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Seal Size: | 100x80px | ||
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Pushpin Map: | Philippines | ||
Pushpin Label Position: | left | ||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the | ||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||
Motto: | "Usbaw Tigbao" | ||
Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
Established Title: | Founded | ||
Established Date: | November 8, 1991 | ||
Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
Parts Style: | para | ||
P1: | (see Barangays) | ||
Leader Name: | Eleazar C. Carcallas | ||
Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
Leader Name1: | Rowell P. Lalican | ||
Leader Name2: | Jeyzel Victoria C. Yu | ||
Leader Title3: | Municipal Council | ||
Leader Name4: | voters (electorate_point_in_time}}|) | ||
Elevation Max M: | 1144 | ||
Elevation Min M: | 90 | ||
Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
Population Blank1 Title: | Households | ||
Timezone: | PST | ||
Utc Offset: | +8 | ||
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code | ||
Demographics Type1: | Economy | ||
Demographics1 Title2: | Poverty incidence | ||
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Demographics1 Title3: | Revenue | ||
Demographics1 Title4: | Revenue rank | ||
Demographics1 Title5: | Assets | ||
Demographics1 Title6: | Assets rank | ||
Demographics1 Title7: | IRA | ||
Demographics1 Title8: | IRA rank | ||
Demographics1 Title9: | Expenditure | ||
Demographics1 Title10: | Liabilities | ||
Demographics Type2: | Service provider | ||
Demographics2 Title1: | Electricity | ||
Demographics2 Title2: | Water | ||
Demographics2 Title3: | Telecommunications | ||
Demographics2 Title4: | Cable TV | ||
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Blank2 Name Sec1: | Crime index | ||
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Blank3 Name Sec2: | Catholic diocese | ||
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Tigbao, officially the Municipality of Tigbao (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tigbao; Subanen: Benwa Tigbao; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tigbao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tigbao), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,675 people.
It was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 7162 on November 8, 1991. Tigbao was former part of Municipality of Dumalinao.[1]
Mount Timolan, the highest peak in Zamboanga del Sur, overlooks the town. The name of the town was derived from the abundance of "Tigbao" Grasses in the area.
Tigbao is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.