Zamboanga Peninsula

Zamboanga Peninsula

*Peninsula de Zamboanga*
*Lawis sa Zamboanga*
Zamboanga Peninsula Peninsula de Zamboanga ; Lawis sa Zamboanga
Region
	Vintas of Zamboanga
	Location in the Philippines
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 7°50′N 122°25′E / 7.83°N 122.42°E
Country	Philippines
Island group	Mindanao
Regional center	Pagadian
Largest city	Zamboanga City
Area
• Total	17,056.73 km2 (6,585.64 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Mount Pinukis)	1,532 m (5,026 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	3,875,576
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ISO 3166 code	PH-09
Provinces	3 Zamboanga del Norte ; Zamboanga del Sur ; Zamboanga Sibugay ;
Independent cities	1 Zamboanga City ;
Component cities	4 Dapitan ; Dipolog ; Isabela City ; Pagadian ;
Municipalities	68
Barangays	1,904
Cong. districts	8
Languages	Cebuano; Chavacano; Maguindanaon; Sama; Subanon; Tagalog; Tausug; Yakan; English;
GDP (2023)	₱531.7 billion; $9.56 billion
Growth rate	(4.59%)
HDI	0.665 (Medium)
HDI rank	16th in the Philippines (2019)

Zamboanga Peninsula (Cebuano: Lawis sa Zamboanga.; Chavacano: Peninsula de Zamboanga; Filipino: Tangway ng Zamboanga) is an administrative region in Mindanao, Philippines, designated as Region IX. It consists of the provinces of Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Sur, and the cities of Isabela and Zamboanga City. The region was previously known as Western Mindanao. Pagadian serves as the regional center, while Zamboanga City is the commercial and industrial center.^[3]

^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "2021 to 2023 Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP)". openstat.psa.gov.ph. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
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