Godod

Godod, officially the Municipality of Godod (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Godod; Subanen: Benwa Godod; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Godod; Tagalog: Bayan ng Godod), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,510 people.^[5]

Godod
Municipality
Municipality of Godod
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Heart of the Peninsula
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Godod highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Godod Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°00′05″N 122°50′38″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
District	3rd district
Founded	February 8, 1982
Barangays	17 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Richie L. Uy (Lakas)
• Vice Mayor	Roldan C. Molate (Lakas)
• Representative	Adrian Michael A. Amatong (Liberal)
• Municipal Council	Members Rolly U. Mangan Hermocilla M. Buhale Edgar A. Antao Rafael P. Ajero Richard C. Bicoy Rolando S. Pabatao, Jr. Sergio A. Albot Renato C. Barbarona
• Electorate	12,256 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	190.00 km2 (73.36 sq mi)
Elevation	314 m (1,030 ft)
Highest elevation	599 m (1,965 ft)
Lowest elevation	153 m (502 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	18,040
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
• Households	4,217
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	58.2 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 154.6 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 307.9 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 139.7 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 110.3 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7100
PSGC	0907225000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)65
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	godod.zamboangadelnorte.com

History

Through Batas Pambansa Blg. 146 which was approved on February 8, 1982, twelve barangays in southern Siayan were carved out to establish Godod, with one with the same name to be the seat of government.^[6] A plebiscite for ratification, along with ten more newly-created local entities including nearby Bacungan, was held on May 17, coinciding with the barangay elections.^[7]

On September 29, 1983, New People's Army guerrillas ambushed government troops in a mountainous area near Godod village,^[8][9] leaving 39 soldiers and seven civilians dead, and wounding eight others, in one of the worst communist attacks.^[10]

Geography

Barangays

Godod is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Baluno
• Banuangan
• Bunawan
• Delucot
• Dipopor
• Guisapong
• Limbonga (Limboangan)
• Lomogom
• Mauswagon
• Miampic
• Poblacion
• Raba
• Rambon
• San Pedro
• Sarawagan
• Sianan
• Sioran

Climate

Climate data for Godod, 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)	29 (84)	28 (82)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	96 (3.8)	79 (3.1)	117 (4.6)	127 (5.0)	239 (9.4)	301 (11.9)	286 (11.3)	283 (11.1)	255 (10.0)	272 (10.7)	188 (7.4)	115 (4.5)	2,358 (92.8)
Average rainy days	17.3	16.0	19.7	21.6	29.0	29.0	29.7	29.1	28.5	28.9	25.3	20.0	294.1
Source: Meteoblue[11]

Demographics

Population census of Godod

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	11,830	—
1995	15,053	+4.62%
2000	15,139	+0.12%
2007	16,638	+1.31%
2010	17,788	+2.46%
2015	17,424	−0.39%
2020	17,510	+0.10%
2024	18,040	+0.72%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Godod

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2000 67.56 2003 84.58 2006 60.90 2009 71.06 2012 60.79 2015 68.23 2018 59.30 2021 58.20 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]