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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Mabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay
Mabuhay, officially the Municipality of Mabuhay (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Mabuhay; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Mabuhay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mabuhay), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 37,390 people.

The municipality is located in the northeastern part of Olutanga Island.

Geography

Barangays

Mabuhay is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Abunda
  • Bagong Silang (Tumalog)
  • Bangkaw-bangkaw
  • Caliran (Turko)
  • Catipan
  • Kauswagan
  • Ligaya
  • Looc-Barlac
  • Malinao (Sagasa)
  • Pamansaan
  • Pinalim (San Roque)
  • Poblacion (Mabuhay)
  • Punawan
  • Santo Niño (Tobi-an)
  • Sawa
  • Sioton
  • Taguisian
  • Tandu-Comot (Katipunan)

Climate

Climate data for Mabuhay, Zamboanga Sibugay
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		24
(75)
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 Mabuhay
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 13,349—    
1975 21,562+10.09%
1980 9,141−15.77%
1990 13,292+3.82%
1995 19,512+7.46%
2000 25,199+5.64%
2007 30,589+2.71%
2010 33,093+2.90%
2015 36,870+2.08%
2020 37,390+0.28%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Economy

Poverty incidence of Mabuhay

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2006
57.20
2009
68.86
2012
67.27
2015
59.13
2018
42.93
2021
40.83

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority