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Zamboanguita

Zamboanguita is a municipality in Negros Oriental, Negros Island Region, Philippines. Its population was 30,412 in the 2024 census, and it has 10 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Zamboanguita by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
DauinSiatonValenciaBasac: 2,587 people, 362 per km², 0.78% a yearCalango: 1,839 people, 78 per km², 1.60% a yearLotuban: 1,731 people, 250 per km², −4.86% a yearMalongcay Diot: 1,056 people, 121 per km², −1.27% a yearMaluay: 3,928 people, 664 per km², 1.11% a yearMayabon: 8,551 people, 253 per km², 2.83% a yearNabago: 1,226 people, 162 per km², −0.67% a yearNasig-id: 1,574 people, 105 per km², 1.45% a yearNajandig: 1,614 people, 37 per km², 1.12% a yearPoblacion: 6,306 people, 2,563 per km², −0.54% 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

    30,412

    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 21.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    22nd

    of the 25 cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental 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 2 of every 100 people in Negros Oriental lived in Zamboanguita in 2024 (2.04%)

  • Inside itSources

    10

    barangays

  • LandSources

    132.90 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: Zamboanguita's land would fill a square about 11.5 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: 229 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

    7,821

    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

    48.9%

    About 49 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
1804625000[4]Formerly 074625000
ZIP code
6218[15]

People

Zamboanguita had 30,412 people in the 2024 census, up 21.7% 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.

Zamboanguita had the 22nd most people of the 25 cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental in 2024[1]
  1. 19Tayasan39,005
  2. 20Jimalalud32,996
  3. 21Dauin30,921
  4. 22Zamboanguita30,412
  5. 23Basay30,018
  6. 24Amlan26,566
  7. 25San Jose22,870
All 25 cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental
Its 10 barangays by people, 2024 Census[2]
  1. Mayabon8,55128 in 100
  2. Poblacion6,30621 in 100
  3. Maluay3,92813 in 100
  4. Basac2,5879 in 100
  5. Calango1,8396 in 100
  6. Lotuban1,7316 in 100
  7. Najandig1,6145 in 100
  8. Nasig-id1,5745 in 100
  9. Nabago1,2264 in 100
  10. Malongcay Diot1,0563 in 100
Age structure · 2020 Census[35]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 29 of every 100 are children under 15 (28.5%)
  • About 62 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (62.4%)
  • About 9 of every 100 are 65 or older (9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,8141,4441,370
5 - 92,8751,5411,334
10 - 142,7481,4511,297
15 - 192,7971,4301,367
20 - 242,5361,3181,218
25 - 292,3881,2701,118
30 - 341,9501,012938
35 - 391,736899837
40 - 441,578807771
45 - 491,572824748
50 - 541,472751721
55 - 591,311658653
60 - 641,108573535
65 - 69944477467
70 - 74655279376
75 - 79491199292
80 years and over583206377

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
30,412[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
7,821[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 on average[1, 2]
Share of Negros Oriental, 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
2.04%[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
48.9% (14,857 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
15,139 men, 14,419 women[35]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202430,412[1, 2]0.68% a year7,8213.9
2020as of May 1, 202029,569[1]1.50% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201527,552[1]1.87% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201024,996[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then24,914[32]0.90% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders23,338[32, 33]4.62% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then18,905[32]1.89% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then17,110[32]1.96% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then14,083[32]1.89% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then12,822[32]2.41% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then11,385[32]−0.26% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then11,692[32]———

Barangays

Zamboanguita is made up of 10 barangays.
Barangays of Zamboanguita. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Basac2,5878.51%0.78% a yearabout 7.15 km²Rural
Calango1,8396.05%1.60% a yearabout 23.58 km²Rural
Lotuban1,7315.69%−4.86% a yearabout 6.93 km²Rural
Malongcay Diot1,0563.47%−1.27% a yearabout 8.73 km²Rural
Maluay3,92812.92%1.11% a yearabout 5.92 km²Rural
Mayabon8,55128.12%2.83% a yearabout 33.74 km²Urban
Nabago1,2264.03%−0.67% a yearabout 7.59 km²Rural
Najandig1,6145.31%1.12% a yearabout 43.38 km²Rural
Nasig-id1,5745.18%1.45% a yearabout 14.94 km²Rural
Poblacion6,30620.74%−0.54% a yearabout 2.46 km²Urban

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

Zamboanguita covers 132.90 km² of land, 229 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,717 m above the sea and it has 15.3 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
132.90 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
229 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
9.14162° N, 123.17169° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
1 m
Average
419 m
Highest
1,717 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

15.3 km of coastline[29]

Rivers[29]

  1. Bangcolotan River18.1 km
  2. Guinsuan River10.9 km
  3. Mag-abo River3.9 km
  4. Mayabon River1.9 of 2.0 km

Peaks[29]

  1. Mount Hapon-haponon1,311 m
  2. Najandig Peak814 m
  3. Bontesvolcanoheight not mapped

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[30]

