Molave, Zamboanga del Sur

The name "Molave" refers to the tree (and its hardwood) that was common in the area. Its economy is focused on agricultural production, and {{convert|1378.5|ha|acre|abbr=off}} of fertile land is irrigated and planted with rice. Corn, coconut, cassava, banana, camote and various vegetables are also grown. These are marketed to neighboring towns and cities, and reach Cebu. Due to its strategic location, Molave is becoming the commercial hub of the Salug Valley. It is the most populous municipality in Zamboanga del Sur, and the third most populous in Region IX.

Molave originated during the 1930s as a small settlement in a marshy jungle, originally known as Salug. The Subanons were early settlers of the area; the fertile land of the Salug Valley later attracted settlers from throughout the Philippines, making the area ethnically diverse. On June 16, 1948, the settlement was separated from the municipality of Aurora as a separate municipality and designated the new capital of the province of Zamboanga.{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra286.html|title=An act creating the municipality of Molave in the province of Zamboanga and making said municipality the capital of the province|publisher=LawPH.com|access-date=2011-04-08}} Molave was the provincial capital until Zamboanga was divided into the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur; it became part of Zamboanga del Sur, with the town of Pagadian as its capital.{{cite web|url=http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno711.html|title=Republic Act No. 711 - An Act to Create the Provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur|website=Chan Robles Virtual Law Library|access-date=December 29, 2019}}

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Molave is in the northeastern part of the province of Zamboanga del Sur, at the foot of a hill, and is bounded by the Salug River and mountains which protect it from typhoons. It is bordered by the municipalities of Tambulig in the east, Mahayag in the west, Josefina and Province of Zamboanga del Norte in the north, and Ramon Magsaysay in the south. Molave is about {{Convert|38|km}} from Pagadian, the provincial capital, and {{Convert|58|km}} from Ozamiz. It is {{Convert|15|m}} above sea level.

Molave is divided into two topographical areas. The east and southwest lowlands, which cover 30 percent of its total land area, consist of nine barangays and are generally flat, swampy and marshy. The upland, which covers 70 percent of Molave's total area, is hilly and mostly deforested. The terrain is moderately sloping to rolling, with the overall grade varying from 10 percent in the lowlands to 27 percent in the mountains.{{Contradictory inline|reason=Lowlands are said above to be generally flat.|date=January 2020}}

The municipality has two types of soil. The lowlands and part of the upper barangays are composed of San Miguel silt loam, and is well-suited for cultivation. Adtoyon clay loam is found in the upland areas, and can be used for grazing and a variety of crops such as corn, cassava, and camote.

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Molave is the fourth type on the PAGASA climatology map, with rainfall evenly distributed throughout the year. Its average temperature is {{Convert|29.7|C}}.

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Molave is divided into 25 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

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• Alicia
• Ariosa
• Bagong Argao
• Bagong Gutlang
• Blancia
• Bogo Capalaran
• Culo
• Dalaon
• Dipolo
• Dontulan
• Gonosan
• Lower Dimalinao
• Pablo Bahinting Sr. (Lower Dimorok)
• Mabuhay
• Madasigon (Poblacion)
• Makuguihon (Poblacion)
• Maloloy-on (Poblacion)
• Miligan
• Parasan
• Rizal
• Santo Rosario
• Silangit
• Simata
• Sudlon
• Upper Dimorok

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• Gross sales of registered companies: {{₱|1,358,640,795}}
• Total capitalization of new businesses, 2015: {{₱|150,000,000}}
• Growth of capitalization of new businesses, 2014–2015: 286.9 percent

Molave is the commercial hub of the Salug Valley. Rice trading, milling and farming are major agricultural industries, others are major non-agricultural industries. Molave's economy is focused on agricultural production; 91.85 percent of its total land area is devoted to agriculture, and {{convert|1,378.5|ha|abbr=off}} are irrigated and planted with rice. Corn, coconut, cassava, bananas, camote, and other vegetables are also grown. They are marketed to neighboring towns and cities as far as Cebu. Molave has 23 farmer cooperatives (19 of which are registered), with a total membership of 7,566.{{cite web|url=http://molave.gov.ph|title=Municipality of Molave|access-date=January 11, 2020}}

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Molave has ten barangay health stations, one maternity clinic, 26 health and nutrition posts, and a municipal health center staffed by one rural-health physician, one dentist, one sanitary inspector, three nurses and 11 midwives. It has three private hospitals (Lumapas Hospital, Salug Valley Medical Center and Blancia Hospital), five private clinics, ten pharmacies, and two funeral chapels, the oldest being the Valley of Angels Memorial Chapels establish in 1967 by the Arapoc Family and now has their newly renovated state of the art 2 storey memorial chapels with elevator that offers embalming, burial and air con and non aircon chapels .

Sports facilities include a municipal gymnasium, three tennis courts, four basketball courts, three volleyball courts and the Molave Regional Pilot School sports complex. Molave also has a wide function hall offered by the now newly renovated Courtyard Business Hotel in Rizal Avenue which is owned by businessman and socialite Stephen Agbu Arapoc. A landscaped municipal plaza has a playground. A driving range is in the barangay of Parasan, {{convert|4|km}} from Molave.

The Molave Municipal Police station has two commissioned officers and 24 non-commissioned officers. It has two outposts, in the Dipolo and Sudlon barangays. Crime has decreased in recent years, and the 10th Infantry Battalion of the 1st Infantry Division (stationed in Barangay Bag-ong Argao) and the 906th Provincial Mobile Group help to maintain order. {{failed verification|date=January 2020}}

Molave has four private preschools, 23 public and one private elementary school, six primary schools, five secondary schools and four tertiary schools. The secondary schools are:

• Blancia Carreon College Foundation, Inc. (High School Department)[http://highschool.bccfi.com Blancia Carreon College Foundation, Inc. (High School Department)]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• Molave Vocational Technical School (MVTS){{cite web |url=http://angmolave-mvts.journ.ph/ |title=Molave Vocational Technical School |access-date=2013-04-27 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130705183550/http://angmolave-mvts.journ.ph/ |archive-date=2013-07-05 |url-status=dead }}
• Parasan National High School
• Sacred Heart Diocesan School
• Simata National High School

The tertiary schools are:

• J.H. Cerilles State College, Molave Campus
• Our Lady Of Triumph Institute of Technology, Molave
• Western Mindanao State University - External Studies Unit, Molave
• Zamboanga del Sur Maritime Institute of Technology

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• {{official website|http://www.molave.gov.ph}}
• [https://www.philatlas.com/mindanao/r09/zamboanga-del-sur/molave.html Molave Profile at PhilAtlas.com]
• [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004104825/http://census.gov.ph/ Philippine census information]

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|N = Sergio Osmeña Sr., Zamboanga del Norte

|E = Josefina
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|S = Ramon Magsaysay

|W = Mahayag

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Category:Municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur