Lakewood, officially the Municipality of Lakewood (;
Subanen: ''Benwa Danaw'';
Chavacano
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: ''Municipalidad de Lakewood''; ), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur ( Cebuano: ''Habagatang Zamboanga;'' Subanen: ''S'helatan Sembwangan/Sembwangan dapit Shelatan''; , Jawi: سلاتن سامبواڠن; ), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located i ...
,
Philippines
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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
Lake Wood, a large lake on which the
poblacion
''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...
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
vegetable
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s and
corn
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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
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s while some have
sitios
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.
* Bagong Kahayag
* Baking
* Biswangan
* Bululawan
* Dagum
* Gasa
* Gatub
* Lukuan
* Matalang
*
Poblacion
''Poblacion'' (from Spanish '' población'', meaning "population"), sometimes abbreviated as Pob., is a term used in the Philippines to refer to the administrative center, downtown, old town, or commercial area of a city or municipality. It ...
(Lakewood proper)
* Sapang Pinoles
* Sebuguey
* Tiwales
* Tubod
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Tourism
* Paved Walkway along the lake in Poblacion.
* Baka Falls in Barangay Gasa
* Majestic Waterfalls in Sitio Lanayan of Brgy. Gasa
* Trekking/Mountaineering and overview at Mount Sirungan, the peak of Lakewood
* Boating at the lake
* Trekking at Sitio Sawá to Pegampuan to Biswangan
* Cycling at Biswangan to Gasa Road
Health
It has a hospital, the Singidas Medical Clinic, which is regarded as the cleanest hospital of the town.
Notable personalities
*
Felip Jhon Suson a.k.a. Ken - member of Filipino pop boy band,
SB19
SB19 is a Filipino boy band formed in 2018, consisting of Pablo, Josh, Stell, Ken, and Justin. They are noted for their contributions to the contemporary Pinoy pop scene and became the first Southeast Asian act to be nominated on the Billboa ...
References
External links
*
Lakewood Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census Information
{{Authority control
Municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur
Establishments by Philippine presidential decree