Rizal, officially the Municipality of Rizal ( ceb, Lungsod sa Rizal;
Subanen: ''Benwa Rizal'';
Chavacano
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: ''Municipalidad de Rizal''; tl, Bayan ng Rizal), is a 5th class
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte ( Cebuano: ''Amihanang Zamboanga''; Subanon: ''Utara Sembwangan''; tl, Hilagang Zamboanga), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Norte, is a province in the Philippines situated within the Zamboanga Peninsula region in M ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,052 people.
Geography
Barangays
Rizal is politically subdivided into 22
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s while some have
sitios.
Sitios Mercedes, San Roque, and Mauswagon became barrios in 1955.
* Balubohan
* Birayan
* Damasing
* East Poblacion
* La Esperanza
* Mabuhay
* Mabunao
* Mitimos
* Nangca
* Nangcaan
* Napilan
* Nasipang
* New Dapitan
* Nilabo
* North Mapang
* Rizalina
* San Roque
* Sebaca
* Sipaon
* South Mapang
* Tolon
* West Poblacion
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Rizal Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Zamboanga del Norte
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