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Zamboanga del Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Pagadian City and 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.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Region: Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Founded: June 6, 1952
Population:

2000 census—1,437,941 (16th largest).

Density—290 per km² (23rd highest).
Divisions:

Highly-urbanized cities—1.
Component cities—1.
Municipalities—26.
Barangays—779.

Congressional districtsThe House of Representatives Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan in Filipino) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines. The Senate is the upper chamber. The House is often informally called the Congress''. Members of the house are called congressme—2, plus the district of Zamboanga CityZamboanga (the City of Flowers is located on Mindanao, in the Philippines. The city sits on the Basilan Strait: the mountains of Basilan Island are visible from the city. The people of Zamboanga speak a unique dialect: chavacano, a mix of the Spanish lang.
Languages: Cebuano, Chavacano
Governor: Aurora E. Cerilles (2001-2004)
NOTE: The data above includes Zamboanga CityZamboanga (the City of Flowers is located on Mindanao, in the Philippines. The city sits on the Basilan Strait: the mountains of Basilan Island are visible from the city. The people of Zamboanga speak a unique dialect: chavacano, a mix of the Spanish lang.

1 People and Culture

2 Economy

3 Geography

3.1 Political

Zamboanga del Sur is subdivided into 26 municipalities and 2 cities.

Zamboanga City is actually autonomous of the province and is only loosely associated with it. The city residents do not vote for provincial officials and they have their own representative to the Congress of the Philippines.

3.1.1 Cities



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