Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay
| Malangas | |
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| Municipality | |
| Municipality of Malangas | |
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| Coordinates: 07°37′N 123°00′E / 7.617°N 123.000°ECoordinates: 07°37′N 123°00′E / 7.617°N 123.000°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) |
| Province | Zamboanga Sibugay |
| District | 1st District of Zamboanga Sibugay |
| Founded | July 23, 1951 |
| Barangays | 25 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marcelo M. Baquial Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Roberto P. Intol |
| Area | |
| • Total | 235.53 km2 (90.94 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 33,380 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 7038 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| 098308000 | |
| Electorate | 18,767 voters as of 2016 |
| Languages | Cebuano, Zamboangueño/Chavacano, Tagalog, Spanish and English |
| Website | www |
Malangas, officially known as the Municipality of Malangas (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Malangas; Filipino (Tagalog): Bayan ng Malangas; Zamboangueño/Chavacano: Municipio de Malangas) is a third class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 33,380 people.
The town is generally rolling near the shorelines and mountainous in the hinterland with some patches of flat land located within the mangroves near the shorelines. It borders Buug to the north-east; Diplahan to the north-west; Imelda to the west; Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur, to the east; and Alicia to the south.
Malangas is the site of coal mining in Western Mindanao area, operated by the Philippine National Oil Company - Exploration Corporation. The coalmine is one of the largest in the country. Its town center nests in a harbor in Dumanquilas Bay, boasts of its twin ports, one for coal, the other for passengers.
Malangas, unfortunately is infested with drug pushers and drug addicts for many years now. It has been dubbed as "Little Ozamis" due to its abundancy of Metamphetamine Hydrochloride or commonly called Shabu.
Malangas is one of the oldest municipality of its former province, Zamboanga del Sur. In 1951, the barrios of Malangas, La Dicha, Diplo, Gusem, Buug, Matinaw, Gaulan, Tinungtungan, Manangon, Lindang, Luop, Silupa, Minsulao, Paruk, Lubing, Balabao, Mali, Baluran, Sampuli and Bacao, all from Margosatubig were separated to form the town of Malangas.
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