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Zamboanga City

This article is about the Philippine city. For other uses, see Zamboanga.

Zamboanga City
Highly urbanized city
City of Zamboanga
Zamboanga City Hall frontal view
Zamboanga City Hall
Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Zamboanga Cathedral
View of Downtown Zamboanga from Above in 2023
Downtown Zamboanga
Photo of a Pink Coral at Great Santa Cruz Island
Great Santa Cruz Island
Pasonanca Natural Park, an ASEAN Heritage Park
Pasonanca Natural Park
Flag of Zamboanga City
Flag
Official seal of Zamboanga City
Seal
Etymology: Malay "jambangan"
Nickname(s): 
City of Flowers[1]
Asia's Latin City[1]
Sardines Capital of The Philippines[1]
Motto: 
Build Back Better Zamboanga
Anthem: Zamboanga Hermosa (Beautiful Zamboanga)
Map of Zamboanga Peninsula with Zamboanga City highlighted
Map of Zamboanga Peninsula with Zamboanga City highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Zamboanga City is located in Philippines
Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 6°54′15″N 122°04′34″E / 6.9042°N 122.0761°E / 6.9042; 122.0761
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur (statistically only)
District1st (West Coast) and 2nd (East Coast) districts of Zamboanga City
FoundedJune 23, 1635
CharteredOctober 12, 1936
CityhoodFebruary 26, 1937
Highly urbanized cityNovember 22, 1983
Barangays98 (see Barangays)
Government
 [2]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorJohn M. Dalipe (PRP)
 • Vice MayorJosephine E. Pareja (PAZ)
 • Representatives
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate445,240 voters (2022)
Area
[3]
 • Highly urbanized city1,453.27 km2 (561.11 sq mi)
 • Rank3rd (city)
Elevation
96 m (315 ft)
Highest elevation
1,358 m (4,455 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Highly urbanized city977,234
 • Rank5th
 • Density670/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,100,000
 • Metro
4,710,000 (Regional)
 • Households
227,352
DemonymZamboangueño (Major Ethnicity)
Economy
 • Gross domestic product (GDP)₱139.47 billion (2022)[5]
$2.463 billion (2022)[6]
 • Income class1st city income class
 • Poverty incidence
3.30
% (2021)[7]
 • Revenue₱ 4,121 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 19,775 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 3,116 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga City Electric Cooperative (ZAMCELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7000
PSGC
097332000
IDD : area code +63 (0)62
Native languages
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (Chavacano: Ciudad de Zamboanga; Tausug: Dāira sin Sambuangan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Zamboanga; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Zamboanga) or Jambangan in the native Subanon language,[8][9] is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 977,234 people.[10] It is the fifth-most populous and third-largest city by land area in the Philippines and also the second most populous in Mindanao after Davao City.[11][12] It is the commercial and industrial center of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region.[13]

On October 12, 1936, Zamboanga became a chartered city under Commonwealth Act No. 39.[14][15] It was inaugurated on February 26, 1937.[16]

Zamboanga City is an independent, chartered city and was designated highly urbanized on November 22, 1983.[17]

Although geographically separated, and an independent and chartered city, Zamboanga City is grouped with the province of Zamboanga del Sur by the Philippine Statistics Authority for statistical purposes, yet governed independently from it. And also, it is the largest city of that province and in the entire Zamboanga Peninsula Region.[18]

In 2028, the city's population is projected to hit the 1,200,000 population mark, which will make the city fall under the NEDA's classification of a Metropolitan City.[19]

  1. ^ a b c Jacinto, Al (September 25, 2006). "Philippines' Southern Gateway Wants to Be Known as 'Asia's Latin City'". Arab News. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
  2. ^  City of Zamboanga | (DILG)
  3. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Philippine Statistics Authority (c. 2020). Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality (Tables). Philippine Statistics Authority. Archived from the original (XLSX) on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "City of Zamboanga Accounts for One-Third of Zamboanga Peninsula's Economy; Zamboanga Sibugay Posts the Fastest Growth with 8.6 Percent". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "PH₱56.598 per dollar (per International Monetary Fund on Representative Exchange Rates for Selected Currencies for December 2022)". IMF. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "Zamboanga (Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines) | 209 | Asia and Oceania |". doi:10.4324/9780203059173-209.
  9. ^ "UZ Graduate School Journal" (PDF). uz.edu.ph.
  10. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  11. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  12. ^ "Zamboanga City is". zamboanga.gov.ph. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
  13. ^ Executive Order No. 429, October 12, 1990 – via Supreme Court E-Library.
  14. ^ "Charter of the City of Zamboanga". zamboanga.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2006.
  15. ^ Commonwealth Act No. 39 – via Supreme Court E-Library.
  16. ^ "History". zamboangacity.gov.ph. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  17. ^ "Political and Cultural History". dipolognon.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  18. ^ "Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  19. ^ "Zamboanga Peninsula Regional Development Plan 2023-2028" (PDF). Regional Development Council and National Economic and Development Authority. Retrieved May 24, 2023.

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