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Margosatubig

Margosatubig is a municipality in Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines. Its population was 36,025 in the 2024 census, and it has 17 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Margosatubig by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
DimatalingDinasLapuyanSan MiguelVincenzo A. SagunBalintawak: 672 people, 232 per km², −5.05% a yearBularong: 959 people, 194 per km², −1.99% a yearKalian: 2,909 people, 458 per km², −1.50% a yearKolot: 459 people, 376 per km², −1.36% a yearDigon: 1,464 people, 375 per km², 0.16% a yearGuinimanan: 760 people, 253 per km², −3.87% a yearIgat Island: 1,775 people, 351 per km², −4.06% a yearLimamawan: 878 people, 218 per km², −0.91% a yearLimbatong: 1,491 people, 319 per km², −3.37% a yearLumbog: 2,597 people, 470 per km², 1.37% a yearPoblacion: 15,598 people, 1,945 per km², −0.40% a yearSagua: 892 people, 210 per km², 1.77% a yearTalanusa: 491 people, 138 per km², −11.86% a yearTiguian: 2,173 people, 185 per km², −3.90% a yearTulapok: 1,662 people, 141 per km², −5.04% a yearMagahis: 563 people, 315 per km², −4.63% a yearJosefina: 682 people, 300 per km², −4.32% 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

    36,025

    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 1.2% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    10th

    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 Margosatubig in 2024 (3.45%)

  • Inside itSources

    17

    barangays

  • LandSources

    86.60 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: Margosatubig's land would fill a square about 9.3 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: 416 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 4 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

    9,571

    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

    43.3%

    About 43 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
0907317000[4]Formerly 097317000
ZIP code
7035[14, 15]

People

Margosatubig had 36,025 people in the 2024 census, up 1.2% 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.

Margosatubig had the 10th most people of the 28 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 7Labangan45,343
  2. 8Tukuran42,683
  3. 9Tambulig37,400
  4. 10Margosatubig36,025
  5. 11Midsalip35,643
  6. 12Dinas35,409
  7. 13Dumalinao34,188
All 28 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 87 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion15,59843 in 100
  2. Kalian2,9098 in 100
  3. Lumbog2,5977 in 100
  4. Tiguian2,1736 in 100
  5. Igat Island1,7755 in 100
  6. Tulapok1,6625 in 100
  7. Limbatong1,4914 in 100
  8. Digon1,4644 in 100
  9. Bularong9593 in 100
  10. Sagua8922 in 100
See all 17 barangays of Margosatubig
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 (59.9%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 44,3932,2182,175
5 - 94,4382,2692,169
10 - 144,3732,1552,218
15 - 193,8001,9921,808
20 - 243,2371,6531,584
25 - 293,0091,5581,451
30 - 342,6301,3841,246
35 - 392,1891,193996
40 - 442,0501,118932
45 - 491,908984924
50 - 541,701889812
55 - 591,374732642
60 - 641,220609611
65 - 69981440541
70 - 74579251328
75 - 79331141190
80 years and over369132237

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
36,025[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
9,571[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
3.45%[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
43.3% (15,598 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
19,718 men, 18,864 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202436,025[1, 2]−1.68% a year9,5713.8
2020as of May 1, 202038,660[1]0.43% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201537,873[1]1.19% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201035,596[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then34,939[34]0.19% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders34,461[34, 35]3.31% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then29,597[34]0.55% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then28,747[34]−2.69% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then37,781[34]3.18% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then32,309[34]−1.26% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then34,413[34]3.15% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then25,052[34]———

Barangays

Margosatubig is made up of 17 barangays.
Barangays of Margosatubig. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Balintawak6721.87%−5.05% a yearabout 2.90 km²Rural
Bularong9592.66%−1.99% a yearabout 4.95 km²Rural
Digon1,4644.06%0.16% a yearabout 3.90 km²Rural
Guinimanan7602.11%−3.87% a yearabout 3.00 km²Rural
Igat Island1,7754.93%−4.06% a yearabout 5.05 km²Rural
Josefina6821.89%−4.32% a yearabout 2.27 km²Rural
Kalian2,9098.07%−1.50% a yearabout 6.35 km²Rural
Kolot4591.27%−1.36% a yearabout 1.22 km²Rural
Limamawan8782.44%−0.91% a yearabout 4.02 km²Rural
Limbatong1,4914.14%−3.37% a yearabout 4.67 km²Rural
Lumbog2,5977.21%1.37% a yearabout 5.52 km²Rural
Magahis5631.56%−4.63% a yearabout 1.79 km²Rural
Poblacion15,59843.3%−0.40% a yearabout 8.02 km²Urban
Sagua8922.48%1.77% a yearabout 4.24 km²Rural
Talanusa4911.36%−11.86% a yearabout 3.57 km²Rural
Tiguian2,1736.03%−3.90% a yearabout 11.73 km²Rural
Tulapok1,6624.61%−5.04% a yearabout 11.75 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

