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Zamboanga del Norte | |
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 _27.JPG)   (from top: left to right) Dakak Beach, Saint James the Greater Church, Katipunan Arch and Provincial Capitol Building in Dipolog | |
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| Motto(s): Unity, Prosperity, Peace | |
 Location in the Philippines | |
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| Coordinates: 8°08′00″N 123°00′00″E / 8.1333333°N 123°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Founded | June 6, 1952 |
| Capital and largest city | Dipolog |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan |
| • Governor | Rosalina G. Jalosjos (Nacionalista) |
| • Vice Governor | Julius C. Napigquit (PDP–Laban) |
| • Legislature | Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Board |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,301.00 km2 (2,818.93 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 9th out of 81 |
| Highest elevation (Mount Dansalan) | 629 m (2,064 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 1,047,455 |
| • Rank | 27th out of 81 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 60th out of 81 |
| Divisions | |
| • Independent cities | 0 |
| • Component cities | |
| • Municipalities | |
| • Barangays | 691 |
| • Districts | Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| ZIP code | 7100–7124 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)65 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-ZAN |
| Spoken languages | |
| Income classification | 1st class |
| Website | Province of Zamboanga del Norte Official Website |
Zamboanga del Norte (Cebuano: Amihanang Zamboanga; Subanon: Utara Sembwangan; Filipino: Hilagang Zamboanga), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Norte, is a province in the Philippines situated within the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Dipolog and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south, Misamis Occidental to the east, and the Sulu Sea to the west.
Zamboanga del Norte is the largest province of the Zamboanga Peninsula region by land area covering 7,301.00 square kilometres (2,818.93 sq mi).[1] Zamboanga del Norte is the 26th populous province in the Philippines.
- ^ a b "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on May 18, 2001. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
- ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.