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Municipality

Midsalip

Midsalip is a municipality in Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines. Its population was 35,643 in the 2024 census, and it has 33 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Midsalip by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
BayogPagadian CityDumingagLabanganLakewoodSiayanSominotBacahan: 1,157 people, 304 per km², −0.77% a yearBibilop: 1,415 people, 214 per km², 1.28% a yearBuloron: 1,984 people, 357 per km², −0.02% a yearCanipay Norte: 1,460 people, 321 per km², 7.03% a yearCanipay Sur: 914 people, 222 per km², 0.16% a yearCumaron: 1,373 people, 155 per km², 0.91% a yearGolictop: 945 people, 162 per km², 1.92% a yearKahayagan: 356 people, 297 per km², 0.97% a yearLumpunid: 1,632 people, 134 per km², 0.55% a yearMatalang: 1,453 people, 179 per km², 1.74% a yearNew Katipunan: 795 people, 98 per km², 0.40% a yearNew Unidos: 588 people, 176 per km², 4.93% a yearPalili: 1,248 people, 169 per km², −0.11% a yearPiwan: 590 people, 22 per km², 3.95% a yearPoblacion A: 1,993 people, 914 per km², 0.86% a yearPoblacion B: 2,785 people, 753 per km², 1.78% a yearSigapod: 1,844 people, 138 per km², 1.08% a yearTimbaboy: 1,254 people, 303 per km², 1.51% a yearTulbong: 537 people, 150 per km², 1.10% a yearTuluan: 785 people, 197 per km², 1.89% a yearPisompongan: 1,607 people, 159 per km², 5.63% a yearCabaloran: 1,341 people, 73 per km², 3.86% a yearDakayakan: 368 people, 31 per km², 0.40% a yearDuelic: 1,342 people, 63 per km², 5.39% a yearDumalinao: 832 people, 201 per km², 1.37% a yearEcuan: 429 people, 138 per km², −0.17% a yearGuinabot: 726 people, 27 per km², 0.50% a yearGuitalos: 687 people, 116 per km², 0.28% a yearLicuro-an: 483 people, 41 per km², −1.25% a yearPawan: 593 people, 50 per km², 1.47% a yearBalonai: 752 people, 113 per km², −9.01% a yearGuma: 828 people, 355 per km², 0.03% a yearPili: 547 people, 52 per km², 1.89% 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

    35,643

    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 13.3% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    11th

    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 Midsalip in 2024 (3.41%)

  • Inside itSources

    33

    barangays

  • LandSources

    281.77 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: Midsalip's land would fill a square about 16.8 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: 126 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 1 person 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

    9,100

    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

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 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
0907318000[4]Formerly 097318000
ZIP code
7021[15, 16]

People

Midsalip had 35,643 people in the 2024 census, up 13.3% from 2010.
People at each census since 1970

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.

Midsalip had the 11th most people of the 28 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur in 2024[1]
  1. 8Tukuran42,683
  2. 9Tambulig37,400
  3. 10Margosatubig36,025
  4. 11Midsalip35,643
  5. 12Dinas35,409
  6. 13Dumalinao34,188
  7. 14Dimataling33,156
All 28 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 49 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion B2,7858 in 100
  2. Poblacion A1,9936 in 100
  3. Buloron1,9846 in 100
  4. Sigapod1,8445 in 100
  5. Lumpunid1,6325 in 100
  6. Pisompongan1,6075 in 100
  7. Canipay Norte1,4604 in 100
  8. Matalang1,4534 in 100
  9. Bibilop1,4154 in 100
  10. Cumaron1,3734 in 100
See all 33 barangays of Midsalip
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 37 of every 100 are children under 15 (37%)
  • About 58 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (58.4%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 43,8631,9451,918
5 - 94,4572,3102,147
10 - 144,1392,1312,008
15 - 193,7391,9221,817
20 - 242,9611,5571,404
25 - 292,5211,3231,198
30 - 342,0741,099975
35 - 391,819997822
40 - 441,672894778
45 - 491,583844739
50 - 541,347702645
55 - 591,128579549
60 - 64847416431
65 - 69583280303
70 - 74388190198
75 - 79273116157
80 years and over303138165

