Manukan, officially the Municipality of Manukan (; Subanen: Benwa Manukan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Manukan; ), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 35,669 people.
It is located west of Dipolog, the provincial capital, and north-east of Zamboanga City.
History During the Pre-Spanish era this town was inhabited by the Subanons. During the Spanish colonization, Manukan was a barrio part of Dapitan. In the creation of the municipality of Katipunan, this barrio became a barangay Manukan. Chickens were plenty and breeds that supply the northern part of Mindanao come from this town. "Manukan" word means poultry farm. On June 16, 1951, thru the effort of former Congressman (and later Senator) Roseller T. Lim with the help of Governor Serapio J. Datoc of the former Province of Zamboanga, President Elpidio Quirino signed into law Republic Act No. 655 creating the municipality of Manukan. In 1952, the barrios of Manukan, Lipras, Dipane, Linay, Mate, Sirongan, Libuton, Disakan, Siparok, Ponot, and Manawan of Katipunan were formed into the town of Manukan.
Sitio Libuton became a barangay in 1954.
Lipras was renamed San Antonio in 1957.
In 1979, by virtue of Batas Pambansa Blg. 15, seven barangays in the southwestern part of the municipality were separated to create the municipality of Ponot (now Jose Dalman).
In 1990, a nocturnal tornado also known as "the Manukan tornado" hit the town leaving 51 people dead and 100 people injured.
Geography
Climate
Barangays Manukan is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
The central Poblacion is where the municipal seat is located. Nine of the barangays are along the national highway and the rest of them are mountain barangays, being three or more kilometers away from the national highway that runs mostly along the coast of the municipality.
Dipane Disakan Don Jose Aguirre East Poblacion Gupot Libuton Linay Lingatongan Lupasang Mate Meses Palaranan Pangandao Patagan Poblacion Punta Blanca Saluyong San Antonio also known as Lipras -The last brgy of Manukan, and a nearby brgy to Brgy. Dohinob, one of the brgy of Municipality of Pres. M.A Roxas. Serongan Suisayan Upper Disakan Villaramos
Demographics
Economy
Government Mayors of the Municipality of ManukanPrudencio C. Tiu, Sr., Virgilio A. Ramos, Inocencio T. Go, Jose S. Teves, Jesus A. Ramos, Benefico T. Panagsagan, Jacinto C. Ruedas, Jr., Elpidio M. Sagario, Ranulfo M. Suarez, a certain Panagsagan, Maria Teresa G. Caballero, Eugene U. Caballero, Enriquita U. Winters, Manukan's local government structure is composed of one mayor, one vice mayor and eight councilors, named as Sangguniang Bayan members, all elected through popular vote. Three ex officio members are added to the Sangguniang Bayan with one representing Manukan's 22 Barangay Captains being the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) President, and one representing Manukan's 22 Barangay Youth Council Presidents being the Sangunniang Kabataan (SK) Federation President, and one representing a group of indigenous peoples of Manukan being the Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative (IPMR). Each official, with the exemption of the ABC and SK Presidents and IPMR, is elected publicly to a 3-year term and can be re-elected up to 3 terms in succession.
Healthcare Manukan is being served by the Medicare Community Hospital of Manukan, often known as Trifon H. Saile Memorial Hospital, a community hospital located in Barangay Poblacion.
Education
Manukan I District Manukan East Central School Manukan West Central School L. Disakan Libuton ES Mate ES Palaranan ES Patunan ES Upper Disakan Serongan ES Suisayan ES Patagan PS Pangandao PS Sitog PS Tiniguiban Upper Disakan NHS Manukan National High School
Manukan II District
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS San Antonio Principal: Rolando Eguia Villaramos ES Principal: Roy M. Antiquina Dipane ES Saluyong ES School Head: Mardy B. Bataluna Lupasang ES Meses ES Gupot ES Don Jose ES Lingatongan Loquillos ES Linay CS
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Saluyong NHS Jesus A. Ramos NHS formerly Villaramos NHS School Principal: Cecilia Gallemit Don Jose Aguirre NHS -School Principal:Hilconida R. Pangilinan
References
External links Manukan Profile at PhilAtlas.com [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information