Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City
Ciudad de Zamboanga (Chavacano) | |
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Zamboanga City Hall Plaza Pershing | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nicknames: City of Flowers Asia's Latin City Sardines Capital of The Philippines | |
| Motto: Build Back Better Zamboanga | |
| Anthem: Zamboanga Hermosa ("Beautiful Zamboanga") | |
Map of Zamboanga Peninsula with Zamboanga City highlighted | |
Interactive map of Zamboanga City | |
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 Taing 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) | |
| 1,018,849 | |
| • Rank | 6th |
| • Density | 701.073/km2 (1,815.77/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,100,000 |
| • Metro | 4,710,000 (Regional) |
| • Households | 227,352 |
| Demonym | Zamboangueño (Major Ethnicity) |
| Economy | |
| • Gross domestic product (GDP) | ₱151.33 billion (2024) $2.61 billion (2024) |
| • 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 |
Zamboanga City, officially the City of Zamboanga (Chavacano/Spanish: Ciudad de Zamboanga; Subanen: Bagbenwa Sembwangan; Sama: Lungsud Samboangan; Tausug: Daira sin Sambuwangan; Filipino: Lungsod ng Zamboanga; Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Zamboanga), is a highly urbanized city in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of the Philippines, with a total population of 1.02 million inhabitants. It is the 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. It is the commercial and industrial center of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region.
According to the 2024 census, the City of Zamboanga has a population of 1,018,894 people.
On October 12, 1936, Zamboanga became a chartered city under Commonwealth Act No. 39. It was inaugurated on February 26, 1937.
Zamboanga City is an independent, chartered city and was designated highly urbanized on November 22, 1983.
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.
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.