Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay

Ipil, officially the Municipality of Ipil (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Ipil; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Ipil, Jawi: ايڠد نو ايڤل Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ipil), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 89,401 people.[3] Ipil is the most populous municipality of Zamboanga Sibugay, and the second most populous in Region IX after Sindangan.

Ipil
Municipality
Municipality of Ipil
View from Hotel Sibugay
View from Hotel Sibugay
Flag of Ipil
Flag
Official seal of Ipil
Seal
Nicknames: 
  • Heart of Sibugay
  • Crossroads of Region IX
Motto(s): 
Ipil: Our place, our responsibility, our pride!
Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Ipil highlighted
Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Ipil highlighted
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Ipil is located in Philippines
Ipil
Ipil
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°46′56″N 122°35′12″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga Sibugay
District 2nd district
FoundedJuly 26, 1949
Barangays28 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAnamel C. Olegario
 • Vice MayorRamses Troy D. Olegario
 • RepresentativeAntonieta R. Eudela
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate61,059 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total241.60 km2 (93.28 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Highest elevation
185 m (607 ft)
Lowest elevation
−2 m (−7 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total89,401
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
 • Households
21,548
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
22.30
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 305.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 1,074 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 294 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 221.3 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7001
PSGC
098305000
IDD : area code +63 (0)62
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Maguindanaon
Websiteipilsibugay.gov.ph

Ipil Airport is located at Barangay Sanito, along the Pan Philippine Highway, and it is the only airport in Zamboanga Sibugay.

History

Ipil used to be known as Sanito, a place under barrio Bacalan under the Municipality of Kabasalan. It was a swampy area and a docking spot for pioneering Ilocanos who settled in the upper areas of Titay. Ipil was a jumping point for their lantsa sailing to Zamboanga City. The first mayor of Ipil was Gregorio Dar, an Ilocano who came from Titay. The Dar Family were the second batch of Ilocanos who settled upon the invitation of Mariano Families who are among the first batch of Ilocanos from Luzon. When Sanito became a Town in 1949,[5] its name was changed to Ipil, as there were many Ipil trees found within the said locale.

Early Ilocano routes

The first Ilocanos used Ipil as the nearest jump point in connecting Titay with Zamboanga City. They would walk via Lumbia then to Longilog then Gabo reaching Mayabang their original settlement. It was this route that they do not have to cross the rivers as it is uphill. It was the Ilocanos who first set foot on these areas.Mayabang came from the first Tagalog settlers who intermarried with the first ilocano settlers of the place.

Ipil massacre
Main article: 1995 Ipil massacre

On the morning of April 3, 1995, Ipil was attacked by approximately 200 heavily armed Abu Sayyaf militants who fired upon residents, strafed civilian homes, plundered banks, took up to 30 hostages and then burned the centre of the town to the ground.[6][7]

The militants allegedly arrived in the town by boat and bus, and a number of them had been dressed in military fatigues

The town's Chief of Police was reportedly killed in the attack and close to a billion pesos were looted from eight commercial banks.[8] Army commandos pursued some rebel gunmen in nearby mountains while officials said that the rebels were looting farms and seizing civilians as "human shields" as they fled the town of[9] about 40 rebels, who may have taken hostages, were cornered in a school compound west of Ipil on April 6 when an elite army unit attacked. In the fighting that followed, the television station GMA reported, 11 civilians were killed.[9]

Cityhood
Main article: Cities of the Philippines

In the 19th Congress of the Philippines, house bills were filed by various representatives which seeks Ipil including other capital towns of provinces with no current component cities, independent component cities or highly urbanized cities to automatically convert into cities.[10][11][12]

Geography

Ipil is located three hours from the key cities in the region (Dipolog, Pagadian and Zamboanga City). The Ipil seaport is 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of the town center.

Barangays
Barangay hall of Barangay Bangkerohan

Ipil is subdivided into 28 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Bacalan
  • Bangkerohan
  • Buluan
  • Caparan
  • Domandan
  • Don Andres
  • Doña Josefa
  • Guituan
  • Ipil Heights
  • Labe
  • Logan
  • Tirso Babiera (Lower Ipil Heights)
  • Lower Taway
  • Lumbia
  • Maasin
  • Magdaup
  • Makilas
  • Pangi
  • Poblacion
  • Sanito
  • Suclema
  • Taway
  • Tenan
  • Tiayon
  • Timalang
  • Tomitom
  • Upper Pangi
  • Veteran's Village

Climate
Climate data for Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)		 30
(86)
Average low °C (°F) 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 61
(2.4)		 55
(2.2)		 75
(3.0)		 81
(3.2)		 145
(5.7)		 189
(7.4)		 189
(7.4)		 197
(7.8)		 162
(6.4)		 181
(7.1)		 115
(4.5)		 70
(2.8)		 1,520
(59.9)
Average rainy days 16.4 15.7 19.1 21.5 26.9 27.1 26.4 25.0 24.2 26.8 23.5 18.7 271.3
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[13]

Demographics
Population census of Ipil
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 21,141—    
1970 32,478+4.38%
1975 35,798+1.97%
1980 43,540+3.99%
1990 43,031−0.12%
1995 43,991+0.41%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000 52,481+3.86%
2007 60,686+2.02%
2010 64,939+2.50%
2015 74,656+2.69%
2020 89,401+3.61%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17]

Economy
Poverty Incidence of Ipil
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[18][19]
[20][21][22][23][24]

Government

List of former chief executives
  • Merjuar
  • Generoso Sucgang
  • Col Escalona
  • Andres P. Olegario (1972 – 1986)
  • Henry de Villa (1986 – 1988)
  • José Fontanoza (1988 – 1992)
  • Francisco Q. Pontanar (1992 – 1998)
  • Rey Andre C. Olegario (1998 – 2007)[25]
  • Eldwin M. Alibutdan (2007 – 2016)[26]
  • Anamel C. Olegario (2016 – present)

Healthcare
  • Zamboanga Sibugay Provincial Hospital
  • Dr. Henry De Villa Memorial Hospital
  • Dr. M. Simon Hospital
  • Ipil Doctors Hospital

Media

AM

FM

Cable and Satellite TV

Newspapers
  • Zamboanga Sibugay Tribune
  • The Sibugay Express

References
  1.  Municipality of Ipil | (DILG)
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