Katipunan, officially the Municipality of Katipunan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Katipunan; Subanen: Benwa Katipunan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Katipunan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Katipunan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,661 people.[3]
Katipunan
Lubungan | |
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Municipality of Katipunan | |
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Nickname: Adventure Capital of Zamboanga del Norte | |
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Coordinates: 8°30′48″N 123°17′05″E / 8.513403°N 123.284706°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga del Norte |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | February 2, 1914 |
Named for | Katipunan |
Barangays | 30 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jose Michael Meiko A. Wong |
• Vice Mayor | Antonio B. Jumawak |
• Representative | Glona G. Labadlabad |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 16,005 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 244.12 km2 (94.26 sq mi) |
Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
Highest elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 44,661 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
• Households | 10,750 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 52.86 |
• Revenue | ₱ 192 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 384 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 227.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 109.5 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7109 |
PSGC | 097203000 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)65 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | katipunan |
It is formerly known as Lubungan.[5]
Jose Rizal, Philippine national hero, had a farm here during his exile in Dapitan from 1892-1896.
In 1955, six barrios were created:[6]
Climate data for Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte | |||||||||||||
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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) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (85) |
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) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
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[7] |
Katipunan is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11] |
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