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Municipality

Lapuyan

Lapuyan is a municipality in Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines. Its population was 28,686 in the 2024 census, and it has 26 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Lapuyan by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
GuiposKumalarangMargosatubigSan MiguelBulawan: 1,650 people, 426 per km², 0.46% a yearCarpoc: 1,690 people, 573 per km², 1.37% a yearDanganan: 889 people, 302 per km², 1.96% a yearDansal: 771 people, 144 per km², −2.01% a yearDumara: 440 people, 29 per km², 0.00% a yearLinokmadalum: 830 people, 120 per km², −1.29% a yearLuanan: 567 people, 147 per km², 3.16% a yearLubosan: 1,144 people, 114 per km², 0.57% a yearMahalingeb: 516 people, 83 per km², 2.69% a yearMandeg: 548 people, 115 per km², 0.90% a yearMaralag: 611 people, 110 per km², 1.09% a yearMaruing: 2,081 people, 334 per km², −2.61% a yearMolum: 1,151 people, 256 per km², 0.74% a yearPampang: 1,227 people, 379 per km², 0.56% a yearPantad: 470 people, 132 per km², 3.39% a yearPingalay: 983 people, 368 per km², 0.02% a yearSalambuyan: 1,021 people, 240 per km², −0.58% a yearSan Jose: 442 people, 31 per km², 2.24% a yearSayog: 485 people, 116 per km², 2.59% a yearTabon: 420 people, 233 per km², 1.61% a yearTalabob: 441 people, 48 per km², −0.59% a yearTiguha: 2,019 people, 236 per km², 2.81% a yearTininghalang: 949 people, 102 per km², 0.67% a yearTipasan: 699 people, 159 per km², −0.14% a yearTugaya: 378 people, 88 per km², −1.99% a yearPoblacion: 6,264 people, 656 per km², 2.03% 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

    28,686

    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 9.6% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    17th

    of the 28 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur 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 Zamboanga del Sur lived in Lapuyan in 2024 (2.74%)

  • Inside itSources

    26

    barangays

  • LandSources

    153.69 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: Lapuyan's land would fill a square about 12.4 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: 187 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

    7,599

    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

    3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    21.8%

    About 22 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
0907313000[4]Formerly 097313000
ZIP code
7037[15, 16]

People

Lapuyan had 28,686 people in the 2024 census, up 9.6% 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.

Lapuyan had the 17th most people of the 28 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 14Dimataling33,156
  2. 15Bayog32,687
  3. 16Kumalarang30,815
  4. 17Lapuyan28,686
  5. 18Ramon Magsaysay28,419
  6. 19Pitogo28,375
  7. 20San Pablo26,166
All 28 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 67 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion6,26422 in 100
  2. Maruing2,0817 in 100
  3. Tiguha2,0197 in 100
  4. Carpoc1,6906 in 100
  5. Bulawan1,6506 in 100
  6. Pampang1,2274 in 100
  7. Molum1,1514 in 100
  8. Lubosan1,1444 in 100
  9. Salambuyan1,0214 in 100
  10. Pingalay9833 in 100
See all 26 barangays of Lapuyan
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.2%)
  • About 60 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (60.2%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,9701,5281,442
5 - 93,1511,5941,557
10 - 143,3491,7111,638
15 - 193,0091,5371,472
20 - 242,5551,3331,222
25 - 292,0601,099961
30 - 341,727946781
35 - 391,494813681
40 - 441,389718671
45 - 491,309666643
50 - 541,159583576
55 - 591,045506539
60 - 64901420481
65 - 69621295326
70 - 74385179206
75 - 79257114143
80 years and over294126168

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
28,686[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
7,599[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of Zamboanga del Sur, 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
2.74%[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
21.8% (6,264 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
14,168 men, 13,507 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202428,686[1, 2]0.81% a year7,5993.8
2020as of May 1, 202027,737[1]0.36% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201527,264[1]0.78% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201026,175[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then26,118[34]0.96% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders24,366[34, 35]0.77% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then23,512[34]2.27% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then20,861[34]1.34% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then18,267[34]1.63% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then16,845[34]1.50% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then15,642[34]1.38% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then13,594[34]———

