Ipil

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Municipality of Ipil
Location of Ipil in the Zamboanga Sibugay Province
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Basic data
Region : Zamboanga Peninsula
Province : Zamboanga Sibugay
Barangays : 28
District: 3. District of Zamboanga Sibugay
PSGC : 098305000
Income class : 1st income bracket
Households : 10,293
May 1, 2000 census
Population : 74,656
August 1, 2015 census
Population density : 819.5 inhabitants per km²
Area : 91.1  km²
Coordinates : 7 ° 47 '  N , 122 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 7 ° 47 '  N , 122 ° 35'  E
Postal code : 7001
Area code : +63 62
Website: Ipil municipality
Geographical location in the Philippines
Ipil (Philippines)
Ipil
Ipil

Ipil is an independently administered municipality in the Zamboanga Sibugay Province in the Philippines . The municipality of Ipil is also the seat of the provincial administration of Zamboanga Sibugay.

Origin of name

Ipil was initially known as Nito and belonged to the Kabasalan community . The name Nito referred to the famous hats and baskets that were made in this area. The material is abundantly found along the nearby Bacalan River, where it grows and thrives on the banks. Over time, the name changed from Nito to Sanito . The name change was probably based on the following: When the locals were asked where they came from, they replied: “Sa Nito”, meaning “from Nito”.

geography

Ipil is located in the center of the Zamboanga Sibugay Province . It is bounded by the municipality of Naga in the east, by Titay in the north and by Roseller Lim in the west. To the south is the coastline to the Bay of Sibuguey , part of the Gulf of Moro .

The community has a total area of ​​91.1 km².

history

Originally, the inhabitants of Sanito were from the Subanon tribe . These were led by a priest and they worshiped the sun, moon, stars, rivers and the large trees within their area. The Subanons made barter deals with Chinese traders. They exchanged jugs, plates, brass objects, coins and other goods with spices and agricultural products from their homeland. Later, the Subanons mixed with people from other cultures. Nowadays, their descendants are a mixture of natives and immigrants of different origins and beliefs, but who can live and interact with one another in harmony.

On July 26, 1949, the name Ipil was established with Executive Order No. 249 by the then President Elpidio Quirino and the area was recognized as an official administrative municipality.

In 1995 a group of terrorists, the Abu Sajaf , carried out a sea-based attack on the city. More than 200 armed terrorists were involved in the operation. The economic center of the city was so destroyed that it had to be demolished immediately afterwards. However, the actual target of the attack were the city's seven banks. More than 50 residents of Ipil were killed in the attack.

At that time, the municipality of Ipil still belonged to the province of Zamboanga del Sur . But long before 1960 there were signs of secession from this province. Various motions were submitted to Congress, but remained unprocessed. However, a referendum held in May 1997 made clear the will of the population to establish a separate province and with Republic Act No. 8973 the secession was finally implemented on February 22, 2001. Since then, the new province of Zamboanga Sibugay has existed with Ipil as the headquarters of the provincial administration.

Barangays

Ipil is politically divided into 28 barangays .

  • Bacalan
  • Bangkerohan
  • Bulu-an
  • Caparan
  • Domandan
  • Don Andres
  • Doña Josefa
  • Guituan
  • Ipil Heights
  • Labi
  • Logan
  • Lower Ipil Heights
  • Lower taway
  • Lumbia
  • Maasin
  • Magdaup
  • Makilas
  • Pangi
  • Poblacion
  • Sanito
  • Suclema
  • Taway
  • Tenan
  • Tiayon
  • Timalang
  • Tomitom
  • Upper Pangi
  • Veteran's Village (Ruiz)

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