Zamboanga del Norte

Zamboanga del Norte
(from top: left to right) Dakak Beach, Saint James the Greater Church, Katipunan Arch and Provincial Capitol Building in Dipolog
Flag of Zamboanga del Norte
Official seal of Zamboanga del Norte
Motto(s): 
Unity, Prosperity, Peace
Location in the Philippines
Location in the Philippines
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Coordinates: 8°08′00″N 123°00′00″E / 8.1333333°N 123°E / 8.1333333; 123
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
FoundedJune 6, 1952
Capital
and largest city
Dipolog
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Panlalawigan
 • GovernorRosalina G. Jalosjos (Nacionalista)
 • Vice GovernorJulius C. Napigquit (PDP–Laban)
 • LegislatureZamboanga del Norte Provincial Board
Area
 • Total7,301.00 km2 (2,818.93 sq mi)
 • Rank9th out of 81
Highest elevation
(Mount Dansalan)
629 m (2,064 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[2]
 • Total1,047,455
 • Rank27th out of 81
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
  • Rank60th out of 81
Divisions
 • Independent cities0
 • Component cities
 • Municipalities
 • Barangays691
 • DistrictsLegislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte
Time zoneUTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code
7100–7124
IDD:area code+63 (0)65
ISO 3166 codePH-ZAN
Spoken languages
Income classification1st class
WebsiteProvince 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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.