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
35,643[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
9,100[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.9 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
3.41%[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
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
17,443 men, 16,254 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202435,643[1, 2]1.35% a year9,1003.9
2020as of May 1, 202033,711[1]1.05% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201532,075[1]0.36% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201031,467[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then30,772[32]0.86% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders28,909[32, 33]2.93% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then25,258[32]1.86% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then22,891[32]−0.73% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then24,624[32]3.30% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then20,927[32]3.77% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then17,397[32]———

Barangays

Midsalip is made up of 33 barangays.
Barangays of Midsalip. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Bacahan1,1573.25%−0.77% a yearabout 3.80 km²Rural
Balonai7522.11%−9.01% a yearabout 6.67 km²Rural
Bibilop1,4153.97%1.28% a yearabout 6.60 km²Rural
Buloron1,9845.57%−0.02% a yearabout 5.56 km²Rural
Cabaloran1,3413.76%3.86% a yearabout 18.28 km²Rural
Canipay Norte1,4604.1%7.03% a yearabout 4.55 km²Rural
Canipay Sur9142.56%0.16% a yearabout 4.12 km²Rural
Cumaron1,3733.85%0.91% a yearabout 8.85 km²Rural
Dakayakan3681.03%0.40% a yearabout 11.96 km²Rural
Duelic1,3423.77%5.39% a yearabout 21.44 km²Rural
Dumalinao8322.33%1.37% a yearabout 4.13 km²Rural
Ecuan4291.2%−0.17% a yearabout 3.11 km²Rural
Golictop9452.65%1.92% a yearabout 5.84 km²Rural
Guinabot7262.04%0.50% a yearabout 26.51 km²Rural
Guitalos6871.93%0.28% a yearabout 5.94 km²Rural
Guma8282.32%0.03% a yearabout 2.33 km²Rural
Kahayagan3561%0.97% a yearabout 1.20 km²Rural
Licuro-an4831.36%−1.25% a yearabout 11.85 km²Rural
Lumpunid1,6324.58%0.55% a yearabout 12.20 km²Rural
Matalang1,4534.08%1.74% a yearabout 8.13 km²Rural
New Katipunan7952.23%0.40% a yearabout 8.09 km²Rural
New Unidos5881.65%4.93% a yearabout 3.34 km²Rural
Palili1,2483.5%−0.11% a yearabout 7.37 km²Rural
Pawan5931.66%1.47% a yearabout 11.88 km²Rural
Pili5471.53%1.89% a yearabout 10.49 km²Rural
Pisompongan1,6074.51%5.63% a yearabout 10.13 km²Rural
Piwan5901.66%3.95% a yearabout 27.04 km²Rural
Poblacion A1,9935.59%0.86% a yearabout 2.18 km²Rural
Poblacion B2,7857.81%1.78% a yearabout 3.70 km²Rural
Sigapod1,8445.17%1.08% a yearabout 13.32 km²Rural
Timbaboy1,2543.52%1.51% a yearabout 4.14 km²Rural
Tulbong5371.51%1.10% a yearabout 3.59 km²Rural
Tuluan7852.2%1.89% a yearabout 3.98 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

Midsalip covers 281.77 km² of land, 126 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,525 m above the sea and it lies inland.
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
281.77 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
126 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
8.03069° N, 123.24472° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[29]
Lowest
130 m
Average
512 m
Highest
1,525 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

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[30]

  1. Sindangan River10.2 of 56.6 km
  2. Sibuguey River1.9 of 112.4 km

Peaks[30]

