La Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte

La Libertad, officially the Municipality of La Libertad (Cebuano: Lungsod sa La Libertad; Subanen: Benwa La Libertad; Chavacano: Municipalidad de La Libertad; Tagalog: Bayan ng La Libertad), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,119 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.^[5]

La Libertad
Municipality
Municipality of La Libertad
Seal
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with La Libertad highlighted
OpenStreetMap
La Libertad Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°28′01″N 123°31′36″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
District	1st district
Barangays	13 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Ricky R. Cuenca (Lakas)
• Vice Mayor	Pete T. Zamora (Reporma)
• Representative	Roberto T. Uy Jr. (Lakas)
• Municipal Council	Members Alvin G. Zamora Ramon C. Aldojesa Elmer C. Hangcan Ben B. Omalsa Erwin T. Clavel Exequiel M. Molavizar Joel L. Manlupig Adamson T. Sumaoy
• Electorate	6,337 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	69.51 km2 (26.84 sq mi)
Elevation	182 m (597 ft)
Highest elevation	596 m (1,955 ft)
Lowest elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	7,874
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
• Households	2,314
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	46.05 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 191.7 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 209 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 35.11 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 18.42 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7117
PSGC	0907204000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)65
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	lalibertad.gov.ph

Geography

Barangays

La Libertad is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• El Paraiso
• La Union
• La Victoria
• Mauswagon
• Mercedes
• New Argao
• New Bataan
• New Carcar
• Poblacion
• San Jose
• Santa Catalina
• Santa Cruz
• Singaran

Climate

Climate data for La Libertad, Zamboanga del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	69 (2.7)	44 (1.7)	37 (1.5)	29 (1.1)	87 (3.4)	137 (5.4)	131 (5.2)	141 (5.6)	143 (5.6)	134 (5.3)	68 (2.7)	53 (2.1)	1,073 (42.3)
Average rainy days	9.9	7.6	7.4	8.1	21.6	26.5	26.4	26.6	25.8	24.3	15.1	10.4	209.7
Source: Meteoblue[6]

Demographics

Population census of La Libertad

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	5,441	—
1970	6,351	+1.56%
1975	7,026	+2.05%
1980	7,644	+1.70%
1990	7,543	−0.13%
1995	7,702	+0.39%
2000	7,419	−0.80%
2007	7,670	+0.46%
2010	7,771	+0.48%
2015	8,406	+1.51%
2020	8,119	−0.73%
2024	7,874	−0.73%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of La Libertad

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 39.48 2003 62.54 2006 43.00 2009 45.04 2012 47.91 2015 48.98 2018 53.04 2021 46.05 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]