# Roseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay

Roseller T. Lim, officially the Municipality of Roseller T. Lim (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Roseller T. Lim; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Roseller T. Lim; Tagalog: Bayan ng Roseller T. Lim), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,575 people.

## History

The town is named in honor of the first Senator from Zamboanga, Roseller T. Lim.
The municipality, then in Zamboanga del Sur, was created as Roseller Lim through Batas Pambansa Blg. 183 which was approved on March 16, 1982; fourteen barangays in Ipil had been separated with Surabay designated the seat of government. A plebiscite for ratification, along with ten more newly-created local entities including Vincenzo Sagun (which remains in Zamboanga del Sur), was held on May 17, coinciding with the barangay elections.

## Geography
### Barangays

Roseller Lim is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
* Ali Alsree
* Balansag
* Calula
* Casacon
* Don Perfecto
* Gango
* Katipunan
* Kulambugan
* Mabini
* Magsaysay
* Malubal
* New Antique
* New Sagay
* Palmera
* Pres. Roxas
* Remedios
* San Antonio
* San Fernandino
* San Jose
* Santo Rosario
* Siawang
* Silingan
* Surabay
* Taruc
* Tilasan
* Tupilac

### Climate

Climate data for Roseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 98 (3.9) | 78 (3.1) | 116 (4.6) | 115 (4.5) | 222 (8.7) | 281 (11.1) | 272 (10.7) | 282 (11.1) | 237 (9.3) | 258 (10.2) | 180 (7.1) | 108 (4.3) | 2,247 (88.6) |
| Average rainy days | 19.6 | 18.6 | 21.8 | 22.9 | 29.0 | 28.6 | 28.7 | 28.3 | 27.0 | 28.6 | 25.9 | 22.1 | 301.1 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Demographics
### Religion

* Catholic
* Baptist
* Islam
* Iglesia ni Cristo
* Alliance Church
* Grace Gospel Church of Christ
* New Hope
* The Bishop of the Dumaguete City Christian Fellowship Churches of the Philippines
* Members Church of God International (Ang Dating Daan)

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Roseller Lim
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 60
* 2006 41.10
* 2009 51.23
* 2012 50.04
* 2015 45.45
* 2018 32.26
* 2021 29.35
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Government
### List of former chief executives

* Romeo Billote
* Camilo Bicoy
* Danilo Piodena
* Michael Piodena - Present

## Education

Roseller Lim has many elementary and high schools, as well as colleges.

### Elementary

* Surabay Central Elementary School
* Surabay SPED
* Magsaysay Elementary School
* Kulambugan Elementary School
* Katipunan Elementary School
* Silingan Elementary School
* Tupilac Elementary School
* Malubal Elementary School
* San Jose Primary School
* Siawang Elementary School
* Taruc Elementary School
* Butalian Elementary School
* Guinabucan Elementary School
* Habib Ibrahim Memorial School

### Secondary

* Surabay National High School (SNHS)
* Malubal National High school (MNHS)
* Santo Rosario National High school (SrNHS)
* San Fernandino National High School (SFNHS)
* Guinabucan National High School (GNHS)
* Gango National High School (GNHS)

### Tertiary

* Western Sibugay College (WESCO)
* Western Mindanao Cooperative College-Annex (WMCC)