Lakewood, officially the Municipality of Lakewood ( ceb, Lungsod sa Lakewood; Subanen: ''Benwa Danaw'';

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: ''Municipalidad de Lakewood''; tl, Bayan ng Lakewood), is a 4th class

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in the

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Zamboanga del Sur Zamboanga del Sur ( Cebuano: ''Habagatang Zamboanga;'' Subanen: ''S'helatan Sembwangan/Sembwangan dapit Shelatan''; Chavacano: ''Zamboanga del Sur''; tl, Timog Zamboanga; mdh, Pagabatan Sambuanga), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Sur, ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,559 people.

Etymology

The old name of Lakewood is Danaw Likowai and Tubod is Obod. Its name derives from the Cebuano term ''tubod'' which means "spring". Its current name derived from

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, a large lake on which the

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is located.

History

The municipality was founded on November 11, 1977, when Barangays Gatub and Bagong Kahayag of the Municipality of Kumalarang and Barangays Lakewood, Bolalawan, Sebugay, Bisuangan, Lokoan, Backing, Dagum, Sapang Pinolis, Tubod, Gasa, Tiwales and Matalang of the Municipality of Lapuyan were separated and formed into an independent municipality. The most popular species of fish in the province can only be caught in the lake: the carpa and porang. The Subanen tribe is the major ethnic group living in the suburban areas; they cultivate

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s and

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for their own use. Subanens have their own language, but they also speak Cebuano as a common language for conversation.

Geography

Barangays

Lakewood is politically subdivided into 14

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s. * Bagong Kahayag * Baking * Biswangan * Bululawan * Dagum * Gasa * Gatub * Lukuan * Matalang *

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(Lakewood proper) * Sapang Pinoles * Sebuguey * Tiwales * Tubod

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Tourism

The Alindahaw Resort near the lake located at Brangay Biswangan, Lily's Hidden Spring in the upper part of Tubod, and Mainit Waterfall in the lower part of Gatub are among Lakewood's tourist attractions.

Health

It has a hospital, the Singidas Medical Clinic, which is regarded as the cleanest hospital of the town.

References

External links

Lakewood Profile at PhilAtlas.com
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