Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur
| Lapuyan | |
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| Municipality | |
| Nickname(s): Little America; Subanen Land; Culture-Friendly Municipality | |
| Motto: Dlepuyan sampay nawan | |
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| Coordinates: 07°38′N 123°12′E / 7.633°N 123.200°ECoordinates: 07°38′N 123°12′E / 7.633°N 123.200°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
| District | 2nd district of Zamboanga del Sur |
| Founded | October 16, 1957 |
| Barangays | 26 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Daylinda Perez Sulong (Nationalist People's Coalition) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 329.00 km2 (127.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 27,264 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 7037 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| 097313000 | |
| Electorate | 14,335 voters as of 2016 |
| Website | www |
Lapuyan (Subanen: Gbenwa Dlepuyan) is a third class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 27,264 people. The municipality of Lapuyan is located in the southern section of the Zamboanga del Sur province.
Lapuyan was created by separating the barrios of Lapuyan, Maruing, Kumalarang, Karpok, and Timbang, all of the municipality of Margosatubig and formed into a regular municipality by virtue of Executive Order No. 273 on October 16, 1957, by President Carlos P. Garcia upon the recommendation of Sen. Roseller T. Lim, Gov. Bienvenido Ebarle and the Provincial Board of Zamboanga del Sur. The municipality was formally inaugurated on April 21, 1958, with the induction into office of the following municipal officials: Mayor Coco I. Sia, Vice Mayor Bayang Guiaya, Councilors Dr. Vicente Imbing, Datu Manupak Dakula, Benigno Bualan, Javier Suico, Catalino Fernandez and Canuto Lingating.
Upon creation into a regular municipality, the existing barrios within its jurisdiction were Poblacion, Kumalarang, Maruing, Carpok, Bulawan, Lakewood and Sayog.
Lapuyan covers an area of 32,900 hectares (81,298 acres) of land, located on the northern shore of Dumanquilas Bay, bounded on the east by the municipality of San Miguel, on the west by Dumanquilas Bay and the municipalities of Malangas, Buug and Kumalarang, to the north by the municipalities of Lakewood and Tigbao, and on the south by Dumanquilas Bay and the municipality of Margosatubig, all in Zamboanga del Sur.
Lapuyan is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.
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