Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur

Ramon Magsaysay, officially the Municipality of Ramon Magsaysay (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Ramon Magsaysay; Subanen: Benwa Ramon Magsaysay; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ramon Magsaysay; Tagalog: Bayan ng Ramon Magsaysay), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,280 people.^[3]

Ramon Magsaysay Liargao
Municipality
Municipality of Ramon Magsaysay
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Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Ramon Magsaysay highlighted
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Ramon Magsaysay Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°00′19″N 123°29′13″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Sur
District	1st district
Founded	February 13, 1957
Named after	Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay Sr.
Barangays	27 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Margie A. Machon
• Vice Mayor	Leonila D. Borinaga Sr.
• Representative	Divina Grace C. Yu
• Municipal Council	Members Verginita A. Gonzales John Paul C. Hontiveros Necaster N. Javier Chandel Ray N. Entienza Lolito O. Arias Anselmo D. Sacasan Jr. Nieves A. Cabasag Celso C. Cuyos
• Electorate	18,056 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	113.70 km2 (43.90 sq mi)
Elevation	174 m (571 ft)
Highest elevation	468 m (1,535 ft)
Lowest elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	27,280
• Density	240/km2 (620/sq mi)
• Households	6,588
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	25.75 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 183.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 523.2 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 137.2 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 133.8 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7024
PSGC	0907323000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	www.zds-ramonmagsaysay.gov.ph

The municipality was formed on February 13, 1957, out of 23 barrios of the Municipality of Aurora, and was originally called Liargao. It was renamed after Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay who created the municipality by virtue of Executive Order Number 239.^[5] Republic Act Number 2788 marked the renaming of Liargao to Ramon Magsaysay on June 19, 1960.^[6]

Geography

Barangays

Ramon Magsaysay is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bag-ong Opon
• Bambong Daku
• Bambong Diut
• Bobongan
• Campo IV
• Campo V
• Caniangan
• Dipalusan
• Eastern Bobongan
• Esperanza
• Gapasan
• Katipunan
• Kauswagan
• Lower Sambulawan
• Mabini
• Magsaysay
• Malating
• Paradise
• Pasingkalan
• Poblacion
• San Fernando
• Santo Rosario
• Sapa Anding
• Sinaguing
• Switch
• Upper Laperian
• Wakat

Climate

Climate data for Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur
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)	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)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	48 (1.9)	44 (1.7)	56 (2.2)	56 (2.2)	112 (4.4)	135 (5.3)	124 (4.9)	124 (4.9)	115 (4.5)	134 (5.3)	90 (3.5)	56 (2.2)	1,094 (43)
Average rainy days	13.0	11.7	15.6	18.1	25.6	25.7	25.2	24.1	23.8	26.1	22.3	16.5	247.7
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

Population census of Ramon Magsaysay

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	24,282	—
1970	15,221	−4.56%
1975	18,057	+3.49%
1980	17,852	−0.23%
1990	21,065	+1.67%
1995	22,795	+1.49%
2000	23,323	+0.49%
2007	25,321	+1.14%
2010	26,194	+1.24%
2015	26,606	+0.30%
2020	27,280	+0.49%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Ramon Magsaysay

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 57.96 2003 49.91 2006 25.80 2009 36.57 2012 32.84 2015 37.38 2018 32.62 2021 25.75 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]