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'''Dimataling''', officially the '''Municipality of Dimataling''' ({{langx|ceb|Lungsod sa Dimataling}}; Subanen: ''Benwa Dimataling''; {{langx|mdh|Inged nu Dimataling}}, Jawi: ايڠد نو دمتالڠ; Maranao: ''Inged a Dimataling''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Dimataling''; {{langx|tl|Bayan ng Dimataling}}), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 33,156 people.{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}
Dimataling was created in 1950 from the barrios of Dinas, Legarda, Mirapao, Migpulao, Kalipapa, Pisaan, Bubway, Tiniguangan, Tabina and Dimataling from Pagadian (not yet as a city at that time) and the barrios of Punta Flecha, Pitogo, Qugbay, Balong-balong, Libertad and Dumanguilas from Margosatubig.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra555.html|title=An act to create the municipality of Dimataling in the province of Zamboanga|publisher=LawPH.com|accessdate=2011-04-09|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120712215215/http://lawph.com/statutes/ra555.html|archivedate=2012-07-12}}</ref>
==Geography==
===Barangays=== Dimataling is administratively subdivided into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios. {{Div col|colwidth=15em}} * Bacayawan * Baha * Balanagan * Baluno * Binuay * Buburay * Grap * Josefina * Kagawasan * Lalab * Libertad * Magahis * Mahayag * Mercedes * Poblacion * Saloagan * San Roque * Sugbay Uno * Sumbato * Sumpot * Tinggabulong * Tiniguangan * Tipangi * Upper Ludiong {{div col end}}
===Climate=== {{Weather box | location = Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 31 | Jan low C = 21 | Feb high C = 31 | Feb low C = 22 | Mar high C = 32 | Mar low C = 22 | Apr high C = 32 | Apr low C = 23 | May high C = 31 | May low C = 24 | Jun high C = 30 | Jun low C = 24 | Jul high C = 29 | Jul low C = 24 | Aug high C = 29 | Aug low C = 24 | Sep high C = 29 | Sep low C = 24 | Oct high C = 29 | Oct low C = 24 | Nov high C = 30 | Nov low C = 23 | Dec high C = 31 | Dec low C = 22 | Jan precipitation mm = 22 | Feb precipitation mm = 18 | Mar precipitation mm = 23 | Apr precipitation mm = 24 | May precipitation mm = 67 | Jun precipitation mm = 120 | Jul precipitation mm = 132 | Aug precipitation mm = 156 | Sep precipitation mm = 119 | Oct precipitation mm = 124 | Nov precipitation mm = 54 | Dec precipitation mm = 24 | Jan rain days = 9.4 | Feb rain days = 9.1 | Mar rain days = 11.5 | Apr rain days = 11.9 | May rain days = 20.1 | Jun rain days = 22.5 | Jul rain days = 22.4 | Aug rain days = 23.2 | Sep rain days = 21.5 | Oct rain days = 22.2 | Nov rain days = 15.7 | Dec rain days = 11.5 | source 1 = Meteoblue<ref name="met_norms"> {{cite web | url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/dimataling_philippines_1714821 | title = Dimataling: Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Meteoblue | accessdate = 1 May 2020 }}</ref> | date = 1 May 2020 }} {{clear left}}
==Demographics== {{Philippine Census | align= none | title= Population census of {{PH wikidata|name}} | 1903 = | 1918 = | 1939 = | 1948 = | 1960 = {{PH census population|1960}} | 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}} | 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}} | 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}} | 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}} | 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}} | 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}} | 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}} | 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}} | 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}} | 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}} | 2024 = {{PH census population|2024}} | 2030 = | footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}} }} {{clear left}}
== Economy == {{PH poverty incidence}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.philatlas.com/mindanao/r09/zamboanga-del-sur/dimataling.html Dimataling Profile at PhilAtlas.com] * [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20081120024509/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html Philippine Census Information]
{{Geographic location |Centre = Dimataling |North = Dinas |East = ''Illana Bay'' |Southeast = Tabina |South = Pitogo |Southwest = ''Maligay Bay (Moro Gulf)'' |West = Margosatubig<br>Vincenzo A. Sagun |Northwest = San Miguel }} {{Zamboanga del Sur}} {{Authority control}}
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