Tampilisan

Tampilisan, officially the Municipality of Tampilisan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Tampilisan; Subanen: Benwa Tampilisan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Tampilisan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Tampilisan), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 24,653 people.^[5]

Tampilisan
Municipality
Municipality of Tampilisan
Town Hall in 2025
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Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Tampilisan highlighted
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Tampilisan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°58′34″N 122°39′50″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
District	3rd district
Founded	December 17, 1978
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Angeles R. Carloto, II (Lakas)
• Vice Mayor	Norabeth T. Carloto (Lakas)
• Representative	Adrian Michael A. Amatong (Liberal)
• Municipal Council	Members Dante G. Abong Randolf Clark T. Barandino Carmelita G. Soriño Pacifico O. Cajocon, Sr. Earl Justine D. Bulaqueña Lito C. Petralba Julius D. Bomediano Jessie C. Mapula
• Electorate	17,509 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	137.75 km2 (53.19 sq mi)
Elevation	197 m (646 ft)
Highest elevation	610 m (2,000 ft)
Lowest elevation	73 m (240 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	24,653
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
• Households	6,460
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	46.44 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 168.9 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 459.8 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 129.8 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 131.4 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7116
PSGC	0907221000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)65
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	tampilisan.zamboangadelnorte.com

It is located in Zamboanga peninsula along the boundary with Zamboanga Sibugay, traversed by the national highway to Zamboanga City. The municipality is 152 kilometres (94 mi) from Dipolog, the capital of the province.

History

The name Tampilisan originated from a tree called "Tampilis". This tree is about one to three meters in height, belongs to the palm family. Its sturdy part when split was used by the natives, Subanen, as a substitute for betel nuts. Since this tree were abundant in the area, the place thus called by the native as "Tampilisan".^[6]

The municipality was originally a barangay of the Municipality of Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte. In the early part of 1978, because of the concentration of population and potentials of the area and through consultation of the local leaders, Assemblyman Guardson Lood filed a bill in the Interim Batasang Pambansa for the creation of Tampilisan as an independent municipality.

The municipality of Tampilisan was established by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 14 issued on December 22, 1978, upon separation of seven barangays in southern part of Liloy, with a barangay with the same name the seat of government.^[7] A plebiscite was held on March 22, 1979.^[8]

The first appointed and elected mayor was Cesar A. Bomediano, a former SB Member of the Municipality of Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte.

Geography

Barangays

Tampilisan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Balacbaan
• Banbanan
• New Barili
• Cabong
• Camul
• Farmington
• Galingon
• Lawaan
• Lumbayao
• Malila-T.
• Molos
• New Dapitan
• Poblacion (Tampilisan)
• Sandayong
• Santo Niño
• Situbo
• Tilubog
• Tininggaan
• Tubod
• ZNAC

Climate

Climate data for Tampilisan, 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)	29 (84)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	96 (3.8)	79 (3.1)	117 (4.6)	127 (5.0)	239 (9.4)	301 (11.9)	286 (11.3)	283 (11.1)	255 (10.0)	272 (10.7)	188 (7.4)	115 (4.5)	2,358 (92.8)
Average rainy days	17.3	16.0	19.7	21.6	29.0	29.0	29.7	29.1	28.5	28.9	25.3	20.0	294.1
Source: Meteoblue[9]

Demographics

Population census of Tampilisan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1980	11,797	—
1990	14,665	+2.20%
1995	17,732	+3.62%
2000	19,536	+2.10%
2007	21,671	+1.44%
2010	23,056	+2.28%
2015	24,307	+1.01%
2020	24,680	+0.32%
2024	24,653	−0.03%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Tampilisan

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 57.84 2003 67.98 2006 52.00 2009 44.98 2012 44.22 2015 50.20 2018 48.20 2021 46.44 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]