Pagadian
Pagadian | |
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| City of Pagadian | |
Plaza Luz Dancing Fountain Pagadian Public Market Rotunda View Deck Pagadian Boulevard City Hall Pagadian Mosque | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nicknames: Home of the 40 Degree Tricycle Little Hongkong of the South | |
| Motto: Asenso Pagadian! | |
| Anthem: Beautiful Pagadian | |
Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Pagadian highlighted | |
Interactive map of Pagadian | |
Pagadian Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°49′38″N 123°26′11″E / 7.8272°N 123.4364°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Sur |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | March 23, 1937 |
| Cityhood | June 21, 1969 |
| Barangays | 54 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Samuel Sy Co (Lakas) |
| • Vice Mayor | Monique Shaira “Aiko” Yu To (PFP) |
| • Representative | Joseph Yu (Lakas) |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 149,477 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 378.80 km2 (146.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,402 m (4,600 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 206,483 |
| • Density | 545.10/km2 (1,411.8/sq mi) |
| • Households | 45,633 |
| Demonym | Pagadianon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 13.36 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,890 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 6,755 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 1,024 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 2,302 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7016 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog Maguindanaon Iranun Maranao Tausug Samal |
| Catholic diocese | Diocese of Pagadian |
| Patron saint | Santo Niño de Pagadian |
| Website | www |
Pagadian, officially the City of Pagadian, is a component city and the capital of the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. It is the regional center of Zamboanga Peninsula and the second-largest city in the region, after the independent city of Zamboanga. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 206,483 people. The city will be converted into a highly urbanized city by the virtue of Proclamation No. 1247, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte dated November 8, 2021, but shall take effect after the ratification in a plebiscite.
Pagadian began as stop-over for traders who plied the road between the old Spanish fort-town of Zamboanga on the southwestern tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula and other bigger towns to the north of the old Zamboanga Province. Except for its sheltered bay and good fishing grounds, it was not a promising site because it is situated on steeply rolling terrain. In the course of its local history, waves of different kinds of people came to stay, and eventually called among themselves "Pagadianons".
The iconic symbol of Pagadian is its uniquely designed tricycle built to adopt to the city's hilly terrain. It is the only place in the Philippines with a public transport inclined at about 25-40° angle. In recent years, these iconic inclined public transport have been slowly being replaced by modernized tricycles that are locally called "bao-bao", a kind of auto rickshaw, due to the latter's fuel-efficiency, less noise and being environment-friendly due to its smoke-less emissions.