# Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte

Manukan, officially the Municipality of Manukan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Manukan; Subanen: Benwa Manukan; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Manukan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Manukan), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,887 people.
It is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) west of Dipolog, the provincial capital, and 282 kilometres (175 mi) 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).

## Geography
### Climate

Climate data for Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 104 (4.1) | 76 (3.0) | 92 (3.6) | 97 (3.8) | 199 (7.8) | 238 (9.4) | 195 (7.7) | 193 (7.6) | 178 (7.0) | 212 (8.3) | 171 (6.7) | 110 (4.3) | 1,865 (73.3) |
| Average rainy days | 14.7 | 12.5 | 15.8 | 17.5 | 27.6 | 28.5 | 29.0 | 27.5 | 26.9 | 27.9 | 23.5 | 18.2 | 269.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

### 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

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1960 | 19,886 | — |
| 1970 | 27,286 | +3.21% |
| 1975 | 33,444 | +4.17% |
| 1980 | 23,112 | −7.12% |
| 1990 | 28,554 | +2.14% |
| 1995 | 29,681 | +0.73% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2000 | 31,855 | +1.53% |
| 2007 | 33,129 | +0.54% |
| 2010 | 35,589 | +2.64% |
| 2015 | 36,526 | +0.50% |
| 2020 | 36,887 | +0.19% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Manukan
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 60
* 70
* 2006 58.90
* 2009 68.24
* 2012 51.69
* 2015 53.41
* 2018 49.22
* 2021 49.95
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## 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.