Zamboanga del Sur

Zamboanga del Sur
Province of Zamboanga del Sur
(from top: left to right) Santa Cruz Island, Pagadian City, and Bayog town.
Location in the Philippines
OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 7°50′N 123°15′E / 7.83°N 123.25°E / 7.83; 123.25
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Founded
  • June 6, 1952 (Divide)
  • September 17, 1952 (Foundation Day)
CapitalPagadian
Largest CityZamboanga City
Government
 • GovernorVictor Yu (PDPLBN)
 • Vice GovernorRoseller Ariosa (PDPLBN)
 • LegislatureZamboanga del Sur Provincial Board
Area
 • Total4,499.46 km2 (1,737.25 sq mi)
 • Rank25th out of 81
 (excluding Zamboanga City)
Highest elevation
(Mount Pinukis)
1,532 m (5,026 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total1,045,126
 • Rank26th out of 81
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
  • Rank42nd out of 81
 (excluding Zamboanga City)
DemonymZambosurians
Divisions
 • Independent cities
1
 • Component cities
 • Municipalities
26
  • Aurora
  • Bayog
  • Dimataling
  • Dinas
  • Dumalinao
  • Dumingag
  • Guipos
  • Josefina
  • Kumalarang
  • Labangan
  • Lakewood
  • Lapuyan
  • Mahayag
  • Margosatubig
  • Midsalip
  • Molave
  • Pitogo
  • Ramon Magsaysay
  • San Miguel
  • San Pablo
  • Sominot
  • Tabina
  • Tambulig
  • Tigbao
  • Tukuran
  • Vincenzo A. Sagun
 • Barangays
  • 681
  • 779 (including Zamboanga City)
 • Districts
  • Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Sur
  • Legislative districts of Zamboanga City
Time zoneUTC+8 (PHT)
IDD:area code +63 (0)62
ISO 3166 codePH-ZAS
Spoken languages
Income classification1st class
Websitewww.zamboangadelsur.gov.ph

Zamboanga del Sur (Filipino: Katimugang Zamboanga), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Sur, is a province in the Philippines. It is in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Pagadian. It is grouped with the very urbanized City of Zamboanga but the two are geographically separated from each other. The city also has its own government.

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.

References

  1. "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on May 18, 2001. Retrieved 16 July 2014.