Labangan, officially the Municipality of Labangan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Labangan; Subanen: Benwa Labangan; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Labangan, Jawi: ايڠد نو لباڠن; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Labangan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Labangan), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,262 people.[4]
Geography
Barangays
Labangan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Poverty incidence of Labangan
Tourism
- Pulacan Falls - 12 km. from Pagadian City, and covering an area of 400 square meters. It is the source of water for the Labangan irrigation system. Two kilometers from the area is the 134-hectare Home Defense Center. The falls can be reached easily by any motor vehicle. With the opening of the PADAP road, Pulacan Falls became a beautiful camping and picnic site. It now has a permanent Boy and Girl Scout site with facilities and has been the location of regional and provincial jamborees.
- Army Site - The new division site of 1st Infantry (TABAK) Division, Philippine Army, is located on the top of the Hill of Kuta Major Cesar L Sang-an.
References
External links
- Labangan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
