Roxas, Zamboanga del Norte

Roxas, officially the Municipality of President Manuel A. Roxas, is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,198 people.^[5]

Roxas
Municipality
Municipality of President Manuel A. Roxas
Portion of Poblacion
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Industrial Capital of Zamboanga del Norte
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Roxas highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Roxas Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°31′11″N 123°13′40″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
District	2nd district
Founded	June 17, 1967
Named after	Manuel Roxas
Barangays	31 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Ismael A. Rengquijo Jr. (Lakas)
• Vice Mayor	Rolando G. Yebes Jr. (Lakas)
• Representative	Irene G. Labadlabad (Lakas)
• Municipal Council	Members Raymond G. Denolan Roderick G. Alam Constancio O. Tao Jr. Expedito A. Lagorra Leonilo M. Inggo Mardonio H. Tagad Jr. Michael D. Pondol Jimema M. Chato
• Electorate	28,550 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	206.25 km2 (79.63 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Highest elevation	217 m (712 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	38,649
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
• Households	9,798
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	50.34 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 259.7 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 439.5 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 198 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 101.6 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7104
PSGC	0907211000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)65
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	presmanuelroxaszn.gov.ph

History

The municipality of Pres. Manuel A. Roxas was first created from the municipality of Katipunan in 1965 by President Diosdado Macapagal through Presidential Proclamation No. 177. However, its creation was questioned by Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez, and was later reverted by the Supreme Court of the Philippines as one of Katipunan's barangays.^[6]

On June 17, 1967, through the effort of former Congressman Alberto Q. Ubay, Republic Act No. 5077 was lapsed into law without President Ferdinand Marcos's signature, carving out from Katipunan once more.^[7]

Geography

Barangays

Roxas is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Balubo
• Banbanan
• Canibongan
• Capase
• Cape
• Denoman
• Dohinob
• Galokso
• Gubat
• Lower Irasan
• Labakid
• Langatian
• Lipakan
• Marupay
• Moliton
• Nabilid
• Panampalay
• Pangologon
• Piao
• Piñalan
• Piñamar
• Pongolan
• Salisig
• Sebod
• Sibatog
• Situbo
• Tanayan
• Tantingon
• Upper Irasan
• Upper Minang
• Villahermoso

Climate

Climate data for Roxas, 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)	23 (73)	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[8]

Demographics

Population census of Roxas

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1970 18,851 —     1975 21,514 +2.69% 1980 24,222 +2.40% 1990 27,154 +1.15% 1995 31,662 +2.92% 2000 33,659 +1.32%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 35,939 +0.91% 2010 37,611 +1.67% 2015 39,323 +0.85% 2020 39,198 −0.07% 2024 38,649 −0.34%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Roxas

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 63.64 2003 77.69 2006 59.60 2009 66.34 2012 51.26 2015 57.85 2018 55.62 2021 50.34 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]