Roseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay
Roseller Lim, officially the Municipality of Roseller T. Lim, is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,575 people.
History
The town is named in honor of the first Senator from Zamboanga, Roseller T. Lim.The municipality, then in Zamboanga del Sur, was created as Roseller Lim through Batas Pambansa Blg. 183 which was approved on March 16, 1982; fourteen barangays in Ipil had been separated with Surabay designated the seat of government. A plebiscite for ratification, along with ten more newly-created local entities including Vincenzo Sagun, was held on May 17, coinciding with the barangay elections.
Geography
Barangays
Roseller Lim is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.- Ali Alsree
- Balansag
- Calula
- Casacon
- Don Perfecto
- Gango
- Katipunan
- Kulambugan
- Mabini
- Magsaysay
- Malubal
- New Antique
- New Sagay
- Palmera
- Pres. Roxas
- Remedios
- San Antonio
- San Fernandino
- San Jose
- Santo Rosario
- Siawang
- Silingan
- Surabay
- Taruc
- Tilasan
- Tupilac
Demographics
Religion
- Roman Catholicism
- Baptism
- Islam
- Iglesia ni Cristo
- Alliance Church
- Grace Gospel Church of Christ
- New Hope
- The Bishop of the Dumaguete City Christian Fellowship Churches of the Philippines
- Members Church of God International
- Jehovah’s Witnesses
Government
List of former chief executives
- Romeo Billote
- Camilo Bicoy
- Danilo Piodena
- Michael Piodena - Present
Education
Roseller Lim has many elementary and high schools, as well as colleges.Secondary
- Surabay National High School
- Malubal National High school
- Santo Rosario National High school
- San Fernandino National High School
- Guinabucan National High School
- Gango National High School
Tertiary
- Western Sibugay College
- Western Mindanao Cooperative College-Annex