Sindangan
Sindangan | |
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| Municipality of Sindangan | |
(From top, left to right): Port of Sindangan, Downtown Proper, Jollibee Rotonda, Sindangan River Esplanade, Musical and Dancing Fountain | |
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| Motto: Uswag Sindangan! | |
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Sindangan highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°14′19″N 122°59′55″E / 8.2386°N 122.9986°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Norte |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | December 22, 1936 |
| Barangays | 52 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Rosendo S. Labadlabad |
| • Vice Mayor | Nilo Florentino Z. Sy |
| • Representative | Glona G. Labadlabad |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 72,505 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 451.00 km2 (174.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 304 m (997 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 103,952 |
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| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| • Households | 24,895 |
| Demonym | Sindanganon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 47.48 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 654.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,417 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 301.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 187.2 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 Tagalog |
| Catholic diocese | Diocese of Dipolog |
| Patron saint | Saint Joseph the Worker (primary) Our Lady of Fatima (secondary) |
| Website | www.sindangan.gov.ph |
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Sindangan, officially the Municipality of Sindangan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sindangan; Subanen: Benwa Sindangan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Sindangan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sindangan), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 103,952 people.
With increasing investor interests, improved infrastructures, and rapid population growth over the last decade, Sindangan is the fastest-growing municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte. It is also the second most populous locality after the provincial capital, Dipolog, and is the biggest and the most populous municipality in the entire Zamboanga Peninsula region, followed by the municipalities of Ipil in Zamboanga Sibugay, and Molave in Zamboanga del Sur.
Due to its rapid demographic and economic growth, steps are being taken to convert the status of Sindangan from a municipality to a city in the next coming years. Once approved and ratified, Sindangan will be the third city in Zamboanga del Norte, following the cities of Dipolog and Dapitan.