Zamboanga del Sur

Zamboanga del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur
Province
	Province of Zamboanga del Sur
	(from top: left to right) Santa Cruz Island, Pagadian City, and Bayog town.
	Flag Seal
	Location in the Philippines
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 7°50′N 123°15′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Founded	June 6, 1952 (Divide); September 17, 1952 (Foundation Day);
Capital	Pagadian
Largest City	Zamboanga City
Government
• Governor	Victor Yu (PDPLBN)
• Vice Governor	Roseller Ariosa (PDPLBN)
• Legislature	Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Board
Area [1]
• Total	4,499.46 km2 (1,737.25 sq mi)
• Rank	25th out of 81
	(excluding Zamboanga City)
Highest elevation (Mount Pinukis)	1,532 m (5,026 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• 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 Zamboanga City; (Highly urbanized city) ;
• Component cities	1 Pagadian ;
• Municipalities	26 Aurora ; Bayog ; Dimataling ; Dinas ; Dumalinao ; Dumingag ; Guipos ; Josefina ; Kumalarang ; Labangan ; Lakewood ; Lapuyan ; Mahayag ; Margosatubig ; Midsalip ; Molave ; Pitogo ; Ramon Magsaysay ; San Miguel ; San Pablo ; Sominot ; Tabina ; Tambulig ; Tigbao ; Tukuran ; Vincenzo A. Sagun ;
• Barangays	681; 779 (including Zamboanga City);
• Districts	Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Sur; Legislative districts of Zamboanga City;
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code	7000–7043
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
ISO 3166 code	PH-ZAS
Spoken languages	Cebuano; Maguindanaon; Subanon; Chavacano; Tausug; Iranun; Maranao; Filipino; English;
Income classification	1st class
Website	www.zamboangadelsur.gov.ph

Zamboanga del Sur (Filipino: Katimugang Zamboanga), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Sur, is a province in the Philippines. It is in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Pagadian. It is grouped with the very urbanized City of Zamboanga but the two are geographically separated from each other. The city also has its own government.

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.

References

"List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on May 18, 2001. Retrieved 16 July 2014.

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[nscblist-1] "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on May 18, 2001. Retrieved 16 July 2014.