Margosatubig covers 86.60 km² of land, 416 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 553 m above the sea and it has 40.6 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
86.60 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
416 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.57959° N, 123.22020° 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
204 m
Highest
553 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

40.6 km of coastline[32]

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 31 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
30.8% of people[19]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 31 of every 100 people in Margosatubig lived below the poverty line in 2021 (30.8%)[19]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 26.1% and 35.5%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 6government offices
  • 1hospital or health centre
  • 24schools
  • 3places of worship
  • 1market
  • 1station or terminal

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 Margosatubig. 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.[12, 13]

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[16, 17, 18]

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
    Alejandro Estopa Agua III[20]
    Vice mayor
    Roldan Tan Aluyen[20]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    George Martinez Minor[21]
    Vice mayor
    Alejandro Estopa Agua III[21]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    George Martinez Minor[22]
    Vice mayor
    Alejandro Estopa Agua III[22]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Roy Espitacion Encallado[23]
    Vice mayor
    Alejandro Estopa Agua III[23]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Roy Espitacion Encallado[24]
    Vice mayor
    George Martinez Minor[24]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    George Martinez Minor[25]
    Vice mayor
    Felicidad Bejar Funtanilla[25]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    George Martinez Minor[26]
    Vice mayor
    Henry Bentayo Berberio[26]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    George Minor[27]
    Vice mayor
    Henry Berberio Sr.[27]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Dondon Vicente V. Minor[28]
    Vice mayor
    Henry B. Berberio[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Margosatubig, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Alejandro Estopa Agua III[20]Roldan Tan Aluyen[20]
2022–2025George Martinez Minor[21]Alejandro Estopa Agua III[21]
2019–2022George Martinez Minor[22]Alejandro Estopa Agua III[22]
2016–2019Roy Espitacion Encallado[23]Alejandro Estopa Agua III[23]
2013–2016Roy Espitacion Encallado[24]George Martinez Minor[24]
2010–2013George Martinez Minor[25]Felicidad Bejar Funtanilla[25]
2007–2010George Martinez Minor[26]Henry Bentayo Berberio[26]
2004–2007George Minor[27]Henry Berberio Sr.[27]
2001–2004Dondon Vicente V. Minor[28]Henry B. Berberio[28]

Before 2001

The heads of Margosatubig 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 Margosatubig before 2001, newest first
YearsNameOffice
1992–2001George M. Minor, MD.[29]Mayor
1991–1992Vitaliano E. Lozada[29]Mayor
1988–1991Toribio M. Minor[29]Mayor
1986–1988Marcos G. de Vera, MD.[29]Mayor
1980–1986Toribio M. Minor[29]Mayor
1972–1979Atty. Amado R. Cabico[29]Mayor
1964–1971German Santiago[29]Mayor
1956–1964Teodoro Elago[30]Municipal Mayor
1948–1955Cornelio Felisilda[30]Municipal Mayor
1946–1947Crispin Atilano[30]Municipal Mayor
1937–1941Crispin Atilano[30]Mayor

History & Identity

Its story

Local traditionAccording to the same page, the Spaniards arrived in the 15th century and built a large stone fort on a hill against Moro raiders; it was demolished in 1963 and the site is now Pax High School.[9]

From 1917 to 1936 Margosatubig was a municipal district; the municipal history lists district presidents from Francisco Paragas (1917-1920) to Rafael Cruz (1933-1936).[10]

Executive Order No. 77 made it a regular municipality on 23 December 1936, effective 1 January 1937; the town website says it began with eight original barrios.[10, 11]

Under Japanese occupation, the municipal history says the seat of local government was moved temporarily to Limamawan.[10]

The town website says that in 1950 several barrios went to the newly created Dimataling, and in 1951 a group of barrios including Malangas was separated to form the town of Malangas.[9]

The page adds that an asphalt road first linked the town to Pagadian in 1976.[9]

Timeline

  1. 1917-1936

    Margosatubig was a municipal district.[9]

  2. 1950

    Barrios were transferred to the newly created Dimataling.[9]

  3. 1976

    An asphalt road first linked the town to Pagadian.[9]

Nearby

Margosatubig shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

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

Margosatubig beside Zamboanga del Sur
FigureMargosatubigZamboanga 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 glossary36,025[1, 2]1,045,12610th 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 glossary−1.68% a year[1, 2]slower−0.13% a year24th 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 glossary416[6]more crowded2443rd 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 glossary86.60 km²[6]4,290.46 km²23rd 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 glossary43.3%[5]higher25.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Pagadian City, the capital of Zamboanga del Sur
38.6 km northeast
Manila
817.5 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. Vincenzo A. SagunZamboanga del Sur7.8 km southwest
  2. San MiguelZamboanga del Sur11.6 km northeast
  3. DinasZamboanga del Sur13.0 km east
  4. LapuyanZamboanga del Sur13.9 km north
  5. PitogoZamboanga del Sur15.7 km southeast
  6. DimatalingZamboanga del Sur16.1 km southeast

Sources

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