Lapuyan

Lapuyan (; Subanen: Benwa Dlepuyan; , Jawi: ايڠد نو لڤوين; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Lapuyan; ), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 28,686 people. The municipality of Lapuyan is located in the southern section of the Zamboanga del Sur province. It is also often referred to as "Little America".

Key facts

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Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.motto: Dlepuyan sampay nawan
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: October 16, 1957
Settlement.parts_type: Barangays
Settlement.parts_style: para

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Municipality of Lapuyan
Population: 28686
Area: 329.00
Elevation: 108
Official website: www.zds-lapuyan.gov.ph
Households: 6418
Dialing code: 62

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postal code: 7037
inception: 1957-10-16
poverty incidence: 43.46
electorate: 17071
Commons category: Lapuyan
total assets: 645387000.00
total expenditure: 172706000.00
total liabilities: 178145000.00
fiscal/tax revenue: 224049000.00

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History
Geography
Climate
Barangays
Demographics
Languages
Economy
Government
Subanen heritage
Subanens and Christianity
Education
Colleges
High schools
Elementary schools
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==History== Lapuyan was created by separating the barrios of Lapuyan, Maruing, Kumalarang, Karpok, and Timbang, all of the municipality of Margosatubig and formed into a regular municipality by virtue of Executive Order No. 273 on October 16, 1957, by President Carlos P. Garcia upon the recommendation of Sen. Roseller T. Lim, Gov. Bienvenido Ebarle and the Provincial Board of Zamboanga del Sur. The municipality was formally inaugurated on April 21, 1958, with the induction into office of the following municipal officials: Mayor Coco I. Sia, Vice Mayor Bayang Guiaya, Councilors Dr. Vicente Imbing, Datu Manupak Dakula, Benigno Bualan, Javier Suico, Catalino Fernandez and Canuto Lingating. Through Presidential Proclamation 694, October 16, 2024 was declared a special non-working day in celebration of its 67th founding anniversary.