Pagadian | |
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| City of Pagadian | |
.jpg) F.S. Pajares Ave. in Pagadian City, showing the view of Illana Bay in the background | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| 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 | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  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 S. Co (PDP-Laban) |
| • Vice Mayor | Baldomero "Boy Baleleng" Fernandez (NUP) |
| • Representative | Divina Grace C. Yu |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 137,303 voters (2022) |
| 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 (2020 census)[4] | |
| • Total | 210,452 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Households | 45,633 |
| Demonym | Pagadianon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st class component city |
| • Poverty incidence | 13.36 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,440 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 4,026 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 835.9 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 1,926 million (2020) |
| 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 |
| Catholic diocese | Diocese of Pagadian |
| Patron saint | Santo Niño de Pagadian |
| Website | www |
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.
- ^ "Little Hongkong of the South". Retrieved March 29, 2009.
- ^ City of Pagadian | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "Proclamation 1247" (PDF). The Official Gazette. November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ Tourism Philippines (retrieved: July 17, 2012)
- ^ The Inclined Tricycles of Pagadian City (retrieved: July 17, 2012)
- ^ My Pagadian.com Archived February 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine(retrieved: March 31, 2009)