San Miguel, officially the Municipality of San Miguel (;
Subanen: ''Benwa San Miguel'';
Chavacano
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: ''Municipalidad de San Miguel''; ), 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 19,838 people.
Geography
Barangays
San Miguel is politically subdivided into 18
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s while some have
sitios
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.
* Betinan
* Bulawan
* Calube
* Concepcion
* Dao-an
* Dumalian
* Fatima
* Langilan
* Lantawan
* Laperian
* Libuganan
* Limonan
* Mati
* Ocapan
*
Poblacion
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* San Isidro
* Sayog
* Tapian
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
San Miguel 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 ...
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Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur
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