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Piñan, Zamboanga Del Norte
Piñan, officially the Municipality of Piñan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Piñan; Subanen: Benwa Piñan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Piñan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Piñan), is a fourth-class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 20,221 people.

It is also known as New Piñan.

Etymology

Piñan came from a Subano term pinyayan which means tabuan (trading place). Before it was established as a formal settlement, this place has been a trading point between natives to the area and ambulant peddlers. In 1903, Captain Finley, a military governor in Zamboanga, established a tabuan in what is now known as Barangay Del Pilar. The tabuan became known as Piñan, and when the municipality was created it was called New Piñan to differentiate it from Piñan.

Another version states that Piñan got its name from the native word piña, a pineapple fruit that grows abundantly in this locality. Vast tracts of pineapple plantations can be seen all over the area. Because of abundance of piña fruits, natives called the place Piñan.

History

The inhabitants of Piñan were engaged in farming. They cultivated their field by using the “kaingin” system, in which the land was cleared by setting fire to woody plant and bushes, after which holes were bored in the ground with pointed sticks and seeds were planted. They also used wooden plows and harrows drawn by carabaos. Then, Piñan became the source of farm production using their famous horse- or cattle-driven caretelas, and people from neighboring municipalities began coming to Piñan to purchase agricultural products and establish tabuan.

By virtue of Executive Order No. 467 signed by President Elpidio Quirino on August 22, 1951, the municipality of New Piñan, along with Polanco, was organized, separated from Dipolog in the old undivided Zamboanga province. The municipality contains sixteen sitios, organized into barrios, with one with the same name the seat of the government. It was inaugurated through the effort of Serapio J. Datoc, the then-Governor of Zamboanga, and declared as an independent municipality.

The name of the municipality was renamed Piñan through Republic Act No. 2846, enacted on June 19, 1960.

In 1963, the barrios of Dampalan, Labag, Princess La Maya, Marapong, and Sibulan were separated from Piñan to form the new independent municipality of Sergio Osmeña.

Geography

Barangays

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

  • Adante
  • Bacuyong
  • Bagong Silang
  • Calican
  • Del Pilar
  • Desin
  • Dilawa
  • Dionum
  • Lapu-lapu
  • Lower Gumay
  • Luzvilla
  • Poblacion North
  • Poblacion South
  • Santa Fe
  • Segabe
  • Sikitan
  • Silano
  • Teresita
  • Tinaytayan
  • Ubay (Daan Tipan)
  • Upper Gumay
  • Villarico

Climate

Climate data for Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82) 		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

Demographics

Population census of Piñan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 24,699—    
1970 12,335−6.70%
1975 13,121+1.25%
1980 14,373+1.84%
1990 15,419+0.71%
1995 19,447+4.44%
2000 17,950−1.70%
2007 18,669+0.54%
2010 20,088+2.70%
2015 20,161+0.07%
2020 20,221+0.06%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Economy

Poverty incidence of Piñan

10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
45.80
2009
55.52
2012
40.20
2015
46.05
2018
46.49
2021
43.27

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Piñan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Zamboanga del Norte : Municipality of Pinan". Old website of Zamboanga del Norte. Archived from the original on 17 November 2002. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  6. ^ Executive Order No. 467, s. 1951 (August 22, 1951), Organizing the Municipalities of Polanco and New Piñan in the Province of Zamboanga, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines, retrieved March 20, 2023
  7. ^ "About Piñan". 2012.
  8. ^ Republic Act No. 2846 (June 19, 1960), An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of New Piñan, Province of Zamboanga Del Norte, to Piñan, Supreme Court E-Library, retrieved March 20, 2023
  9. ^ Republic Act No. 3697 (June 22, 1963), An Act Creating the Municipality of Sergio Osmeña in the Province of Zamboanga Del Norte, The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc., retrieved December 9, 2023
  10. ^ "Piñan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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  15. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
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  19. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  22. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.


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