Payao, officially the Municipality of Payao ( ceb, Lungsod sa Payao;
Chavacano
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: ''Municipalidad de Payao''; tl, Bayan ng Payao), is a 3rd class
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Zamboanga Sibugay
Zamboanga Sibugay, officially the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Zamboanga Sibugay; tl, Lalawigan ng Zamboanga Sibugay; Chavacano: ''Provincia de Zamboanga Sibugay''), is a province in the Philippines located in the Zamboanga ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 34,952 people.
Geography
Barangays
Payao is politically subdivided into 29
barangay
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s.
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Payao Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay
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