Zamboanga del Sur

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Zamboanga del Sur
Province
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Flag		 {{#property:P158}}
Seal
{{#property:P242}}
Location in the Philippines
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Country [[{{#property:P17}}]]
Region [[{{#property:P131}}]] (Region IX)
Founded June 6, 1952
Capital Pagadian City
Government
 • Type Province of the Philippines
 • Governor [[{{#property:P6}}]] (NPC)
 • Vice Governor Juan Regala (NPC)
Area[1]
 • Total 4,499.46 km2 (1,737.25 sq mi)
Area rank 24th out of 81
  Excluding Zamboanga City
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total {{#property:P1,082}}
 • Rank 23rd out of 81
 • Density rank 40th out of 81
  Excluding Zamboanga City
Divisions
 • Independent cities 1
 • Component cities 1
 • Municipalities 26
 • Barangays 681
including independent cities: 779
 • Districts 1st and 2nd districts of Zamboanga del Sur
Time zone PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP code 7000 to 7043
Dialing code {{#property:P473}}
ISO 3166 code {{#property:P300}}
Spoken languages Cebuano, Zamboangueño, Subanon, Tausug, Tagalog, English
Website {{#property:P856}}

Zamboanga del Sur (Cebuano: Habagatang Zamboanga; Chavacano: Provincia del Zamboanga del Sur; Tagalog: Timog Zamboanga; Subanen: S'helatan Sembwangan/Sembwangan dapit Shelatan) is a province in the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Pagadian. Situated within the Zamboanga del Sur is the highly-urbanized city of Zamboanga, which is governed independently from the province.

The province borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga Sibugay to the west, Misamis Occidental to the northeast, and Lanao del Norte to the east. To the south is the Moro Gulf.

History

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Further information: Zamboanga (province)

The name of Zamboanga was derived from the Malay word Jambangan, meaning a pot or place of flowers. The original inhabitants of the Zamboanga peninsula were the Subanens, who settled along the riverbanks. The next group of settlers to arrive were Muslim migrants from the neighboring provinces. The Maguindanaoans and Kalibugans were farmers; the Tausugs, Samals, and Badjaos were fishermen; and the Maranaos were traders and artisans. Mat weaving was the major occupation of the Muslim settlers.

Then came an exodus of migrants from nearby provinces. Historians say most of them came from the Visayas, Cebu, Bohol, Negros, and Siquijor. Together with the original settlers, these pioneers helped develop Zamboanga del Sur into the abundant and culturally diverse province that it is.

Historically, Zamboanga was the capital of the Moro Province presently known as Mindanao, which comprised five districts: Cotabato, Davao, Sulu, Lanao, and Zamboanga. In 1940, these districts became individual provinces. Zamboanga City became the capital of Zamboanga province. Soon after World War II, the provincial capital was transferred to Dipolog. Molave was created as the provincial capital in 1948.

Zamboanga del Sur was carved out from the former Zamboanga province that encompassed the entire peninsula in the southwestern Mindanao on June 6, 1952 by virtue of Republic Act 711.[3] As the 52nd province of the Philippines, it originally consisted of 11 towns, which were later expanded into 42 municipalities and one city, Pagadian, its capital.

Political developments in February 2001 saw another major change in the territorial jurisdiction of Zamboanga del Sur. Its inhabitants voted to create a new province out of the third congressional district, named Zamboanga Sibugay.[4]

Geography

Zamboanga del Sur occupies the southern section of the Zamboanga peninsula that forms the western part of the Island of Mindanao. It is located at longitude 122° 30"" and latitude 7° 15"" north. It has a total land area of 449,946 hectares (1,111,840 acres). When Zamboanga City is included for statistical purposes, the province's land area is 591,416 hectares (1,461,420 acres).[1]

Stretching northward from Sibugay in the southwest and running along the northern boundary to Salug Valley in the east is the province’s mountainous countryside. The coastal plains extend regularly from south to west then spread into wide flat lands when reaching the coastal plains of the Baganian peninsula in the southeast.

The province has a relatively high mean annual rainfall: 1,599 to 3,500 millimetres (63.0 to 137.8 in). Temperature is relatively warm and constant throughout the year: 22 to 35 °C (72 to 95 °F).

The longest river in Region IX, the Sibugay River gets its water from the mountains of Zamboanga del Sur most specifically in Bayog and Lakewood, from where it flows into Sibugay Bay which is now part of Zamboanga Sibugay. Other notable rivers are the Kumalarang River, the Dinas River with its headwaters in the Mount Timolan Protected Landscape, and Salug River in Molave.

