Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte

Mutia
Salvacion
Municipality
Municipality of Mutia
Municipal hall in 2021
Municipal hall in 2021
Flag of Mutia
Flag
Official seal of Mutia
Seal
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Mutia highlighted
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Mutia highlighted
Interactive map of Mutia
Mutia is located in Philippines
Mutia
Mutia
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°25′12″N 123°28′32″E / 8.419944°N 123.475564°E / 8.419944; 123.475564
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga del Norte
District 1st district
Named afterFrancisco Mutia
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorLorrymir S. Adasa (Lakas)
 • Vice MayorChristian James P. Kwan (Lakas)
 • RepresentativeRoberto T. Uy Jr. (Lakas)
 • Municipal Council
Members
  • Radolf Zell L. Adasa
  • Ivy C. Baguinat
  • Erneson B. Veradio
  • Raymond T. Bacatan
  • Randy Q. Bait-it
  • Antonio C. Rosal
  • Jenito M. Bohol
  • Claudio Y. Co
 • Electorate10,028 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
73.58 km2 (28.41 sq mi)
Elevation
191 m (627 ft)
Highest elevation
509 m (1,670 ft)
Lowest elevation
38 m (125 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)[3]
 • Total
12,197
 • Density165.8/km2 (429.3/sq mi)
 • Households
3,004
Economy
 • Income class4th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
47.37
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 104.6 million (2024)
 • Assets₱ 398.4 million (2024)
 • Expenditure₱ 55.18 million (2024)
 • Liabilities₱ 150.3 million (2024)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7107
PSGC
0907208000
IDD : area code +63 (0)65
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Websitemutia.zamboangadelnorte.com

Mutia, officially the Municipality of Mutia (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Mutia; Subanen: Benwa Mutia; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Mutia; Tagalog: Bayan ng Mutia), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,197 people.[5]

History

The land now known as Mutia was known as Salvacion, a sitio in barrio Sianib of the undivided municipality of Dipolog. Earlier inhabitants of the place were Subanen who used to live on the mountainous terrains of the area. Subanen families or clans used to dominate the place, chief among them was a man named Sumambog Basilio who once served as their timuay. When the tribes eventually welcomed settlers from the Visayas and eventually introduced Christianity in the area, the land was christened with the name "Salvacion," a Spanish term for salvation, in hopes for bountiful development in the so-called "virgin lands."[6]

When the towns of Polanco and New Piñan (later became simply Piñan in 1960) seceded from Dipolog on August 22, 1951, barrio Sianib became a part of Polanco while sitio Salvacion became a part of New Piñan and was elevated into a barrio. Around this time, a group of residents led by Filemon A. Torres, Sr. staged a campaign for the creation of a new municipality of Salvacion from New Piñan. Support from the then young municipality was positive and New Piñan's government passed a resolution creating the future municipality. Prior to its passage, however, the provincial board of Zamboanga del Norte amended the resolution to rename Salvacion to Mutia in honor of Philippine Constabulary sergeant Francisco Mutia who, along with his companions, led a successful operation in the suppression of the criminal trade of the Torreno brothers in Salvacion, leading to the deaths of Sgt. Mutia and one of the brothers.[6]

Ultimately, on July 22, 1960, upon the recommendation of Zamboanga del Norte's provincial board, President Carlos P. Garcia signed Executive Order No. 402 creating the municipality of Mutia from the newly-renamed municipality of Piñan. From its mother municipality, the barrios and sitios of Salvacion, Tinglan, Buenasuerte, Dilac, New Foundland (now Newland), Pamocloran, Totongan, Tubac, New Casul, and New Siquijor form part of the new municipality, with Filemon A. Torres, Sr. serving as its first town mayor.[7]

Geography

Barangays

Mutia is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Alvenda
  • Buenasuerte
  • Diland
  • Diolen
  • Head Tipan
  • New Casul
  • New Siquijor
  • Newland
  • Paso Rio
  • Poblacion
  • San Miguel
  • Santo Tomas
  • Tinglan
  • Totongon
  • Tubac
  • Unidos

Climate

Climate data for Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)		 23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 104
(4.1)		 76
(3.0)		 92
(3.6)		 97
(3.8)		 199
(7.8)		 238
(9.4)		 195
(7.7)		 193
(7.6)		 178
(7.0)		 212
(8.3)		 171
(6.7)		 110
(4.3)		 1,865
(73.3)
Average rainy days 14.7 12.5 15.8 17.5 27.6 28.5 29.0 27.5 26.9 27.9 23.5 18.2 269.6
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Demographics

Population census of Mutia
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 6,093—    
1975 6,895+2.51%
1980 7,976+2.95%
1990 8,625+0.79%
1995 8,915+0.62%
2000 9,806+2.06%
2007 12,078+2.92%
2010 11,975−0.31%
2015 12,675+1.09%
2020 11,726−1.62%
2024 12,197+0.95%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Mutia

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000
49.43
2003
75.69
2006
42.90
2009
57.82
2012
43.78
2015
49.99
2018
46.77
2021
47.37

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

References

  1. ↑  Municipality of Mutia | (DILG)
  2. ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Mutia - Historical Background". The Daily Dipolognon. Archived from the original on 18 September 2003. Retrieved 21 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "Executive Order No. 402". lawphil.net. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
  8. ↑ "Mutia: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  13. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  16. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  17. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  18. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  20. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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