Leon B. Postigo
Leon B. Postigo
Bacungan | |
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| Municipality of Leon B. Postigo | |
| Nickname: LBP | |
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Leon B. Postigo highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°09′05″N 122°55′28″E / 8.151361°N 122.924403°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Norte |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | March 25, 1982 |
| Renamed | December 30, 1989 |
| Named after | Leon Bayot Postigo |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Runie O. Jamora |
| • Vice Mayor | Joy Culanculan |
| • Representative | Adrian Michael A. Amatong |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 20,210 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 255.50 km2 (98.65 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 428 m (1,404 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 27,639 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,308 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 53.82 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 203.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 362 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 178.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 128.5 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7112 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)65 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | leonpostigo |
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Leon B. Postigo, officially the Municipality of Leon B. Postigo (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Leon B. Postigo; Subanen: Benwa Leon B. Postigo; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Leon B. Postigo; Tagalog: Bayan ng Leon B. Postigo), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,639 people.