Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur

Pitogo, officially the Municipality of Pitogo (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Pitogo; Subanen: Benwa Pitogo; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Pitogo; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pitogo), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,516 people.^[3]

Pitogo
Municipality
Municipality of Pitogo
Flag Seal
Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Pitogo highlighted
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Pitogo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°27′13″N 123°18′48″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Sur
District	2nd district
Founded	July 16, 1978
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	James L. Yecyec
• Vice Mayor	Zosimo V. Garban
• Representative	Leonardo L. Babasa Jr.
• Municipal Council	Members Florencio L. Benitez Letecia C. Lumactod Severiano V. Sedenio Isidro G. Cabalog Roger M. Mahinay Clarence C. Kapa III Leo C. Yecyec Roel L. Galban
• Electorate	17,364 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	95.94 km2 (37.04 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Highest elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Lowest elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	27,516
• Density	290/km2 (740/sq mi)
• Households	6,260
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	33.83 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 164.2 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 447.2 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 137.8 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 161.3 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7033
PSGC	0907338000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	www.zds-pitogo.gov.ph

Geography

Barangays

Pitogo is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Balabawan
• Balong-balong
• Colojo
• Liasan
• Liguac
• Limbayan
• Lower Paniki-an
• Matin-ao
• Panubigan
• Poblacion (Pitogo)
• Punta Flecha
• Sugbay Dos
• Tongao
• Upper Paniki-an
• San Isidro

Climate

Climate data for Pitogo, Zamboanga del Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31 (88)	31 (88)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	22 (0.9)	18 (0.7)	23 (0.9)	24 (0.9)	67 (2.6)	120 (4.7)	132 (5.2)	156 (6.1)	119 (4.7)	124 (4.9)	54 (2.1)	24 (0.9)	883 (34.6)
Average rainy days	9.4	9.1	11.5	11.9	20.1	22.5	22.4	23.2	21.5	22.2	15.7	11.5	201
Source: Meteoblue[5]

Demographics

Population census of Pitogo

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	14,156	—
1990	18,389	+2.65%
1995	19,870	+1.46%
2000	21,064	+1.26%
2007	25,231	+2.52%
2010	25,502	+0.39%
2015	27,057	+1.13%
2020	27,516	+0.33%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Pitogo

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 57.87 2003 56.95 2006 30.70 2009 49.75 2012 34.05 2015 43.60 2018 36.89 2021 33.83 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]