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Zamboanga City is the 5th most populous in the Philippines and the 2nd most populous in Mindanao after Davao City. The city's population had an increase of 54,670 over the five years since 2010. It had an annual population growth rate at 1.26%, lower than from in the year 2000 to 2010 which was 2.98%. [9]
The province, named and centered on Zamboanga City was partly founded by Peruvian soldiers brought by Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera. [6] The Zamboanga Peninsula played a central role in the Spanish–Moro conflict. It was the site of constant battling between Spanish soldiers and Moro pirate raids.
On December 6, 1956, a military airbase was established in the airport and was renamed Edwin Andrews Air Base in honor of Gen. Edwin Andrews, the first Filipino post-war PAF Commander who lost his life when the 'Lili Marlene', a C-47 transport plane carrying him and 16 others crashed in Mt. Makaturing, Lanao province in Mindanao on May 18, 1947.
The territory of Zamboanga City covers approximately 148,338.40 hectares, of which 142,089.90 (95.8%) lies on mainland Mindanao and 6,248.50 (4.2%) are on islands. [2] In 2005, 30 barangays were classified as urban, while the remaining 68 were rural. [1] [2] However, due to rapid urbanization, there are now 58 urban barangays where 746,315 (86. ...
Geography. Zamboanga del Sur covers a total area of 4,499.46 square kilometres (1,737.25 sq mi) [32] occupying the southern section of the Zamboanga peninsula in western Mindanao. It is located at longitude 122° 30"" and latitude 7° 15"" north. When Zamboanga City is included for statistical purposes, the province's land area is 591,416 ...
Poverty incidence of Zamboanga del Norte 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2006 65.48 2009 68.51 2012 54.36 2015 60.53 2018 45.44 2021 40.80 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Zamboanga del Norte Medical Center in Dipolog About half of the province's land area is devoted to agriculture. Corn, coconut, and rice are the major crops. The province being rich in marine and mineral sources, its fish ...
Poverty incidence of Zamboanga Sibugay 10 20 30 40 50 60 2006 50.66 2009 52.74 2012 44.84 2015 36.14 2018 35.39 2021 26.00 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority The leading industries are in the areas of semi-processed rubber, rice and corn milling, ordinary food processing, wood and rattan furniture making, dried fish and squid processing, and home-made food processing. New industries ...
Zamboanga Cordillera, Mindanao Island. Batorampon Point is the westernmost point of the island of Mindanao ( 7°6′32.5″N 121°53′51.8″E) in the Philippines and has been named so since the mid-19th century. [1] [2] [3] The rocky cliff, located within the limits of the City of Zamboanga, was previously known as Batalampon Point, becoming ...