Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte

Rizal, officially the Municipality of Rizal (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Rizal; Subanen: Benwa Rizal; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Rizal; Tagalog: Bayan ng Rizal), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,052 people.^[5]

Rizal
Municipality
Municipality of Rizal
Municipal hall in 2023
Flag Seal
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Rizal highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Rizal Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°31′38″N 123°33′06″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
District	1st district
Founded	December 21, 1950
Named after	José Rizal
Barangays	22 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Marissa D. Manigsaca (Lakas)
• Vice Mayor	Jose B. Salac (Lakas)
• Representative	Roberto T. Uy Jr. (Lakas)
• Municipal Council	Members Robert T. Poculan Jr. Cristopher G. Jutba Paul M. Salatandre Moody B. Palubon John Garvey A. Catane Al B. Manigsaca Gerardo B. Eroy Dennis P. Ibabao
• Electorate	14,229 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	80.03 km2 (30.90 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Highest elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Lowest elevation	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	15,347
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
• Households	3,823
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	43.35 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 123.1 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 328.7 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 79.68 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 87.98 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7102
PSGC	0907212000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)65
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	rizal.zamboangadelnorte.com

Geography

Barangays

Rizal is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

Sitios Mercedes, San Roque, and Mauswagon became barrios in 1955.^[6]

• Balubohan
• Birayan
• Damasing
• East Poblacion
• La Esperanza
• Mabuhay
• Mabunao
• Mitimos
• Nangca
• Nangcaan
• Napilan
• Nasipang
• New Dapitan
• Nilabo
• North Mapang
• Rizalina
• San Roque
• Sebaca
• Sipaon
• South Mapang
• Tolon
• West Poblacion

Climate

Climate data for Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	23 (73)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	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[7]

Demographics

Population census of Rizal

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	11,477	—
1970	12,092	+0.52%
1975	12,608	+0.84%
1980	13,090	+0.75%
1990	13,115	+0.02%
1995	14,363	+1.72%
2000	13,501	−1.32%
2007	14,721	+1.20%
2010	14,111	−1.53%
2015	14,021	−0.12%
2020	15,052	+1.50%
2024	15,347	+0.47%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Rizal

10 20 30 40 50 2000 39.95 2003 37.80 2006 47.00 2009 37.25 2012 33.36 2015 36.48 2018 39.54 2021 43.35 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]