Kabasalan

Kabasalan, officially the Municipality of Kabasalan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Kabasalan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Kabasalan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kabasalan), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,884 people.^[5]

Kabasalan
Municipality
Municipality of Kabasalan
Kabasalan Science and Technology High School, during the Buwan ng Wika celebration in 2011
Flag Seal
Motto:  Agri-Aqua Basin of Zambaoanga Sibugay
Map of Zamboanga Sibugay with Kabasalan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Kabasalan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°47′48″N 122°45′46″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga Sibugay
District	2nd district
Founded	1917
Barangays	29 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Katrina Cainglet-Balladares
• Vice Mayor	Isagani C. Balladares
• Representative	Dr. Marly T. Hofer-Hasim
• Municipal Council	Members Freddie I. Chu Benjamin C. Palanas Sr. Eduardo P. Deita Reymon C. Yao Cinco Venus Helena P. Alcantara Danny I. Chu Elma S. Bragado Edwin B. Morales Jr.
• Electorate	34,171 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	289.2 km2 (111.7 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Highest elevation	367 m (1,204 ft)
Lowest elevation	−3 m (−10 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	48,366
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
• Households	10,268
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	26.53 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 277.3 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 748.1 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 236 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 233.4 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7005
PSGC	0908306000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	www.kabasalansibugay.gov.ph

History

The first inhabitants of the place are of Subanen origin. Kabasalan comes from the word basal, meaning to play the agung, a musical instrument which is a favorite pastime of the Subanon. It was during the old times that the whole peninsula was resonating with the sound of that instrument.

In 1956, Siay was established, as twenty-six barrios and sitios, including Barrio Siay which would be the seat of government in the newly created municipality, had been separated from Kabasalan, along with parts of Malangas.^[6]

Kabasalan was greatly affected by Typhoon Tembin (2017) which most of the municipality where flooded. Schools were destroyed due to strong winds.

Geography

Barangays

Kabasalan is politically subdivided into 29 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Banker
• Buayan
• Cainglet
• Calapan
• Calubihan (F.L.Pena)
• Canacan (Bolo Battalion)
• Concepcion (Balungis)
• Diampak
• Dipala
• Gacbusan
• Goodyear
• Lacnapan
• Little Baguio
• Lumbayao
• Nazareth
• Palinta
• Peñaranda
• Poblacion
• Salipyasin (Riverside)
• Sanghanan
• Santa Cruz
• Sayao
• Shiolan
• Simbol
• Sininan
• Tamin
• Tampilisan
• Tigbangagan
• Timuay Danda (Mangahas)

Climate

Climate data for Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	31 (88)	31 (88)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	24 (75)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	61 (2.4)	55 (2.2)	75 (3.0)	81 (3.2)	145 (5.7)	189 (7.4)	189 (7.4)	197 (7.8)	162 (6.4)	181 (7.1)	115 (4.5)	70 (2.8)	1,520 (59.9)
Average rainy days	16.4	15.7	19.1	21.5	26.9	27.1	26.4	25.0	24.2	26.8	23.5	18.7	271.3
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Demographics

Population census of Kabasalan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	9,843	—
1939	15,882	+2.30%
1948	19,037	+2.03%
1960	19,920	+0.38%
1970	15,304	−2.60%
1975	19,175	+4.63%
1980	24,658	+5.16%
1990	32,323	+2.74%
1995	34,483	+1.22%
2000	37,619	+1.88%
2007	40,169	+0.91%
2010	41,421	+1.12%
2015	44,336	+1.30%
2020	46,884	+1.18%
2024	48,366	+0.75%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Kabasalan

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 52.15 2003 39.21 2006 39.60 2009 36.74 2012 36.89 2015 41.46 2018 30.09 2021 26.53 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Media

Kabasalan and its neighboring towns is being served by Flash-FM 91.3 MHz and Countryside Cable Television, Inc.