  1. Mount Pinukisvolcano1,532 m
  2. Mount Sugarloaf1,432 m
  3. Sugarloaf Complexvolcano1,432 m

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[31]

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

Covers about 95 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

Life & Economy

About 41 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
41.1% 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 41 of every 100 people in Midsalip lived below the poverty line in 2021 (41.1%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 36.4% and 45.8%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 37schools
  • 1place of worship
  • 1market
  • 1park

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 Midsalip. 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
1st 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
    Elmer Mercadero Soronio[21]
    Vice mayor
    Myrte Jay Andujar Soronio[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Elmer Mercadero Soronio[22]
    Vice mayor
    Joann Albor Tumapon[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Elmer Mercadero Soronio[23]
    Vice mayor
    Stewart Rondrique Padayhag[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Leonida Albor Angcap[24]
    Vice mayor
    Elmer Mercadero Soronio[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Liwaya Albor Angcap-Paras[25]
    Vice mayor
    Leonida Albor Angcap[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Leonida Albor Angcap[26]
    Vice mayor
    Norberto Urot Ramos[26]

  7. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Leonida Angcap[27]
    Vice mayor
    Norberto Ramos[27]

  8. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Ulysses D. Perez[28]
    Vice mayor
    Atewart R. Padayhag[28]
Mayors and vice mayors of Midsalip, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Elmer Mercadero Soronio[21]Myrte Jay Andujar Soronio[21]
2022–2025Elmer Mercadero Soronio[22]Joann Albor Tumapon[22]
2019–2022Elmer Mercadero Soronio[23]Stewart Rondrique Padayhag[23]
2016–2019Leonida Albor Angcap[24]Elmer Mercadero Soronio[24]
2013–2016Liwaya Albor Angcap-Paras[25]Leonida Albor Angcap[25]
2010–2013Leonida Albor Angcap[26]Norberto Urot Ramos[26]
2004–2007Leonida Angcap[27]Norberto Ramos[27]
2001–2004Ulysses D. Perez[28]Atewart R. Padayhag[28]

History & Identity

How it got its name

Local traditionThe municipal website says the name comes from a Subanen word, "Migsalip", meaning to collect or accumulate.[10]

Its story

Sources differExecutive Order No. 94, issued by President Macapagal on 4 September 1964, created Midsalip from barrios of Ramon Magsaysay and Dumingag; the town website gives the date as 9 September 1964.[10, 11]

The municipal website says this first municipality was dissolved on 26 February 1966 after a Supreme Court decision about funds disbursed by the municipal treasurer, and Midsalip reverted to barrio status.[10]

Republic Act No. 4871 of 8 May 1967 then made Midsalip a municipality again, and the town website says it has been a regular municipality since.[10, 12]

Timeline

  1. 4 September 1964

    Executive Order No. 94 created the municipality of Midsalip from 21 barrios of Ramon Magsaysay and 6 of Dumingag.[11]

  2. 26 February 1966

    According to the town website, the municipality was dissolved and reverted to barrio status.[10]

Nearby

Midsalip shares a border with 7 places.

How it compares

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

Midsalip beside Zamboanga del Sur
FigureMidsalipZamboanga 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 glossary35,643[1, 2]1,045,12611th 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 glossary1.35% a year[1, 2]faster−0.13% a year3rd 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 glossary126[6]less crowded24425th 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 glossary281.77 km²[6]4,290.46 km²5th 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 glossary3.9[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 glossary0%[5]lower25.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Pagadian City, the capital of Zamboanga del Sur
26.7 km southeast
Manila
770.5 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. SominotZamboanga del Sur13.9 km east
  2. DumingagZamboanga del Sur15.9 km north
  3. LakewoodZamboanga del Sur16.2 km southwest
  4. SiayanZamboanga del Norte16.8 km west
  5. TigbaoZamboanga del Sur22.4 km south
  6. Ramon MagsaysayZamboanga del Sur23.4 km east

Sources

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