Sindangan, Province of Zamboanga del Norte

Summary data
Typemunicipality
Island groupMindanao
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
ProvinceZamboanga del Norte
Barangay count52
Postal code7112
Coastal/Landlockedcoastal
Marine waterbodiesSulu Sea
Philippine major island(s)Mindanao
Area (2013)451.00 km2 (174.13 sq mi)
Population (2020)103,952
Density (2020)230 / km2 (597 / sq mi)
Coordinates8° 14' North, 122° 60' East (8.2343, 122.9993)
Estimated elevation above sea level10.9 meters (35.9 feet)

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

The municipality has a land area of 451.00 square kilometers or 174.13 square miles which constitutes 6.18% of Zamboanga del Norte's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 103,952. This represented 9.92% of the total population of Zamboanga del Norte province, or 2.68% of the overall population of the Zamboanga Peninsula region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 230 inhabitants per square kilometer or 597 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Sindangan has 52 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Sindangan
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Bago3.00%3,1222,77512.50%2.51%
Balok1.41%1,4621,31111.52%2.32%
Bantayan2.15%2,2362,353-4.97%-1.07%
Bato1.13%1,1771,429-17.63%-4.00%
Benigno Aquino Jr.2.73%2,8362,38219.06%3.74%
Binuangan2.52%2,6232,4039.16%1.86%
Bitoon1.83%1,9062,043-6.71%-1.45%
Bucana1.24%1,2871,573-18.18%-4.14%
Calatunan2.51%2,6042,4247.43%1.52%
Caluan1.55%1,6081,667-3.54%-0.76%
Calubian1.89%1,9651,8198.03%1.64%
Dagohoy1.04%1,08283230.05%5.69%
Dapaon1.41%1,4642,480-40.97%-10.50%
Datagan0.93%97086711.88%2.39%
Datu Tangkilan3.29%3,4252,38943.37%7.88%
Dicoyong2.18%2,2712,03811.43%2.30%
Disud3.67%3,8143,30215.51%3.08%
Don Ricardo Macias2.44%2,5372,4921.81%0.38%
Doña Josefa2.10%2,1881,91614.20%2.83%
Dumalogdog1.81%1,8812,049-8.20%-1.78%
Fatima0.51%526613-14.19%-3.17%
Gampis1.66%1,7211,880-8.46%-1.84%
Goleo3.39%3,5192,88122.15%4.30%
Imelda1.13%1,1731,220-3.85%-0.82%
Inuman1.97%2,0481,74517.36%3.43%
Joaquin Macias1.29%1,3381,374-2.62%-0.56%
La Concepcion2.14%2,2271,68831.93%6.01%
La Roche San Miguel1.58%1,6391,764-7.09%-1.54%
Labakid2.25%2,3431,93820.90%4.08%
Lagag1.68%1,7511,7251.51%0.32%
Lapero1.04%1,0799889.21%1.87%
Lawis2.78%2,8852,8491.26%0.26%
Magsaysay1.49%1,5521,4457.40%1.51%
Mandih3.54%3,6784,217-12.78%-2.84%
Maras2.59%2,6922,11527.28%5.21%
Mawal1.23%1,2781,09416.82%3.33%
Misok1.00%1,0371,0053.18%0.66%
Motibot2.45%2,5482,614-2.52%-0.54%
Nato1.58%1,6391,6380.06%0.01%
Nipaan1.29%1,3431,19112.76%2.56%
Pangalalan1.51%1,5731,768-11.03%-2.43%
Piao2.86%2,9752,57315.62%3.10%
Poblacion2.63%2,7373,269-16.27%-3.67%
Santo Niño0.92%9579154.59%0.95%
Santo Rosario0.85%880916-3.93%-0.84%
Siare3.81%3,9563,8343.18%0.66%
Talinga1.69%1,7611,40025.79%4.95%
Tigbao2.16%2,2492,1594.17%0.86%
Tinaplan1.53%1,5921,5105.43%1.12%
Titik1.61%1,6731,759-4.89%-1.05%
Upper Inuman2.25%2,3382,2105.79%1.19%
Upper Nipaan0.76%78759432.49%6.10%
Sindangan Total103,95299,4354.54%0.94%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Sindangan for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱224,268,068.42.

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Annual regular income of Sindangan (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009123,997,492.99–
2010130,493,107.965.24%
2011142,855,362.639.47%
2012140,892,207.98-1.37%
2013159,663,247.3113.32%
2014180,866,141.2013.28%
2015204,952,136.7713.32%
2016224,268,068.429.42%

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 Sindangan in the 2015 Census was 99,089 broken down into 22,409 households or an average of 4.42 members per household.

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Number of households in Sindangan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
66,13811,9925.52
71,90914,0275.13
80,05815,6515.12
87,39317,6854.94
94,00619,8084.75
99,08922,4094.42

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Sindangan is 5 to 9, with 11,965 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 899 individuals.

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Population of Sindangan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 12,2282.24%
1 to 49,94110.00%
5 to 911,96512.03%
10 to 1411,41511.48%
15 to 1910,31610.37%
20 to 248,4658.51%
25 to 297,0127.05%
30 to 345,9045.94%
35 to 395,6305.66%
40 to 445,4815.51%
45 to 495,1415.17%
50 to 544,5624.59%
55 to 593,5553.58%
60 to 642,7282.74%
65 to 691,7951.81%
70 to 741,4521.46%
75 to 799460.95%
80 and over8990.90%
Total99,435100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 60.46
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 8.66
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 69.12
  • Median Age: 22.28

Historical population

The population of Sindangan grew from 43 in 1903 to 103,952 in 2020, an increase of 103,909 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 0.94%, or an increase of 4,517 people, from the previous population of 99,435 in 2015.

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Population of Sindangan (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
43–
10,09541.16%
27,3245.10%
30,4841.13%
37,1051.74%
43,3491.53%
53,6494.37%
66,1774.29%
66,6920.08%
72,0981.47%
80,1332.29%
87,7201.26%
94,1462.61%
99,4351.05%
103,9520.94%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Sindangan for the year 2019 was 62,741, broken down into 31,375 males and 31,366 females.

Location

The municipal center of Sindangan is situated at approximately 8° 14' North, 122° 60' East, in the island of Mindanao. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 10.9 meters or 35.9 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 Sindangan are Dipolog, Zamboanga del Norte, Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte, Pagadian, Zamboanga del Sur, Tangub, Misamis Occidental, Oroquieta, Misamis Occidental, and Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental. The nearest municipalities are Leon B. Postigo, Zamboanga del Norte, Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte, Jose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte, Salug, Zamboanga del Norte, Godod, Zamboanga del Norte, and Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte. Its distance from the national capital is 736.82 kilometers (457.84 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 736.82 kilometers (457.84 miles) to the North‑Northwest (N17°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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