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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Diplahan
Diplahan, officially the Municipality of Diplahan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Diplahan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Diplahan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Diplahan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,585 people.

Geography

Barangays

Diplahan is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Balangao
  • Butong
  • Ditay
  • Gaulan
  • Goling
  • Guinoman
  • Kauswagan
  • Lindang
  • Lobing
  • Luop
  • Manangon
  • Mejo
  • Natan
  • Paradise
  • Pilar
  • Poblacion (Diplahan)
  • Sampoli A
  • Sampoli B
  • Santa Cruz
  • Songcuya
  • Tinongtongan
  • Tuno

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Diplahan is considered as a Tropical rainforest climate (Köppen climate classification Af).

Climate data for Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 61
(2.4) 		55
(2.2) 		75
(3.0) 		81
(3.2) 		145
(5.7) 		189
(7.4) 		189
(7.4) 		197
(7.8) 		162
(6.4) 		181
(7.1) 		115
(4.5) 		70
(2.8) 		1,520
(59.9)
Average rainy days 16.4 15.7 19.1 21.5 26.9 27.1 26.4 25.0 24.2 26.8 23.5 18.7 271.3
Source: Meteoblue

Demographics

Population census of Diplahan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 15,899—    
1990 21,221+2.93%
1995 25,818+3.74%
2000 23,909−1.63%
2007 28,010+2.21%
2010 31,215+4.02%
2015 32,428+0.73%
2020 32,585+0.10%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Economy

Poverty incidence of Diplahan

10
20
30
40
50
2006
31.50
2009
43.92
2012
35.08
2015
36.45
2018
28.89
2021
28.22

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

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