Barangays

Lapuyan is made up of 26 barangays.
Barangays of Lapuyan. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bulawan1,6505.75%0.46% a yearabout 3.87 km²Rural
Carpoc1,6905.89%1.37% a yearabout 2.95 km²Rural
Danganan8893.1%1.96% a yearabout 2.94 km²Rural
Dansal7712.69%−2.01% a yearabout 5.36 km²Rural
Dumara4401.53%0.00% a yearabout 15.00 km²Rural
Linokmadalum8302.89%−1.29% a yearabout 6.89 km²Rural
Luanan5671.98%3.16% a yearabout 3.87 km²Rural
Lubosan1,1443.99%0.57% a yearabout 10.05 km²Rural
Mahalingeb5161.8%2.69% a yearabout 6.23 km²Rural
Mandeg5481.91%0.90% a yearabout 4.75 km²Rural
Maralag6112.13%1.09% a yearabout 5.53 km²Rural
Maruing2,0817.25%−2.61% a yearabout 6.23 km²Rural
Molum1,1514.01%0.74% a yearabout 4.49 km²Rural
Pampang1,2274.28%0.56% a yearabout 3.24 km²Rural
Pantad4701.64%3.39% a yearabout 3.55 km²Rural
Pingalay9833.43%0.02% a yearabout 2.67 km²Rural
Poblacion6,26421.84%2.03% a yearabout 9.55 km²Urban
Salambuyan1,0213.56%−0.58% a yearabout 4.25 km²Rural
San Jose4421.54%2.24% a yearabout 14.25 km²Rural
Sayog4851.69%2.59% a yearabout 4.17 km²Rural
Tabon4201.46%1.61% a yearabout 1.80 km²Rural
Talabob4411.54%−0.59% a yearabout 9.22 km²Rural
Tiguha2,0197.04%2.81% a yearabout 8.55 km²Rural
Tininghalang9493.31%0.67% a yearabout 9.27 km²Rural
Tipasan6992.44%−0.14% a yearabout 4.40 km²Rural
Tugaya3781.32%−1.99% a yearabout 4.32 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

Lapuyan covers 153.69 km² of land, 187 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 817 m above the sea and it has 26.8 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
153.69 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
187 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.70039° N, 123.18882° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[31]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
218 m
Highest
817 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

26.8 km of coastline[32]

Rivers[32]

  1. Dinas River1.0 of 44.4 km

Peaks[32]

  1. Mount Pang Pang237 m
  2. Mount Bauk96 m
  3. Mount Baukheight not mapped
  4. Pinangian Hillheight 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 IV[33]

Rain spread fairly evenly through the year, with no dry season.

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

Life & Economy

About 43 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
43.5% of people[20]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
2nd class[4]
About 43 of every 100 people in Lapuyan lived below the poverty line in 2021 (43.5%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 39.0% and 47.9%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 32schools

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 Lapuyan. 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
2nd district of Zamboanga del Sur[17, 18, 19]

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
    Nelsa Balis Sulong[21]
    Vice mayor
    Joel Bael Sulong[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Joel Bael Sulong[22]
    Vice mayor
    Liezel Lusay Sia[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Joel Bael Sulong[23]
    Vice mayor
    Daylinda Perez Sulong[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Joel Bael Sulong[24]
    Vice mayor
    Daylinda Perez Sulong[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Daylinda Perez Sulong[25]
    Vice mayor
    Joel Bael Sulong[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Daylinda Perez Sulong[26]
    Vice mayor
    Vicente Mong Fernandez Jr.[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Daylinda Perez Sulong[27]
    Vice mayor
    Joel Bael Sulong[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Cesar Sulong[28]
    Vice mayor
    Joel Sulong[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Cesar B. Sulong[29]
    Vice mayor
    Joel B. Sulong[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Lapuyan, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Nelsa Balis Sulong[21]Joel Bael Sulong[21]
2022–2025Joel Bael Sulong[22]Liezel Lusay Sia[22]
2019–2022Joel Bael Sulong[23]Daylinda Perez Sulong[23]
2016–2019Joel Bael Sulong[24]Daylinda Perez Sulong[24]
2013–2016Daylinda Perez Sulong[25]Joel Bael Sulong[25]
2010–2013Daylinda Perez Sulong[26]Vicente Mong Fernandez Jr.[26]
2007–2010Daylinda Perez Sulong[27]Joel Bael Sulong[27]
2004–2007Cesar Sulong[28]Joel Sulong[28]
2001–2004Cesar B. Sulong[29]Joel B. Sulong[29]