Administrative divisions

Zamboanga del Sur is divided into 26 municipalities and 1 component city. These divisions are further subdivided into 681 barangays. The province comprises two congressional districts. Traditionally grouped with Zamboanga del Sur is the highly urbanized city of Zamboanga, which is administratively independent from the province.

City or
municipality		 District[5] Area
(km²)[5]		 Population
(2010)[5][6]		 Density
(per km²)		 No. of
barangays		 ZIP
code		 Income
class[5]		 Coordinates

Aurora 1st 180.95 48,434 267.7 44 7020 2nd Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Bayog 2nd 356.4 30,048 84.3 28 7011 3rd Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Dimataling 2nd 141.8 27,715 195.5 24 7032 4th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Dinas 2nd 121.1 34,768 287.1 30 7030 4th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Dumalinao 2nd 117.64 30,691 260.9 30 7015 4th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Dumingag 1st 297.75 46,500 156.2 44 7028 2nd Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Guipos 2nd 90.53 19,771 218.4 17 7042 4th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Josefina 1st 56.35 10,826 192.1 14 7027 5th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Kumalarang 2nd 151.49 28,210 186.2 18 7013 4th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Labangan 1st 157.9 39,168 248.1 25 7017 3rd Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lakewood 2nd 201.3 19,645 97.6 14 7014 4th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Lapuyan 2nd 329 26,175 79.6 26 7037 3rd Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Mahayag 1st 194.9 45,015 231 29 7026 3rd Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Margosatubig 2nd 111.69 35,596 318.7 17 7035 3rd Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Midsalip 1st 161.56 31,467 194.8 33 7021 4th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Molave 1st 251.5 48,939 194.6 25 7023 1st Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Pagadian † 1st 378.8 186,852 493.3 54 7016 2nd Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Pitogo 2nd 95.94 25,502 265.8 15 7033 4th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Ramon Magsaysay (Liargo) 1st 113.7 26,194 230.4 27 7024 4th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
San Miguel 2nd 181.59 18,258 100.5 18 7029 4th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
San Pablo 2nd 149.9 26,500 176.8 28 7031 4th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Sominot (Don Mariano Marcos) 1st 111.52 16,652 149.3 18 7022 5th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Tabina 2nd 86.9 24,110 277.4 15 7034 4th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Tambulig 1st 130.65 34,883 267 31 7025 4th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Tigbao 2nd 120.69 19,300 159.9 18 7043 5th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Tukuran 1st 144.91 37,883 261.4 25 7019 4th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Vincenzo A. Sagun 2nd 63 20,583 326.7 14 7036 5th Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Zamboanga City 2 LD 1414.7 807,129 570.5 98 7000 1st Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
 †  Provincial capital and component city      Municipality
     Highly urbanized city (geographically within but independent from the province)
(Italicized entries indicate the generic location. Otherwise, they mark the vicinity of the city or town center).
  • Italicized names are former names.
  • Income classifications for cities are italicized.
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Governors

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Main article: Governor of Zamboanga del Sur

Demographics

Population census of
Zamboanga del Sur
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1990 695,741 —    
1995 766,918 +1.84%
2000 836,217 +1.87%
2007 914,278 +1.24%
2010 959,685 +1.78%
Excluding Zamboanga City
Source: National Statistics Office[2]

As of the 2010 census, Zamboanga del Sur had a population of {{#property:P1082}},[2] making it the 23rd most populous province. The population density was 213.3/km², the 40th most densely populated province.

Religion

Roman Catholicism is the largest religion with about 80 percent of the population adherence while Islam is an important minority religion. Christian minorities are represented by Baptists, Methodists, Aglipayans, Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints, Iglesia Ni Cristo, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventist and other Evangelical Christians.

Languages

The most commonly spoken language is Cebuano. Also spoken, although in small percentage, are Zamboangueño, Subanen, Hiligaynon, Maguindanao, Iranun, and Ilocano.

Economy

The economy is predominantly agricultural. Products include coco oil, livestock feed milling, rice/corn milling, including the processing of fruits, gifts and housewares made from indigenous materials like handmade paper, roots, rattan, buri, and bamboo; wood-based manufacture of furniture and furniture components from wood, rattan, and bamboo; marine and aquaculture including support services; construction services and manufacture of marble, concrete, and wooden construction materials. There are also mining areas in the province, such as found in the Municipality of Bayog managed by TVI, a Canadian-based mining firm which concentrates on gold mining, and the Cebu Ore Mining which is handling the Ore-Copper-Steel mines. There are also small-scale mines in the Municipality of Dumingag.

Media

Newspapers:

References

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External links

 Zamboanga del Norte Misamis Occidental
Zamboanga Sibugay Lanao del Norte
  Zamboanga del Sur  
Moro Gulf Illana Bay
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