Manukan, Province of Zamboanga del Norte

Summary data
Typemunicipality
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Norte
Barangay count22
Postal code7110
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesDipolog Strait, Sulu Sea
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Area (2013)246.35 km2 (95.12 sq mi)
Population (2020)36,887
Density (2020)150 / km2 (388 / sq mi)
Coordinates8° 31' North, 123° 6' East (8.5159, 123.0940)
Estimated elevation above sea level10.7 meters (35.1 feet)

Manukan is a coastal municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte.

The municipality has a land area of 246.35 square kilometers or 95.12 square miles which constitutes 3.37% of Zamboanga del Norte's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 36,887. This represented 3.52% of the total population of Zamboanga del Norte province, or 0.95% of the overall population of the Zamboanga Peninsula region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 150 inhabitants per square kilometer or 388 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Manukan has 22 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Manukan
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Dipane3.27%1,2081,325-8.83%-1.93%
Disakan5.13%1,8921,68912.02%2.42%
Don Jose Aguirre9.27%3,4183,429-0.32%-0.07%
East Poblacion9.69%3,5753,02518.18%3.58%
Gupot2.85%1,0501,0222.74%0.57%
Libuton4.29%1,5811,35716.51%3.27%
Linay4.05%1,4931,4900.20%0.04%
Lingatongan2.12%7827652.22%0.46%
Lupasang1.40%516591-12.69%-2.82%
Mate3.40%1,2561,339-6.20%-1.34%
Meses2.14%7881,049-24.88%-5.84%
Palaranan2.38%879934-5.89%-1.27%
Pangandao4.65%1,7151,46716.91%3.34%
Patagan2.77%1,0201,181-13.63%-3.04%
Poblacion11.27%4,1564,213-1.35%-0.29%
Punta Blanca6.00%2,2122,0925.74%1.18%
Saluyong3.13%1,1551,385-16.61%-3.75%
San Antonio6.57%2,4222,3224.31%0.89%
Serongan3.27%1,2081,552-22.16%-5.14%
Suisayan2.84%1,04794710.56%2.14%
Upper Disakan5.39%1,9891,9850.20%0.04%
Villaramos4.13%1,5251,36711.56%2.33%
Manukan Total36,88736,5260.99%0.21%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Manukan for the fiscal year of 2016 was 113,146,130.59.

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Annual regular income of Manukan (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
200963,749,972.60
201067,448,901.195.80%
201172,441,132.987.40%
201271,010,527.58-1.97%
201378,959,721.1611.19%
201488,498,568.3912.08%
201577,510,037.92-12.42%
2016113,146,130.5945.98%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of Manukan in the 2015 Census was 36,060 broken down into 7,823 households or an average of 4.61 members per household.

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Number of households in Manukan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
28,5225,1565.53
29,6755,6125.29
31,8396,0105.30
33,0696,4205.15
35,3077,1474.94
36,0607,8234.61

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Manukan is 5 to 9, with 4,490 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 371 individuals.

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Population of Manukan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 17902.16%
1 to 43,3799.25%
5 to 94,49012.29%
10 to 144,30711.79%
15 to 193,76310.30%
20 to 242,8317.75%
25 to 292,3446.42%
30 to 342,1155.79%
35 to 392,1365.85%
40 to 442,0765.68%
45 to 492,0345.57%
50 to 541,7134.69%
55 to 591,3293.64%
60 to 641,0852.97%
65 to 697772.13%
70 to 745911.62%
75 to 793711.02%
80 and over3951.08%
Total36,526100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 60.52
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.96
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 70.48
  • Median Age: 22.71

Historical population

The population of Manukan grew from 19,886 in 1960 to 36,887 in 2020, an increase of 17,001 people over the course of 60 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.21%, or an increase of 361 people, from the previous population of 36,526 in 2015.

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Population of Manukan (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
19,886
27,2863.14%
33,4444.17%
23,112-7.12%
28,5542.14%
29,6810.73%
31,8551.53%
33,1290.54%
35,5892.64%
36,5260.50%
36,8870.21%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Manukan for the year 2019 was 24,475, broken down into 12,251 males and 12,224 females.

Location

The municipal center of Manukan is situated at approximately 8° 31' North, 123° 6' East, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 10.7 meters or 35.1 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to Manukan are Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte, Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte, Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental, Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Tangub, Misamis Occidental, and Dumaguete, Negros Oriental. The nearest municipalities are Jose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte, President Manuel A. Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte, Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte, Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte, Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte, and Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte. Its distance from the national capital is 710.41 kilometers (441.43 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 710.41 kilometers (441.43 miles) to the North‑Northwest (N19°W)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
  4. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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