Zamboanga del Sur

Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur
Province
	(from top: left to right) Ayuntamiento and Rizal Park in Zamboanga City, Fort Pilar, Pagadian Mosque, Santa Cruz Island, Plaza Luz Dancing Fountain in Pagadian City, NS Valderosa Road and Margosatubig.
	Flag Seal
	Anthem: Zamboanga del Sur March
	Location in the Philippines
	Interactive map of Zamboanga del Sur
	Coordinates: 7°50′N 123°15′E / 7.83°N 123.25°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Founded	June 6, 1952 (Divide); September 17, 1952 (Celebration);
Capital	Pagadian
Largest City	Zamboanga City*
Government
• Governor	Divina Grace Yu (Lakas)
• Vice Governor	Roseller Ariosa (PFP)
• Legislature	Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Board
Area
• Total	4,499.46 km2 (1,737.25 sq mi)
• Rank	25th out of 82
	(excluding Zamboanga City)
Highest elevation (Mount Pinukis)	1,532 m (5,026 ft)
Population (2024 census)
• Total	1,045,126
• Rank	26th out of 82
• Density	232.278/km2 (601.598/sq mi)
• Rank	42nd out of 82
	(excluding Zamboanga City)
Demonym(s)	Zambosurian ; South Zamboangueño ; South Samboanganon
Divisions
• Independent cities	1 Zamboanga City* ;
• Component cities	1 Pagadian ;
• 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 zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
ISO 3166 code	PH-ZAS
Spoken languages	Cebuano; Maguindanaon; Subanon; Chavacano; Tausug; Iranun; Maranao; Filipino; English;
Income classification	1st class
Website	www.zamboangadelsur.gov.ph
	* Zamboanga City is a highly-urbanized city, politically independent from Zamboanga del Sur.

Zamboanga del Sur (Cebuano: Habagatang Zamboanga; Subanen: S'helatan Sembwangan/Sembwangan dapit Shelatan; Maguindanaon: Salatan Sambuangan, Jawi: سلاتن سامبواڠن; Filipino: Katimugang Zamboanga), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Pagadian.

Statistically grouped with Zamboanga del Sur is the highly urbanized City of Zamboanga, which is geographically separated and a chartered city and governed independently from the province and also its largest city.

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.