Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte
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Polanco is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 34,557 people in 7,092 household. Most of land of Polanco are own by the one most influential family of Realiza led by Don Gaudencio N. Realiza in the times of American regime in the Philippines.The present land they own are large parts of Labrador(Prinda),Bethlehem,Dansullan,Guinles,Macleodes,New Sicayab,New Lebangon,Sianib,and Obay.The Dipolog River are they main route in searching more land.

Barangays

Polanco is politically subdivided into 30 barangay
Barangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

s. Lingasad, Silawe, Isis, and Loboc (present-day San Miguel) became barrios in 1954.

In 1955, the sitios of Prenda, Balangbang, Marantaw, Tamsi, Serabang Gamay and Serabang Daku became barrio Prenda, while sitios of Bandera, Pian, Biga-an, Upper Genatulan, Lower Sinaman and Miasi became barrio Bandera.

In 1957, the sitios of Dilawa, Desin, Lambog, Gumatob, Boboringan, Tubongon, Debolok, Tiaman, Guintom, Lower Disoy, and New Tipan were converted into the barrio of Milad.


  • Anastacio
  • Bandera
  • Bethlehem
  • Dangi
  • Dansullan
  • De Venta Perla
  • Guinles
  • Isis
  • Labrador (Prinda)
  • Lapayanbaja
  • Letapan
  • Linabo
  • Lingasad
  • Macleodes
  • Magangon

  • Maligaya
  • Milad
  • New Lebangon
  • New Sicayab
  • Obay
  • Pian
  • Poblacion North
  • Poblacion South
  • San Antonio (Paetan)
  • San Miguel (Loboc)
  • San Pedro
  • Santo Niño (Lantoy)
  • Sianib
  • Silawe
  • Villahermosa


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