Dapitan City, Zamboanga Peninsula

Dapitan City: City of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Norte

About

Quick Facts about Dapitan City

Population : 82,418
Country : Philippines
State : Zamboanga Peninsula (Philippines)
County : Province of Zamboanga del Norte
Head of government : mayor
Postal code : 7101
Phone Area Codes : 65
Area : 390.53 km2
Official name : City of Dapitan
Establishment : January 01, 1629 (396 years ago)
Time Zone : UTC+08:00
Local time : 17:53:47 (5th December 2025)

Geography

Dapitan City is located at 8°35'34"N 123°26'12"E (8.5929000, 123.4368000). It has 3 neighbors: Sibutad, Mutia and Dipolog City.

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Dapitan City has 3 neighbours.

  • Sibutad municipality of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Norte
  • Mutia municipality of the Philippines in the province of Zamboanga del Norte
  • Dipolog City city of the Philippines and capital of the province of Zamboanga del Norte

  • Aliguay
  • Taguilon

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1903 8,086 - census
1918 12,866 37.15% census
1939 28,295 54.53% census
1948 37,984 25.51% census
1960 27,517 -38.04% census
1970 37,781 27.17% census
1975 46,261 18.33% census
1980 54,694 15.42% census
1990 59,372 7.88% census
1995 62,997 5.75% census
2000 68,178 7.6% census
2007 72,792 6.34% census
2010 77,441 6% census
2015 82,418 6.04% census

Chartered City of Dapitan, Ciudad de Dapitan, Dagbenwa Dapitan, Dakbayan sa Dapitan, Dapitan, Dapitan City, Lungsod ng Dapitan