Talusan, officially the Municipality of Talusan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Talusan;
Chavacano
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: ''Municipalidad de Talusan''; tl, Bayan ng Talusan), is a 5th 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 27,873 people.
It is the second least populous municipality in the province and the smallest in area.
The municipality is located in the central part of
Olutanga
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Island.
Geography
Barangays
Talusan is politically subdivided into 14
barangay
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s.
* Aurora
* Baganipay
* Bolingan
* Bualan
* Cawilan
* Florida
* Kasigpitan
* Laparay
* Mahayahay
* Moalboal
*
Poblacion
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(Talusan)
* Sagay
* Samonte
* Tuburan
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Talusan Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay
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