Pagadian

Pagadian
City of Pagadian
F.S. Pajares Ave. in Pagadian City, showing the view of Illana Bay in the background
F.S. Pajares Ave. in Pagadian City, showing the view of Illana Bay in the background
Flag of Pagadian
Official seal of Pagadian
Nickname(s): 
Home of the 40 Degree Tricycle
Little Hongkong of the South[1]
Motto: 
Asenso Pagadian!
Anthem: Beautiful Pagadian
Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Pagadian highlighted
Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Pagadian highlighted
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Pagadian is located in Philippines
Pagadian
Pagadian
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°49′38″N 123°26′11″E / 7.8272°N 123.4364°E / 7.8272; 123.4364
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
ProvinceZamboanga del Sur
District 1st district
FoundedMarch 23, 1937
CityhoodJune 21, 1969
Barangays54 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorSamuel S. Co (PDP-Laban)
 • Vice MayorBaldomero "Boy Baleleng" Fernandez (NUP)
 • RepresentativeDivina Grace C. Yu
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate137,303 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total378.80 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
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total210,452
 • Density560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Households
45,633
DemonymPagadianon
Economy
 • Income class1st class component city
 • Poverty incidence
13.36
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 1,440 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 4,026 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 835.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 1,926 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityZamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
7016
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)62
Native languagesSubanon
Cebuano
Chavacano
Tagalog
Maguindanaon
Iranun
Catholic dioceseDiocese of Pagadian
Patron saintSanto Niño de Pagadian
Websitewww.pagadian.gov.ph

Pagadian, officially the City of Pagadian (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Pagadian; Subanen: Gembagel G'benwa Pagadian; Maguindanaon: Kuta nu Pagadian, كوت نو ڤڬديان; Iranun: Bandar a Pagadian, بندر ا ڤاڬاديان; Chavacano: Ciudad de Pagadian; Filipino: Lungsod ng Pagadian), is a 1st class 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 and in the province, after the independent city of Zamboanga. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 210,452 people.[4] The city will be converted to a highly urbanized city by the virtue of Proclamation No. 1247, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte dated November 8, 2021.[6]

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.[7][8][9] In recent years, these iconic inclined public transport has been slowly being replaced by modernized tricycles, 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.

  1. ^ "Little Hongkong of the South". Retrieved March 29, 2009.
  2. ^ City of Pagadian | (DILG)
  3. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Proclamation 1247" (PDF). The Official Gazette. November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Tourism Philippines (retrieved: July 17, 2012)
  8. ^ The Inclined Tricycles of Pagadian City (retrieved: July 17, 2012)
  9. ^ My Pagadian.com Archived February 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine(retrieved: March 31, 2009)