Tigbao, officially the Municipality of Tigbao ( ceb, Lungsod sa Tigbao;
Subanen: ''Benwa Tigbao'';
Chavacano
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: ''Municipalidad de Tigbao''; tl, Bayan ng Tigbao), is a 5th class
municipality
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in the
province
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of
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, ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,675 people.
It was created by virtue of
Republic Act
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No. 7162 on November 8, 1991. Tigbao was former part of Municipality of Dumalinao.
, the highest peak in Zamboanga del Sur, overlooks the town. The name of the town was derived from the abundance of "
Tigbao" Grasses in the area.
Geography
Barangays
Tigbao is politically subdivided into 18
barangay
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s.
* Begong
* Busol
* Caluma
* Diana Countryside
* Guinlin
* Lacarayan
* Lacupayan
* Libayoy
* Limas
* Longmot
* Maragang
* Mati
* Nangan-nangan
* New Tuburan
* Nilo
* Tigbao
* Timolan
* Upper Nilo
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Tigbao Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur
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