Ramon Magsaysay, officially the Municipality of Ramon Magsaysay (; Subanen: Benwa Ramon Magsaysay; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Ramon Magsaysay; ), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 28,419 people.
History
The municipality was formed on February 13, 1957, out of 23 barrios of the Municipality of Aurora, and was originally called Liargao. It was renamed after Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay who created the municipality by virtue of Executive Order Number 239. Republic Act Number 2788 marked the renaming of Liargao to Ramon Magsaysay on June 19, 1960.
Geography
Barangays
Ramon Magsaysay is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Bag-ong Opon
- Bambong Daku
- Bambong Diut
- Bobongan
- Campo IV
- Campo V
- Caniangan
- Dipalusan
- Eastern Bobongan
- Esperanza
- Gapasan
- Katipunan
- Kauswagan
- Lower Sambulawan
- Mabini
- Magsaysay
- Malating
- Paradise
- Pasingkalan
- Poblacion
- San Fernando
- Santo Rosario
- Sapa Anding
- Sinaguing
- Switch
- Upper Laperian
- Wakat
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
- Ramon Magsaysay Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information