Kumalarang

Kumalarang, officially the Municipality of Kumalarang (Lungsod sa Kumalarang; Subanen: Benwa Kumalarang; Inged nu Kumalarang, Jawi: ايڠد نو کملارڠ; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Kumalarang; Bayan ng Kumalarang), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,479 people.

History
Kumalarang was organized into a municipality through Executive Order No. 356, issued by President Carlos P. Garcia on August 28, 1959. It consists of seven "barrios and sitios" of Lapuyan, including Barrio Kumalarang which was designated as the seat of government, and six of Malangas (now part of Zamboanga Sibugay), all then part of the then-undivided Zamboanga del Sur.

Barangays
Kumalarang is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.


 * Bogayo
 * Bolisong
 * Boyugan East
 * Boyugan West
 * Bualan
 * Diplo
 * Gawil
 * Gusom
 * Kitaan Dagat
 * Lantawan
 * Limamawand
 * Mahayahay
 * Pangi
 * Picanan
 * Poblacion
 * Salagmanok
 * Secade
 * Suminalum