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 Dumaguete City, the nearest PAGASA station, 26 km away[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,323 mm of rain on 124 days a year; 27.9 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Dumaguete City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January97 mm1126.9 °C29.2 °C24.6 °C
February74 mm826.9 °C29.4 °C24.5 °C
March68 mm727.5 °C30.2 °C24.7 °C
April49 mm528.3 °C31.2 °C25.4 °C
May85 mm828.7 °C31.9 °C25.5 °C
June144 mm1228.4 °C31.7 °C25.0 °C
July146 mm1428.0 °C31.5 °C24.5 °C
August105 mm1128.2 °C31.9 °C24.4 °C
September117 mm1228.1 °C31.7 °C24.4 °C
October159 mm1327.9 °C31.2 °C24.6 °C
November146 mm1127.9 °C30.7 °C25.1 °C
December134 mm1227.6 °C30.1 °C25.0 °C
The year1,323 mm12427.9 °C30.9 °C24.8 °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 7 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 28 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
28.2% of people[18]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
3rd class[4]
About 28 of every 100 people in Zamboanguita lived below the poverty line in 2021 (28.2%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 22.0% and 34.4%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 10government offices
  • 20schools
  • 4places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 1station or terminal
  • 1park
  • 1beach
  • 1monument or memorial

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 Zamboanguita. 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.[13, 14]

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
3rd district of Negros Oriental[16, 17]

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
    Jonah Pat Lopez Aviles[19]
    Vice mayor
    Felipe Gil Umali Elmido Jr.[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Jonah Pat Lopez Aviles[20]
    Vice mayor
    Felipe Tuban Elmido Sr.[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Glenson Elola Alanano[21]
    Vice mayor
    Felipe Tuban Elmido[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Glenson Elola Alanano[22]
    Vice mayor
    Felipe Tuban Elmido[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Kit Marc Bantaya Adanza[23]
    Vice mayor
    Glenson Elola Alanano[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Kit Marc Bantaya Adanza[24]
    Vice mayor
    Glenson Elola Alanano[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Kit Marc Bantayan Adanza[25]
    Vice mayor
    Mario Credo Pinili[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Lourdes Adanza[26]
    Vice mayor
    Victoriano Marilla[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Lourdes B. Adanza[27]
    Vice mayor
    Felipe U. Elmido Jr.[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Zamboanguita, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Jonah Pat Lopez Aviles[19]Felipe Gil Umali Elmido Jr.[19]
2022–2025Jonah Pat Lopez Aviles[20]Felipe Tuban Elmido Sr.[20]
2019–2022Glenson Elola Alanano[21]Felipe Tuban Elmido[21]
2016–2019Glenson Elola Alanano[22]Felipe Tuban Elmido[22]
2013–2016Kit Marc Bantaya Adanza[23]Glenson Elola Alanano[23]
2010–2013Kit Marc Bantaya Adanza[24]Glenson Elola Alanano[24]
2007–2010Kit Marc Bantayan Adanza[25]Mario Credo Pinili[25]
2004–2007Lourdes Adanza[26]Victoriano Marilla[26]
2001–2004Lourdes B. Adanza[27]Felipe U. Elmido Jr.[27]

History & Identity

Its story

Zamboanguita was separated from Dauin as a parish in 1866, with Fr. Faustino Sánchez as its first parish priest.[10]

Its church took until 1890 to finish.[10]

In April 1903 Act No. 715 joined Zamboanguita to Dauin as one municipality, seated at Zamboanguita.[11]

In March 1907 Act No. 1604 moved the seat of that municipality from Zamboanguita to Dauin.[12]

World War II destroyed the church; mass was held in a bamboo and nipa chapel, and a new church was finished in 1950.[10]

Timeline

  1. 1866

    Zamboanguita was separated from Dauin as a parish.[10]

  2. 2 April 1903

    Act No. 715 combined Zamboanguita with Dauin into one municipality.[11]

  3. 12 March 1907

    Act No. 1604 moved the seat of the combined municipality from Zamboanguita to Dauin.[12]

Changes since 1977

As the Philippine Statistics Authority recorded them in its list of places.

  1. July to September 2017

    Moved under another province or region.[34]

  2. May to June 2024

    Moved from Region VII (Central Visayas).[34]

Nearby

Zamboanguita shares a border with Dauin, Siaton and Valencia.

How it compares

Zamboanguita beside Negros Oriental, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental.

Zamboanguita beside Negros Oriental
FigureZamboanguitaNegros OrientalRank among the cities and municipalities of Negros Oriental
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 glossary30,412[1, 2]1,492,03822nd of 25
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 glossary0.68% a year[1, 2]slower0.97% a year21st of 25
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 glossary229[6]less crowded27916th of 25
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 glossary132.90 km²[6]5,348.15 km²18th of 25
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]higher3.8not 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 glossary48.9%[5]higher39.4%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Dumaguete City, the capital of Negros Oriental
21.8 km northeast
Manila
651.3 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. DauinNegros Oriental9.2 km northeast
  2. SiatonNegros Oriental14.2 km west
  3. BacongNegros Oriental16.1 km northeast
  4. ValenciaNegros Oriental16.5 km north
  5. Dumaguete CityNegros Oriental21.8 km northeast
  6. SibulanNegros Oriental24.5 km north

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