Lapuyan, Philippines
Lapuyan is a town of 5,274 people in Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines, founded in October 16, 1957.
Why visit Lapuyan
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 5 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Lapuyan
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About Lapuyan
Lapuyan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Lapuyan; Subanen: Benwa Dlepuyan; Maguindanaon: Inged nu Lapuyan, Jawi: ايڠد نو لڤوين; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Lapuyan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Lapuyan), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines.
From the Wikipedia article Lapuyan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do5
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Churches and places of worship8
Lokal ng Kalian, Iglesia ni Cristo
Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 7.0 km
Dumalinao-Margosatubig Road
Lokal ng Margosatubig, Iglesia ni Cristo
Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 7.6 km
F. Nightingale Street
Schools, colleges and libraries124
Zamboanga del Sur State University
School · 13.4 km
State university in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines
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History
Lapuyan was created by separating the barrios of Lapuyan, Maruing, Kumalarang, Karpok, and Timbang, all of the municipality of Margosatubig and formed into a regular municipality by virtue of Executive Order No. 273 on October 16, 1957, by President Carlos P. Garcia upon the recommendation of Sen. Roseller T. Lim, Gov. Bienvenido Ebarle and the Provincial Board of Zamboanga del Sur. The municipality was formally inaugurated on April 21, 1958, with the induction into office of the following municipal officials: Mayor Coco I. Sia, Vice Mayor Bayang Guiaya, Councilors Dr. Vicente Imbing, Datu Manupak Dakula, Benigno Bualan, Javier Suico, Catalino Fernandez and Canuto Lingating. Through Presidential Proclamation 694, October 16, 2024 was declared a special non-working day in celebration of its 67th founding anniversary.
Upon creation into a regular municipality, the existing barrios within its jurisdiction were Poblacion, Kumalarang, Maruing, Carpok, Bulawan, Lakewood and Sayog.
From the History section of Lapuyan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Healthcare1
Map of Lapuyan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Pagadian Airport (PAG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 36 km away.
- Kalian 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
- Margosatubig 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Malangas 18 km west, about 18 min by car
- Pagadian 34 km northeast, about 34 min by car
- Siay 37 km west, about 37 min by car
- Labangan 43 km northeast, about 43 min by car
- Ipil 69 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sindangan 70 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tangub 77 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tubod 80 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Fish port of Margosatubig - Flickr, Starlet_, CC BY-SA 2.0
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