Mutia, Zamboanga del Norte

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 2020 census, it has a population of 11,726 people.^[5]

Mutia
Municipality
Municipality of Mutia
Municipal hall in 2021
Flag Seal
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Mutia highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Mutia Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°25′03″N 123°28′38″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
District	1st district
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Lorrymir S. Adasa (Lakas)
• Vice Mayor	Christian James P. Kwan (Lakas)
• Representative	Roberto 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
• Electorate	10,028 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
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
• Households	3,004
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	47.37 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 109.9 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 477.6 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 114.3 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 68.85 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7107
PSGC	0907208000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)65
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	mutia.zamboangadelnorte.com

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[6]

Demographics

Population census of Mutia

Year	Pop.	±% 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[7][8][9][10][11]

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[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]