Malangas
Malangas | |
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| Municipality of Malangas | |
Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Malangas highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°37′54″N 123°01′56″E / 7.6317°N 123.0322°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga Sibugay |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | July 23, 1951 |
| Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Marcelo M. Baquial Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Roberto P. Intol |
| • Representative | Wilter W. Palma II |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 22,123 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 235.53 km2 (90.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 296 m (971 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −2 m (−7 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 32,022 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,971 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 33.27 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 242.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 699.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 155.9 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 150.3 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7038 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog Maguindanaon |
| Website | www |
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Malangas, officially the Municipality of Malangas (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Malangas; Filipino (Tagalog): Bayan ng Malangas; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Malangas, Jawi: ايڠد نو ملاڠس); Zamboangueño/Chavacano: Municipio de Malangas, is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,022 people.
The municipality is generally rolling near the shorelines and mountainous in the hinterland with some patches of flat land located within the mangroves near the shorelines. It borders Buug to the north-east; Diplahan to the north-west; Imelda to the west; Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur, to the east; and Alicia to the south.
Malangas is the site of coal mining in Western Mindanao area, operated by the Philippine National Oil Company - Exploration Corporation. The coalmine is one of the largest in the country. Its town center nests in a harbor in Dumanquilas Bay, boasts of its twin ports, one for coal, the other for passengers.