Rizal, officially the Municipality of Rizal (;
Subanen: ''Benwa Rizal'';
Chavacano
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: ''Municipalidad de Rizal''; ), is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Zamboanga del Norte
Zamboanga del Norte (Cebuano language, Cebuano: ''Amihanang Zamboanga''; Subanon language, Subanon: ''Utara Sembwangan''; ), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Norte, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines situated w ...
,
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
A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...
s while some have
sitios
A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...
.
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 The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...
Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Zamboanga del Norte
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