occidental, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
3.38%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
12.2% (2,560 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
10,495 men, 9,972 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202421,006[1, 2]0.60% a year5,3903.9
2020as of May 1, 202020,490[1]0.53% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201519,983[1]0.53% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201019,431[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then16,567[31]−0.98% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders17,794[31, 32]−3.57% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then21,084[31]3.06% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then17,945[31]0.24% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then17,515[31]1.72% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then16,078[31]3.25% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then13,704[31]2.60% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then10,538[31]———

Barangays

Sapang Dalaga is made up of 28 barangays.
Barangays of Sapang Dalaga. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Agapito Yap, Sr.6142.92%0.16% a yearabout 5.30 km²Rural
Bautista4342.07%−1.23% a yearabout 3.64 km²Rural
Bitibut2,0929.96%0.45% a yearabout 6.97 km²Rural
Boundary9724.63%2.19% a yearabout 3.46 km²Rural
Caluya9244.4%3.58% a yearabout 2.61 km²Rural
Capundag4762.27%−1.69% a yearabout 6.22 km²Rural
Casul8604.09%0.08% a yearabout 3.84 km²Rural
Dalumpinas5542.64%1.67% a yearabout 4.22 km²Rural
Dasa3611.72%0.00% a yearabout 6.07 km²Rural
Dioyo6363.03%0.57% a yearabout 1.69 km²Rural
Disoy2841.35%−1.62% a yearabout 6.83 km²Rural
El Paraiso6463.08%−0.11% a yearabout 3.12 km²Rural
Guinabot1,1945.68%0.80% a yearabout 2.26 km²Rural
Libertad8894.23%0.74% a yearabout 3.46 km²Rural
Locus6643.16%1.31% a yearabout 4.61 km²Rural
Macabibo4302.05%3.20% a yearabout 1.04 km²Rural
Manla7033.35%0.03% a yearabout 1.93 km²Rural
Masubong3041.45%−1.95% a yearabout 4.72 km²Rural
Medallo7493.57%−1.92% a yearabout 6.59 km²Rural
Poblacion2,56012.19%0.66% a yearabout 2.55 km²Urban
Salimpuno4322.06%2.11% a yearabout 3.25 km²Rural
San Agustin5812.77%4.37% a yearabout 5.05 km²Rural
Sapang Ama6853.26%0.42% a yearabout 1.72 km²Rural
Sinaad6363.03%−0.99% a yearabout 7.79 km²Rural
Sipac1,2616%0.90% a yearabout 5.49 km²Rural
Sixto Velez, Sr.4222.01%3.54% a yearabout 8.43 km²Rural
Upper Bautista1730.82%−1.21% a yearabout 5.73 km²Rural
Ventura4702.24%−2.66% a yearabout 3.99 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Sapang Dalaga covers 110.12 km² of land, 191 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 600 m above the sea and it has 26.2 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
110.12 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
191 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
8.49073° N, 123.59389° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
1 m
Average
222 m
Highest
600 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

26.2 km of coastline[28]

Rivers[28]

  1. Tulon Creek20.5 of 37.1 km
  2. Diuyu River19.6 of 32.5 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[29]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Dipolog, the nearest PAGASA station, 30 km away[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,484 mm of rain on 162 days a year; 27.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Dipolog, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January170 mm1526.7 °C30.3 °C23.0 °C
February136 mm1026.8 °C30.7 °C23.0 °C
March104 mm927.4 °C31.6 °C23.2 °C
April104 mm728.1 °C32.6 °C23.7 °C
May169 mm1128.1 °C32.6 °C23.6 °C
June252 mm1627.6 °C32.0 °C23.2 °C
July226 mm1527.0 °C31.8 °C22.1 °C
August195 mm1327.6 °C32.0 °C23.1 °C
September182 mm1427.5 °C32.0 °C23.0 °C
October301 mm1727.4 °C31.8 °C23.1 °C
November366 mm1827.2 °C31.3 °C23.1 °C
December280 mm1727.0 °C30.9 °C23.2 °C
The year2,484 mm16227.4 °C31.6 °C23.1 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 4 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 37 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
37.2% of people[17]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
4th class[4]
About 37 of every 100 people in Sapang Dalaga lived below the poverty line in 2021 (37.2%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 33.3% and 41.2%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 6government offices
  • 33schools
  • 1market

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Sapang Dalaga. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[10, 11]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Misamis Occidental[15, 16]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Dawn Mananggit Animas[18]
    Vice mayor
    Donjie D'Lonsod Animas[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Donjie D' Lonsod Animas[19]
    Vice mayor
    Manuel Garcines Animas[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Donjie D'Lonsod Animas[20]
    Vice mayor
    Emilou Mananggit Animas[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Donjie D'Lonsod Animas[21]
    Vice mayor
    Manuel Garcines Animas[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Manuel Garcines Animas[22]
    Vice mayor
    Donjie D'Lonsod Animas[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Donjie D'Lonsod Animas[23]
    Vice mayor
    Manuel Garcines Animas[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Virginia D'Longsod Animas[24]
    Vice mayor
    Emilou Mananguit Animas[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Virginia Animas[25]
    Vice mayor
    Annabelle Suminguit[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Pacita M. Yap[26]
    Vice mayor
    Manuel G. Animas[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Sapang Dalaga, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Dawn Mananggit Animas[18]Donjie D'Lonsod Animas[18]
2022–2025Donjie D' Lonsod Animas[19]Manuel Garcines Animas[19]
2019–2022Donjie D'Lonsod Animas[20]Emilou Mananggit Animas[20]
2016–2019Donjie D'Lonsod Animas[21]Manuel Garcines Animas[21]
2013–2016Manuel Garcines Animas[22]Donjie D'Lonsod Animas[22]
2010–2013Donjie D'Lonsod Animas[23]Manuel Garcines Animas[23]
2007–2010Virginia D'Longsod Animas[24]Emilou Mananguit Animas[24]
2004–2007Virginia Animas[25]Annabelle Suminguit[25]
2001–2004Pacita M. Yap[26]Manuel G. Animas[26]

History & Identity

Created
Sapang Dalaga was created by Executive Order No. 261 of President Carlos P. Garcia, signed 12 August 1957, from six barrios of Baliangao; it was to begin existing once its officials were appointed and the Secretary of Finance certified it could pay its way.[9]

Timeline

  1. 12 August 1957

    Executive Order No. 261 creates Sapang Dalaga out of Baliangao.[9]

Nearby

Sapang Dalaga shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Sapang Dalaga beside Misamis Occidental, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Misamis Occidental.

Sapang Dalaga beside Misamis Occidental
FigureSapang DalagaMisamis OccidentalRank among the cities and municipalities of Misamis Occidental
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary21,006[1, 2]621,99312th of 17
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.60% a year[1, 2]faster0.18% a year3rd of 17
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary191[6]less crowded30814th of 17
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary110.12 km²[6]2,021.01 km²8th of 17
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.9[1, 2]about the same3.9not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary12.2%[5]lower21.5%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Oroquieta City, the capital of Misamis Occidental
16.6 km east
Manila
735.8 km north

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. CalambaMisamis Occidental8.4 km northeast
  2. La LibertadZamboanga del Norte8.6 km southwest
  3. ConcepcionMisamis Occidental9.0 km south
  4. RizalZamboanga del Norte9.5 km northwest
  5. BaliangaoMisamis Occidental13.2 km north
  6. MutiaZamboanga del Norte14.1 km southwest

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