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Zamboanga Sibugay
—  Province  —
Map of the Philippines with Zamboanga Sibugay highlighted
Coordinates: 07°48′N 122°40′E / 7.800°N 122.667°E / 7.800; 122.667Coordinates: 07°48′N 122°40′E / 7.800°N 122.667°E / 7.800; 122.667
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Founded	February 22, 2001
Capital	Ipil
Government
• Type	Province of the Philippines
• Governor	Wilter Palma (LP)
• Vice Governor	Rey Olegario (Nacionalista)
Area
• Total	3,607.8 km2 (1,393.0 sq mi)
Area rank	36th out of 80
Population (2010)[1]
• Total	584,685
• Rank	46th out of 80
• Density	Bad rounding here160/km2 (Bad rounding here420/sq mi)
• Density rank	49th out of 80
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	0
• Municipalities	16
• Barangays	389
• Districts	1st and 2nd districts of Zamboanga Sibugay
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP Code
Spoken languages	Cebuano, Zamboangueño Chavacano, Tagalog, Subanen, Tausug, English

Zamboanga Sibugay is a province of the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Ipil and it borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga del Sur to the east and Zamboanga City to the southwest. To the south lies Sibuguey Bay in the Moro Gulf. Zamboanga Sibugay was created in 2001 when the third district of Zamboanga del Sur was carved out of that province. Zamboanga Sibugay is the 79th province created in the Philippines.

Geography [edit]

Zamboanga Sibugay Province has an approximate total land area of 3228.3 km². It is geographically located at 7°48’N 122°40’E. To the north it intersects the common municipal boundaries of Kalawit, Tampilisan, and Godad in Zamboanga del Norte. In the west, it is bounded by the municipalities of Siraway, Siocon, and Balinguian, and the province of Zamboanga del Norte. On the south it is bounded by Sibuguey Bay. In the east, the municipalities of Bayog and Kumalarang both in the province of Zamboanga del Sur bound it. It is further bounded on the southwest by Zamboanga City.

The climate of the province is moderately normal (climate type III). Annual rainfall varies from 1,599 to 3,500 millimetres (63.0 to 140 in). Temperature is relatively warm and constant throughout the year ranging from 22 to 35 °C (72 to 95 °F). The province is situated outside the country's typhoon belt.

Subdivisions [edit]

Political map of Zamboanga Sibuhay

Zamboanga Sibugay Province is subdivided into 16 municipalities.

• Alicia
• Buug
• Diplahan
• Imelda
• Ipil
• Kabasalan
• Mabuhay
• Malangas
• Naga
• Olutanga
• Payao
• Roseller T. Lim
• Siay
• Talusan
• Titay
• Tungawan

These municipalities are further subdivided into 389 barangays. The province comprises two (2) congressional districts.

Largest Barangays of Zamboanga Sibugay [edit]

History [edit]

Zamboanga Sibugay was formerly part of Zamboanga del Sur. Attempts to divide Zamboanga del Sur into separate provinces date as far back as the 1960s. Several bills were filed in Philippine Congress, but remained unacted. The new province was finally created by Republic Act No. 8973 on February 24, 2001. George Hofer was elected as its first governor in 2001. In the 2010 local elections, Governor Hofer's daughter, Dulce Ann k. Hofer, the incumbent Second District Representative lost the gubernatorial race to Rommel Jalosjos.

Governors [edit]

Demographics [edit]

As of the 2010 census, Zamboanga Sibugay has a population of 584,685 people, and a population density of 160/km². It is ranked 29th among the provinces of the Philippines in terms of both population and population density. The annual population growth rate is 16.09%. Population trend:^[1]

• Population in 2010: 584,685
• Population in 2007: 546,186
• Population in 2000: 497,239
• Population in 1995: 450,340
• Population in 1990: 407,038

The vast majority of the people of Zamboanga Sibugay speak Cebuano. Other languages such as Hiligaynon, Subanen, Zamboangueño Chavacano, Tagalog and other ethnic tongues are also spoken, so is English.

Economy [edit]

The leading industries are in the areas of bakery, rice and corn milling, food processing, and rattan and wood furniture production. New industries include concrete products, garments, wax and candle factory, and other cottage industries.

Major crops produced include rice, corn, coconuts, rubber, fruit trees, vegetables, tobacco, coffee, cacao, and root crops. Livestock and poultry productions are predominantly small-scale backyard operations.Coal mining is also present in some areas of the province.

References [edit]

External links [edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Zamboanga Sibugay

• WOW Philippines - Zamboanga Sibugay
• DILG - Zamboanga Sibugay

Online news

• Daily Zamboanga Times
• Zamboanga Online News or
• The Official Website of Zamboanga Today Newspaper

		Zamboanga del Norte
	Zamboanga del Norte		Zamboanga del Sur
		Zamboanga Sibugay
	Zamboanga City	Sibuguey Bay, Moro Gulf

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