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Zamboanga del Sur | |
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Anthem: Zamboanga del Sur March | |
Coordinates: 7°50′N 123°15′E / 7.83°N 123.25°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Founded |
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Capital | Pagadian |
Largest City | Zamboanga City |
Government | |
• Governor | Victor Yu (PDPLBN) |
• Vice Governor | Roseller Ariosa (PDPLBN) |
• Legislature | Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Board |
Area | |
• Total | 4,499.46 km2 (1,737.25 sq mi) |
• Rank | 25th out of 81 |
(excluding Zamboanga City) | |
Highest elevation | 1,532 m (5,026 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[2] | |
• Total | 1,050,668 |
• Rank | 26th out of 81 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
• Rank | 42nd out of 81 |
(excluding Zamboanga City) | |
Demonym | Zambosurians |
Divisions | |
• Independent cities | 1
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• Component cities | 1 |
• Municipalities | |
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• Districts | |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
ZIP code | 7000–7043 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)62 |
ISO 3166 code | PH-ZAS |
Spoken languages | |
Income classification | 1st class |
Website | www |
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.