Sominot

Sominot, officially the Municipality of Sominot (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Sominot; Subanen: Benwa Sominot; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Sominot; Tagalog: Bayan ng Sominot), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,061 people.^[5]

Sominot
Municipality
Municipality of Sominot
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Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Sominot highlighted
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Sominot Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°02′30″N 123°23′05″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Sur
District	1st district
Founded	March 27, 1980
Barangays	18 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Johnriel D. Melo
• Vice Mayor	Proceso S. Estrada
• Representative	Divina Grace C. Yu
• Municipal Council	Members Gabriel N. Maglangit Tomas S. Maglangit Jr. Sancho P. Jagonia Manolo E. Masong Sr. Shella M. Sullano Roel S. Hocoy Randie B. Pitogo Noemie James T. Damas II
• Electorate	10,862 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	111.52 km2 (43.06 sq mi)
Elevation	256 m (840 ft)
Highest elevation	490 m (1,610 ft)
Lowest elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	17,247
• Density	150/km2 (400/sq mi)
• Households	4,237
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	35.51 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 139.8 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 348.4 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 108.8 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 78.54 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7022
PSGC	0907340000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	www.zds-sominot.gov.ph

The town was created in 1980 as Don Mariano Marcos, after then-President Ferdinand Marcos' father Mariano Marcos, and was composed of barangays previously part of the municipalities of Dumingag, Mahayag, Midsalip, Ramon Magsaysay, and Tukuran.^[6] It was renamed to its present name in 1988.^[7]

Geography

Barangays

Sominot is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Bag-ong Baroy
• New Oroquieta
• Barubuhan
• Bulanay
• Datagan
• Eastern Poblacion
• Lantawan
• Libertad
• Lumangoy
• New Carmen
• Picturan
• Poblacion
• Rizal
• San Miguel
• Santo Niño
• Sawa
• Tungawan
• Upper Sicpao

Climate

Climate data for Sominot, Zamboanga del Sur
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)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	27 (81)	28 (82)	27 (81)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	21 (70)	22 (71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	48 (1.9)	44 (1.7)	56 (2.2)	56 (2.2)	112 (4.4)	135 (5.3)	124 (4.9)	124 (4.9)	115 (4.5)	134 (5.3)	90 (3.5)	56 (2.2)	1,094 (43)
Average rainy days	13.0	11.7	15.6	18.1	25.6	25.7	25.2	24.1	23.8	26.1	22.3	16.5	247.7
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Sominot

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	12,653	—
1995	13,344	+1.00%
2000	14,815	+2.27%
2007	16,367	+1.38%
2010	16,652	+0.63%
2015	18,537	+2.06%
2020	19,061	+0.59%
2024	17,247	−2.37%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Sominot

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 66.44 2003 78.54 2006 35.30 2009 54.46 2012 50.38 2015 49.41 2018 38.40 2021 35.51 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]