Before 2001

The heads of Lapuyan before COMELEC's lists begin, newest first, as the local government's own page lists them, with the office as that page writes it ("Not given" where it names no single office). "From" a year: the page gives only when the term began.

Heads of Lapuyan before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
1998–2001Daylinda P. Sulong[30]Mayor
1995–1998Cesar B. Sulong[30]Mayor
1992–1995Cesar B. Sulong[30]Mayor
1988–1991Cesar B. Sulong[30]Mayor
1987Celso Sabang[30]Mayor
1987Eufemia Canoy[30]Mayor
1987–1988Quensilan P. Sulong[30]Mayor
1986Lorenzo Bugao[30]Mayor
1980–1986Manasi B. Banghulot[30]Mayor
1975–1979Quensilan P. Sulong[30]Mayor
1968–1971Coco Imbing Sia[30]Mayor
1964–1967Mahalambas D. Huminis[30]Mayor
1960–1963Coco Imbing Sia[30]Mayor
1957–1959Coco Imbing Sia[30]Mayor

History & Identity

Created
Lapuyan was created by Executive Order No. 273 of President Garcia, dated 16 October 1957, out of Margosatubig; it was to begin to exist after 12 November 1957.[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe same page says that during the Spanish period the region was called Pengolis, from a Subanen phrase for patches of clearing in the jungle.[11]

Its story

The Subanen are the natives of Lapuyan; they preferred to live up the rivers, away from the coastal areas held by Moro datus.[11]

The first area settled was along the Lapuyan River, the present poblacion, led by Thimuay Ahaten and then Thimuay Reho.[11]

American missionaries brought Christianity to the Subanen, and in 1912 a missionary couple arrived and continued the work.[11]

By the town's account, Lapuyan was already one of the biggest barrios in the north of Margosatubig, which became a regular municipality in 1937.[12]

Executive Order No. 273 made Lapuyan a municipality in 1957; it began functioning on 11 January 1958 under its first appointed mayor.[12]

The town was formally inaugurated on 21 April 1958.[12]

Its land area shrank in 1959 when Kumalarang and Lakewood became municipalities.[12]

Timeline

  1. 16 October 1957

    Executive Order No. 273 creates Lapuyan from Margosatubig.[9]

  2. 11 January 1958

    The municipal government starts functioning.[12]

  3. 21 April 1958

    Formal inauguration of the municipality.[12]

Nearby

Lapuyan shares a border with Guipos, Kumalarang, Margosatubig and San Miguel.

How it compares

Lapuyan beside Zamboanga del Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur.

Lapuyan beside Zamboanga del Sur
FigureLapuyanZamboanga del SurRank among the cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur
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 glossary28,686[1, 2]1,045,12617th of 28
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 glossary0.81% a year[1, 2]faster−0.13% a year8th of 28
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 glossary187[6]less crowded24421st of 28
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 glossary153.69 km²[6]4,290.46 km²12th of 28
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 glossary3.8[1, 2]lower3.9not 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 glossary21.8%[5]lower25.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Pagadian City, the capital of Zamboanga del Sur
31.4 km northeast
Manila
803.6 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. San MiguelZamboanga del Sur9.0 km east
  2. KumalarangZamboanga del Sur9.8 km northwest
  3. MargosatubigZamboanga del Sur13.9 km south
  4. GuiposZamboanga del Sur14.4 km east
  5. TigbaoZamboanga del Sur16.2 km northeast
  6. BuugZamboanga Sibugay17.2 km west

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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