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Municipality

Imelda

Imelda is a municipality in Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines. Its population was 29,652 in the 2024 census, and it has 19 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Imelda by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AliciaDiplahanMalangasPayaoSiayLower Baluran: 2,019 people, 415 per km², 3.83% a yearBaluyan: 569 people, 124 per km², 0.69% a yearCana-an: 936 people, 244 per km², 0.84% a yearDumpoc: 1,023 people, 205 per km², 1.26% a yearGandiangan: 2,363 people, 240 per km², 1.42% a yearIsrael: 656 people, 183 per km², −3.28% a yearLa Victoria: 1,795 people, 376 per km², 2.17% a yearLumpanac: 1,302 people, 247 per km², 6.64% a yearLittle Baguio: 1,606 people, 451 per km², −0.89% a yearLumbog: 1,289 people, 451 per km², 3.94% a yearMali Little Baguio: 329 people, 110 per km², −5.25% a yearPoblacion: 5,329 people, 2,019 per km², 0.61% a yearSan Jose: 3,229 people, 520 per km², 3.58% a yearSanta Barbara: 1,858 people, 376 per km², 0.80% a yearBalugo: 1,330 people, 556 per km², 1.89% a yearBalungisan: 549 people, 70 per km², −1.14% a yearPulawan: 843 people, 250 per km², 1.32% a yearUpper Baluran: 722 people, 109 per km², 1.23% a yearGuintolan: 1,905 people, 242 per km², 0.71% 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

    29,652

    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 2.1% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    14th

    of the 16 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay 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 4 of every 100 people in Zamboanga Sibugay lived in Imelda in 2024 (4.48%)

  • Inside itSources

    19

    barangays

  • LandSources

    84.03 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: Imelda's land would fill a square about 9.2 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: 353 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

    6,981

    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

    4.2 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    34.3%

    About 34 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
0908304000[4]Formerly 098304000
ZIP code
7007[12, 13]

People

Imelda had 29,652 people in the 2024 census, up 2.1% from 2010.
People at each census since 1980

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.

Imelda had the 14th most people of the 16 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay in 2024[1]
  1. 10Olutanga34,124
  2. 11Malangas33,194
  3. 12Payao33,156
  4. 13Diplahan32,423
  5. 14Imelda29,652
  6. 15Mabuhay24,296
  7. 16Talusan17,925
All 16 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 77 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Poblacion5,32918 in 100
  2. San Jose3,22911 in 100
  3. Gandiangan2,3638 in 100
  4. Lower Baluran2,0197 in 100
  5. Guintolan1,9056 in 100
  6. Santa Barbara1,8586 in 100
  7. La Victoria1,7956 in 100
  8. Little Baguio1,6065 in 100
  9. Balugo1,3304 in 100
  10. Lumpanac1,3024 in 100
See all 19 barangays of Imelda
Age structure · 2020 Census[33]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 34 of every 100 are children under 15 (34.3%)
  • About 61 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (61%)
  • About 5 of every 100 are 65 or older (4.8%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 42,8531,4811,372
5 - 93,0701,5691,501
10 - 142,9781,5051,473
15 - 192,6071,2921,315
20 - 242,2251,1441,081
25 - 292,1291,1251,004
30 - 341,903999904
35 - 391,596850746
40 - 441,395760635
45 - 491,185628557
50 - 541,095566529
55 - 59952461491
60 - 64748385363
65 - 69524253271
70 - 74311145166
75 - 7918175106
80 years and over22897131

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
29,652[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
6,981[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.2 on average[1, 2]
Share of Zamboanga Sibugay, 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
4.48%[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
34.3% (10,164 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
13,335 men, 12,645 women[33]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202429,652[1, 2]1.50% a year6,9814.2
2020as of May 1, 202027,870[1]−1.11% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201529,394[1]0.23% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201029,035[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then24,787[30]1.96% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders21,534[30, 31]−1.18% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then22,760[30]6.54% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then16,231[30]11.07% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then5,678[30]———

