Jose Dalman

Jose Dalman, officially the Municipality of Jose Dalman (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Jose Dalman; Subanen: Benwa Jose Dalman; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Jose Dalman; Tagalog: Bayan ng Jose Dalman), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,881 people.^[5]

Jose Dalman Ponot
Municipality
Municipality of Jose Dalman
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Nickname:  The Pink Town
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Jose Dalman highlighted
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Jose Dalman Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°26′34″N 123°01′19″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
District	2nd district
Founded	1979
Named after	Jose Cabilin Dalman
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Allen T. Ferrater (Lakas)
• Vice Mayor	Julieta J. Macapaz (Lakas)
• Representative	Irene G. Labadlabad (Lakas)
• Municipal Council	Members Richard L. Sabejon Elmer D. Libre Felimon L. Jakosalem, Jr. Evangeline G. Campos Val Angelo D. Regencia Richard D. Dalogdog, Jr. Rizalina M. Dalman Benjamin V. Amahan
• Electorate	22,288 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	135.00 km2 (52.12 sq mi)
Elevation	78 m (256 ft)
Highest elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	27,951
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
• Households	6,187
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	57.66 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 180.4 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 238 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 73.28 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 13.36 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7111
PSGC	0907222000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)65
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	josedalman.zamboangadelnorte.com

History

Jose Dalman, formerly known as Ponot, was originally part of the municipality of Manukan.

The municipality was established by virtue of Batas Pambansa (BP) Blg. 15 approved on January 3, 1979, upon separation of seven barangays in southwestern part of Manukan, with Barangay Ponot the seat of government.^[6] A plebiscite was held on April 3.^[7]

It was renamed by virtue of BP Blg. 381 enacted on April 8, 1983,^[8][9] through the effort of former Assemblyman Guardson Lood.

It is named after Jose C. Dalman, one of the former students of the national hero Jose Rizal during his exile in Dapitan.

Geography

Barangays

Jose Dalman is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Balatakan
• Bitoon
• Dinasan
• Ilihan
• Labakid
• Lipay
• Litalip
• Lopero
• Lumaping
• Madalag
• Manawan
• Marupay
• Poblacion (Ponot)
• Sigamok
• Siparok
• Tabon
• Tamarok
• Tamil

Climate

Climate data for Jose Dalman, Zamboanga del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)
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[10]

Demographics

Population census of Jose Dalman

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	15,308	—
1990	17,952	+1.61%
1995	21,745	+3.66%
2000	23,322	+1.51%
2007	26,017	+1.52%
2010	27,033	+1.40%
2015	27,388	+0.25%
2020	28,881	+1.12%
2024	27,951	−0.78%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Jose Dalman

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 71.05 2003 70.16 2006 63.40 2009 68.00 2012 62.75 2015 58.73 2018 56.48 2021 57.66 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Notable personalities

• Rene Mark Cuarto - Professional Boxer

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines