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Its capital is the city of Pagadian. Statistically grouped with Zamboanga del Sur is the highly urbanized City of Zamboanga, which is geographically separated and a chartered city and governed independently from the province.
- 4,499.46 km² (1,737.25 sq mi)
- Philippines
Pagadian is a coastal component city in the province of Zamboanga del Sur. It serves as the provincial capital as well as the regional center of Zamboanga Peninsula. The city has a land area of 378.80 square kilometers or 146.26 square miles which constitutes 8.45% of Zamboanga del Sur's total area.
On June 6, 1952, Congressman Roseller T. Lim authored R.A. 711 dividing Zamboanga into two provinces - Norte (north) and Sur (south) then three months after, on September 17, 1952, it became the capital town of the newly established province of Zamboanga del Sur. Pagadian became a chartered city through R.A. 5478 on June 21, 1969, becoming the ...
- Philippines
- March 23, 1937
- 187 m (614 ft)
- 7K
Zamboanga del Sur, officially the Province of Zamboanga del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Pagadian. Statistically grouped with Zamboanga del Sur is the highly urbanized City of Zamboanga, which is geographically separated and a chartered city and governed ...
Nov 19, 2016 · The city of Pagadian is the capital of Zamboanga del Sur province in Mindanao. It is called by some as the “Little Hong Kong of the South”, but not because of the skyscrapers and bright lights. In fact, the city is still in its developing stages.
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Zamboanga del Sur is a province in the Philippines situated in the Zamboanga Peninsula region occupying the western section of Mindanao. Its capital is the City of Pagadian. The province has a land area of 4,484.21 square kilometers or 1,731.36 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,050,668.
May 1, 2024 · Zamboanga City, city and port, western Mindanao, Philippines. It is a busy port strategically located on the southwestern tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula , on Basilan Strait and sheltered by Basilan island.