Barangays

Imelda is made up of 19 barangays.
Barangays of Imelda. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Balugo1,3304.49%1.89% a yearabout 2.39 km²Rural
Balungisan5491.85%−1.14% a yearabout 7.83 km²Rural
Baluyan5691.92%0.69% a yearabout 4.59 km²Rural
Cana-an9363.16%0.84% a yearabout 3.84 km²Rural
Dumpoc1,0233.45%1.26% a yearabout 4.98 km²Rural
Gandiangan2,3637.97%1.42% a yearabout 9.83 km²Rural
Guintolan1,9056.42%0.71% a yearabout 7.87 km²Rural
Israel6562.21%−3.28% a yearabout 3.59 km²Rural
La Victoria1,7956.05%2.17% a yearabout 4.78 km²Rural
Little Baguio1,6065.42%−0.89% a yearabout 3.56 km²Urban
Lower Baluran2,0196.81%3.83% a yearabout 4.86 km²Rural
Lumbog1,2894.35%3.94% a yearabout 2.86 km²Rural
Lumpanac1,3024.39%6.64% a yearabout 5.28 km²Rural
Mali Little Baguio3291.11%−5.25% a yearabout 2.99 km²Rural
Poblacion5,32917.97%0.61% a yearabout 2.64 km²Urban
Pulawan8432.84%1.32% a yearabout 3.37 km²Rural
San Jose3,22910.89%3.58% a yearabout 6.21 km²Urban
Santa Barbara1,8586.27%0.80% a yearabout 4.94 km²Rural
Upper Baluran7222.43%1.23% a yearabout 6.64 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

Imelda covers 84.03 km² of land, 353 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 481 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
84.03 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
353 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
7.65683° N, 122.93299° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[27]
Lowest
6 m
Average
116 m
Highest
481 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[28]

  1. Sibuguey River16.5 of 112.4 km
  2. Lutiman River7.0 of 18.7 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 IV[29]

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 30 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
30.2% 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
3rd class[4]
About 30 of every 100 people in Imelda lived below the poverty line in 2021 (30.2%)[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 25.6% and 34.9%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

  • 12government offices
  • 5hospitals and health centres
  • 22schools
  • 2places 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.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Imelda” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices9

3 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 19 barangays of Imelda

Hospitals and health centres5

Markets1

Stations and terminals1

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Imelda. 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 Zamboanga Sibugay[14, 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
    Arnoldo Libradilla Famor[18]
    Vice mayor
    Federico Boralo Gonzales[18]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Jerry Dominggo Silva[19]
    Vice mayor
    Roselyn Virgo Silva[19]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Roselyn Virgo Silva[20]
    Vice mayor
    Ruth Empalmado Roble[20]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Roselyn Virgo Silva[21]
    Vice mayor
    Dodelyn Barimbao Pabayos[21]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Roselyn Virgo Silva[22]
    Vice mayor
    Dodelyn Barimbao Pabayos[22]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Expedito Boralo Gonzales[23]
    Vice mayor
    Dodelyn Barimbao Pabayos[23]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Expedito Boralo Gonzales[24]
    Vice mayor
    Diosdado Nicolas Paypon[24]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Expedito Gonzales[25]
    Vice mayor
    Darwin Palalon[25]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Juanito B. Gonzales[26]
    Vice mayor
    Ere A. Clarang[26]
Mayors and vice mayors of Imelda, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Arnoldo Libradilla Famor[18]Federico Boralo Gonzales[18]
2022–2025Jerry Dominggo Silva[19]Roselyn Virgo Silva[19]
2019–2022Roselyn Virgo Silva[20]Ruth Empalmado Roble[20]
2016–2019Roselyn Virgo Silva[21]Dodelyn Barimbao Pabayos[21]
2013–2016Roselyn Virgo Silva[22]Dodelyn Barimbao Pabayos[22]
2010–2013Expedito Boralo Gonzales[23]Dodelyn Barimbao Pabayos[23]
2007–2010Expedito Boralo Gonzales[24]Diosdado Nicolas Paypon[24]
2004–2007Expedito Gonzales[25]Darwin Palalon[25]
2001–2004Juanito B. Gonzales[26]Ere A. Clarang[26]

History & Identity

Its story

The decree's preamble says the new municipality was meant to build self-reliant communities and to help the pacification drive restore normalcy in the area.[9]

It was assembled from seven barangays of Malangas, nine of Siay and three of Alicia.[9]

Changes since 1977

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

  1. January to March 2001

    Moved from Zamboanga del Sur, by RA 8973.[32]

Nearby

Imelda shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Imelda beside Zamboanga Sibugay, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay.

Imelda beside Zamboanga Sibugay
FigureImeldaZamboanga SibugayRank among the cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay
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 glossary29,652[1, 2]661,49814th of 16
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 glossary1.50% a year[1, 2]faster−0.30% a year3rd of 16
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 glossary353[6]more crowded2184th of 16
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 glossary84.03 km²[6]3,032.59 km²13th of 16
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 glossary4.2[1, 2]about the same4.2not 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 glossary34.3%[5]higher25.1%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Ipil, the capital of Zamboanga Sibugay
45.8 km west
Manila
800.4 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. MalangasZamboanga Sibugay7.5 km east
  2. PayaoZamboanga Sibugay11.0 km southwest
  3. SiayZamboanga Sibugay11.6 km northwest
  4. AliciaZamboanga Sibugay14.8 km south
  5. BuugZamboanga Sibugay15.2 km northeast
  6. DiplahanZamboanga Sibugay20.2 km north

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