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Zamboanga City | |
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| City of Zamboanga | |
Zamboanga City Hall Plaza Pershing | |
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| Nickname(s): | |
| Motto: Build Back Better Zamboanga | |
| Anthem: Zamboanga Hermosa (Beautiful Zamboanga) | |
 Map of Zamboanga Peninsula with Zamboanga City highlighted | |
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.svg)  Zamboanga City Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 6°54′15″N 122°04′34″E / 6.9042°N 122.0761°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur (statistically only) |
| District | 1st (West Coast) and 2nd (East Coast) districts of Zamboanga City |
| Founded | June 23, 1635 |
| Chartered | October 12, 1936 |
| Cityhood | February 26, 1937 |
| Highly urbanized city | November 22, 1983 |
| Barangays | 98 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Khymer Adan T. Olaso (NP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Beng Climaco (AZAP) |
| • Representatives | |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 483,058 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
| 1,453.27 km2 (561.11 sq mi) | |
| • Rank | 3rd (city) |
| Elevation | 96 m (315 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,358 m (4,455 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[4] | |
| 1,018,849 | |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,100,000 |
| • Metro | 4,710,000 (Regional) |
| • Households | 227,352 |
| Demonym | Zamboangueño (Major Ethnicity) |
| Economy | |
| • Gross domestic product (GDP) | ₱139.47 billion (2022)[5] $2.463 billion (2022)[6] |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 3.3 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 5,720 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 23,408 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 3,142 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 1,941 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (ZAMCELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7000 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | |
| Website | Official website  |
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Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (Chavacano: Ciudad de Zamboanga; Spanish: Ciudad de Zamboanga; Subanen: Bagbenwa Sembwangan; Sama: Lungsud Samboangan; Tausug: Daira sin Sambuwangan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Zamboanga; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Zamboanga),[8][9] is a highly urbanized city in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of the Philippines, with a total population of 3,943,837 inhabitants. It is third-largest city by land area in the Philippines, and is also the sixth-most populous city in the archipelago; additionally, it is the second most populous in Mindanao after Davao City.[10][11] It is the commercial and industrial center of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region.[12]
According to the 2024 census, the City of Zamboanga has a population of 1,018,894 people.[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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ City of Zamboanga | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ Philippine Statistics Authority (c. 2024). Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality (XLSX) (Tables). Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "PH₱56.598 per dollar (per International Monetary Fund on Representative Exchange Rates for Selected Currencies for December 2022)". IMF. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Zamboanga (Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines) | 209 | Asia and Oceania |". doi:10.4324/9780203059173-209.
- ^ "UZ Graduate School Journal" (PDF). uz.edu.ph.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "Zamboanga City is". zamboanga.gov.ph. Archived from the original on June 23, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ Executive Order No. 429, October 12, 1990 – via Supreme Court E-Library.
- ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". 2024 Philippine census. Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
- ^ "Charter of the City of Zamboanga". zamboanga.com. Archived from the original on November 27, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2006.
- ^ Commonwealth Act No. 39 – via Supreme Court E-Library.
- ^ "History". zamboangacity.gov.ph. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ "Political and Cultural History". dipolognon.com. Archived from the original on May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
- ^ "Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "Zamboanga Peninsula Regional Development Plan 2023-2028" (PDF). Regional Development Council and National Economic and Development Authority. Retrieved May 24, 2023.