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Sibutad | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Sibutad | |
Piñahon Island | |
| Nickname: Mineral Premier Capital of Zamboanga Peninsula | |
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Sibutad highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°36′47″N 123°28′47″E / 8.6131°N 123.4797°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Norte |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Eufracio D. Caidic |
| • Vice Mayor | Vicente P. Elumba |
| • Representative | Roberto T. Uy Jr. |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 13,936 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 65.57 km2 (25.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 593 m (1,946 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 17,453 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,762 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 44.33 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 123.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 328.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 79.68 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 87.98 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7103 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)65 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Tagalog language |
| Website | sibutad |
Sibutad, officially the Municipality of Sibutad (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sibutad; Subanen: Benwa Sibutad; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Sibutad; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sibutad), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,453 people.[3]

Sibutad is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
| Climate data for Sibutad, Zamboanga del Norte | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 104 (4.1) |
76 (3.0) |
92 (3.6) |
97 (3.8) |
199 (7.8) |
238 (9.4) |
195 (7.7) |
193 (7.6) |
178 (7.0) |
212 (8.3) |
171 (6.7) |
110 (4.3) |
1,865 (73.3) |
| Average rainy days | 14.7 | 12.5 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 27.6 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 27.5 | 26.9 | 27.9 | 23.5 | 18.2 | 269.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue[5] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,420 | — |
| 1970 | 8,935 | +1.87% |
| 1975 | 10,888 | +4.04% |
| 1980 | 12,676 | +3.09% |
| 1990 | 16,279 | +2.53% |
| 1995 | 16,295 | +0.02% |
| 2000 | 15,635 | −0.88% |
| 2007 | 16,429 | +0.69% |
| 2010 | 16,783 | +0.78% |
| 2015 | 17,645 | +0.96% |
| 2020 | 17,453 | −0.21% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] | ||
Poverty incidence of Sibutad
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49.10 2003
43.16 2006
33.00 2009
54.13 2012
40.02 2015
40.84 2018
46.34 2021
44.33 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
Sibutad has 15 schools, 13 of which are complete elementary schools and 2 are primary schools. All are in the Sibutad School District. Schools are:
Secondary schools of Sibutad: