Country Philippines Barangays Area 113.7 km² Province Zamboanga del Sur | Founded February 13, 1957 Time zone PST (UTC+8) Local time Friday 2:13 PM | |
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Region Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) District 1st district of Zamboanga del Sur Weather 32°C, Wind NE at 10 km/h, 55% Humidity | ||
Ramon Magsaysay is a fourth class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 26,606 people.
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Map of Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines
The municipality was formed on February 13, 1957, out of 23 barrios of the Municipality of Aurora, and was originally called Liargao. It was renamed after Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay who created the municipality by virtue of Executive Order Number 239. Republic Act Number 2788 marked the renaming of Liargao to Ramon Magsaysay on June 19, 1960.
Barangays
Ramon Magsaysay is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.
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Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA