Sominot
Sominot | |
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| Municipality of Sominot | |
Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Sominot highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°02′30″N 123°23′05″E / 8.041547°N 123.384644°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | March 27, 1980 |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Johnriel D. Melo |
| • Vice Mayor | Proceso S. Estrada |
| • Representative | Divina Grace C. Yu |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 10,862 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 111.52 km2 (43.06 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 256 m (840 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 490 m (1,610 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 19,061 |
| • Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,237 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 35.51 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 139.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 348.4 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 108.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 78.54 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7022 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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Sominot, officially the Municipality of Sominot (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sominot; Subanen: Benwa Sominot; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Sominot; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sominot), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,061 people.
The town was created in 1980 as Don Mariano Marcos, after then-President Ferdinand Marcos' father Mariano Marcos, and was composed of barangays previously part of the municipalities of Dumingag, Mahayag, Midsalip, Ramon Magsaysay, and Tukuran. It was renamed to its present name in 1988.