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Land
The Province has a total land area of 4,734.91
sq. km. that constitutes 29.60 % of Region IX and 1.58 % of the
country's 300 thousand sq. km. (Table 2-1)
 The
municipality of Dumingag has the biggest area among all the municipalities
of 618.50 sq. Km. followed by Pagadian, Bayog and Lapuyan. The smallest
in area is the municipality of Josefina, V. Sagun, Tabina, Guipos,
Dumalinao and Pitogo which are less than 100 sq. km. (Table 2-2)
| Table 2-1 Land Area Summary by District,
(In Sq. Km.) |
| District |
Land Area |
Percent to Total |
| Province |
Region IX |
Philippines |
| I |
2,474.78 |
52.27 |
15.47 |
0.82 |
| II |
2,260.13 |
47.73 |
14.13 |
0.75 |
| ZDS |
4,734.91 |
100.00 |
29.60 |
1.58 |
| Region IX |
15,997.34 |
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| Philippines |
300,000.00 |
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| Source of Basic Data: Department of Budget
Management, 1999 |
| Table 2- 2 Land Area by Municipality (In
sq. km.) |
| No. |
Municipality |
Land Area |
Percent to Total |
| Province |
Region IX |
Philippines |
| 01 |
Aurora |
171.30 |
3.62 |
1.07 |
0.06 |
| 02 |
Dumingag |
618.50 |
13.06 |
3.87 |
0.21 |
| 03 |
Josefina |
56.35 |
1.19 |
0.35 |
0.02 |
| 04 |
Labangan |
157.90 |
3.33 |
0.98 |
0.05 |
| 05 |
Mahayag |
194.90 |
4.12 |
1.22 |
0.06 |
| 06 |
Midsalip |
161.56 |
3.41 |
1.01 |
0.05 |
| 07 |
Molave |
251.50 |
5.31 |
1.57 |
0.08 |
| 08 |
Pagadian City |
378.80 |
8.00 |
2.37 |
0.13 |
| 09 |
R. Magsaysay |
113.70 |
2.40 |
0.71 |
0.04 |
| 10 |
Sominot |
111.52 |
2.36 |
0.70 |
0.04 |
| 11 |
Tambulig |
113.84 |
2.40 |
0.71 |
0.04 |
| 12 |
Tukuran |
144.91 |
3.06 |
0.91 |
0.05 |
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| 01 |
Bayog |
356.40 |
7.53 |
2.23 |
0.12 |
| 02 |
Dimataling |
141.80 |
2.99 |
0.89 |
0.05 |
| 03 |
Dinas |
121.10 |
2.56 |
0.76 |
0.04 |
| 04 |
Dumalinao |
90.96 |
1.92 |
0.57 |
0.03 |
| 05 |
Guipos |
90.58 |
1.91 |
0.57 |
0.03 |
| 06 |
Kumalarang |
151.49 |
3.20 |
0.95 |
0.05 |
| 07 |
Lakewood |
201.30 |
4.25 |
1.26 |
0.07 |
| 08 |
Lapuyan |
329.00 |
6.95 |
2.06 |
0.11 |
| 09 |
Margosatubig |
111.69 |
2.36 |
0.70 |
0.04 |
| 10 |
Pitogo |
95.94 |
2.03 |
0.60 |
0.03 |
| 11 |
San Miguel |
149.38 |
3.15 |
0.93 |
0.05 |
| 12 |
San Pablo |
149.90 |
3.16 |
0.94 |
0.05 |
| 13 |
Tabina |
86.90 |
1.84 |
0.54 |
0.03 |
| 14 |
Tigbao |
120.69 |
2.55 |
0.75 |
0.04 |
| 15 |
V. Sagun |
63.00 |
1.33 |
0.39 |
0.02 |
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| Source: Department of Budget and Management,
1999 |
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