Dimataling

Dimataling, officially the Municipality of Dimataling, is a local government unit in the province of Zamboanga del Sur on the island of Mindanao in the Philippines. It is a municipality rather than a commercial consumer brand, and its public identity is associated with the administration, services, territory, communities, and local institutions of Dimataling. The municipality is known by several names in the languages used in and around the area, including Cebuano, Subanen, Maguindanaon, Maranao, Chavacano, and Tagalog forms. Dimataling was established in 1950. Its territory was assembled from barrios formerly administered by Pagadian and Margosatubig. The areas transferred from Pagadian included Dinas, Legarda, Mirapao, Migpulao, Kalipapa, Pisaan, Bubway, Tiniguangan, Tabina, and Dimataling itself. The areas transferred from Margosatubig included Punta Flecha, Pitogo, Qugbay, Balong-balong, Libertad, and Dumanguilas. This creation established Dimataling as a distinct municipal jurisdiction within the province. The municipality is administratively divided into 24 barangays. Barangays are the Philippines' basic local-government subdivisions and may themselves be organized into puroks, with some communities also containing sitios. Through this structure, the municipal government coordinates local administration and public services across both settled areas and rural communities. Dimataling's economy is primarily local and municipal in character. Available reference material identifies the municipality's economy and poverty incidence as subjects tracked through Philippine government statistical systems, but it does not provide enough detail in the supplied sources to identify specific dominant industries, leading commercial employers, branded products, or major private-sector operators. Accordingly, Dimataling should not be represented as a product brand or corporate enterprise. According to the 2024 Philippine census figure cited in the reference material, Dimataling had a population of 33,156 people. Its operating footprint is therefore principally the municipality and its 24 barangays, while its administrative relationships extend to the province of Zamboanga del Sur and the national government of the Philippines. The municipality's official website is presented as a public-information channel for local government matters.

Dimataling is a municipality in Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines, with a public identity rooted in local administration rather than commercial branding. The municipality's name has corresponding forms in several regional and Philippine languages, reflecting the multilingual setting of western Mindanao. These forms include Cebuano Lungsod sa Dimataling, Subanen Benwa Dimataling, Maguindanaon Inged nu Dimataling, Maranao Inged a Dimataling, Chavacano Municipalidad de Dimataling, and Tagalog Bayan ng Dimataling. The municipality was created in 1950 through the reorganization of territory previously administered by neighboring jurisdictions. From Pagadian, which was not yet a city at the time of the transfer, the new municipality received the barrios of Dinas, Legarda, Mirapao, Migpulao, Kalipapa, Pisaan, Bubway, Tiniguangan, Tabina, and Dimataling. From Margosatubig, it received Punta Flecha, Pitogo, Qugbay, Balong-balong, Libertad, and Dumanguilas. The creation of the municipality gave these communities a shared local-government structure and established the territorial basis of present-day Dimataling. Dimataling is organized into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks, and some also contain sitios. This administrative system forms the local framework through which municipal services, community coordination, and public administration are delivered. The supplied reference material does not identify the names of all 24 barangays, nor does it provide a detailed account of individual municipal administrations, mayors, municipal halls, or major infrastructure projects; those details are therefore not included here. Geographically and administratively, Dimataling belongs to Zamboanga del Sur and operates within the broader Philippine local-government system. Its municipal economy and poverty incidence are monitored through Philippine Statistics Authority data. The available material, however, does not establish a sufficiently detailed economic profile to state which industries, crops, businesses, or services are dominant. No commercial product portfolio, private parent company, stock listing, or corporate ownership applies to the municipality. The 2024 census figure cited in the reference material places Dimataling's population at 33,156. This figure describes the municipality's resident population rather than a brand customer base. The municipal government maintains an official web presence using the zds-dimataling.gov.ph domain, while external reference profiles are available through Philippine geographic and statistical information services. Dimataling remains an active municipality and a distinct local jurisdiction within Zamboanga del Sur.

• 2024

  Population recorded in the cited census

  [1]Dimatalingen.wikipedia.org

  The reference material cites a 2024 census population of 33,156 for Dimataling.

• 1950

  Municipality established

  [1]Dimatalingen.wikipedia.org

  Dimataling was created as a municipality from barrios formerly administered by Pagadian and Margosatubig. The transferred areas formed the territorial foundation of the new local-government unit.

A local-government municipality and public administrative jurisdiction serving the communities of Dimataling in Zamboanga del Sur.

1. 1Dimatalingen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Official website of the Municipality of Dimatalingzds-dimataling.gov.ph