Country Philippines Barangays Area 473.3 km² Local time Sunday 8:23 PM | Founded May 24, 1960 Time zone PST (UTC+8) Province Zamboanga Sibugay | |
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Region Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) District 2nd District of Zamboanga Sibugay Weather 28°C, Wind N at 6 km/h, 81% Humidity Neighborhoods Datutumansan, LOOC LABUAN, Tilasan, Ligian, Bañgaan, Tungawan Health Center, Casacon | ||
Tungawan is a second class municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines, about 119 kilometres (74 mi) from Zamboanga City. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 42,030 people. It has an area of 47,328 hectares (116,950 acres) of land, the largest in the province, as well as 15,236 hectares (37,650 acres) of coastal waters.
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Map of Tungawan, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines
It was declared as a Municipality on May 24, 1959, and started functioning as an LGU on January 29, 1961, by virtue of Executive Order No. 395. Its name was coined from the minute leech generally known as “tungaw” of the Hirudo family.
Tungawan's economy is primarily based on agriculture, producing rubber, coconut, corn, rice, and seaweeds. It is home to the 880 hectares Bangaan Marine Sanctuary at Barangays Linguisan and Tigbucay.
Barangays
Tungawan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.