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Municipality in Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Talusan, officially the Municipality of Talusan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Talusan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Talusan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Talusan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,873 people.[3]
Talusan | |
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Municipality of Talusan | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°25′35″N 122°48′30″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga Sibugay |
District | 1st district |
Founded | November 11, 1977 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Gilbert Edem |
• Vice Mayor | Orlando Ramiso |
• Representative | Wilter W. Palma II |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 10,701 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 58.16 km2 (22.46 sq mi) |
Elevation | 7.0 m (23.0 ft) |
Highest elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 27,873 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,495 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 39.44 |
• Revenue | ₱ 105 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 374.2 million (2020), 98.59 million (2012) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 95.47 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 82.07 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7012 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | www |
It is the second least populous municipality in the province and the smallest in area.
The municipality is located in the central part of Olutanga Island.
Talusan is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay | |||||||||||||
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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[5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1980 | 10,477 | — |
1990 | 10,455 | −0.02% |
1995 | 15,012 | +7.01% |
2000 | 18,394 | +4.45% |
2007 | 22,875 | +3.05% |
2010 | 25,268 | +3.69% |
2015 | 29,969 | +3.30% |
2020 | 27,873 | −1.42% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] |
Poverty incidence of Talusan
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2006
55.30 2009
66.52 2012
59.61 2015
55.95 2018
42.32 2021
39.44 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
The Municipality of Talusan will be the pilot area of the country and Southeast Asia’s first hydrogen power plant to power the off-grid areas of Olutanga group of islands.
The power plant will be developed by the French-company Hydrogen de France (HDF) Energy and will be fully-operational by 2027. [18]
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