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ZAMBOANGA CITY
PROFILE
The City of Zamboanga is a 1st class, highly urbanized city in the
Philippines and one of the first chartered cities in the country.
Commonwealth Act No. 39 signed by President Manuel L. Quezon on October 12,
1936 in Malacañang created and established it as a chartered city. It has
been known as "El Orgullo de Mindanao" (The Pride of Mindanao). Today, the
city is nicknamed the "City of Flowers" and is affectionately called by
Zamboangueños as "Zamboanga Hermosa," Spanish for "Beautiful Zamboanga".
The
city's birthdate is also the date when the popular Fiesta del Pilar is
celebrated in honor of the city's patron saint, Our Lady of the Pillar,
whose statue is prominently embossed above the façade of the meter-thick
walled fort on the northern side, El Real Fuerza de Nuestra Señora del Pilar
de Zaragoza (called El Real Fuerza de San José in its early days), built on
June 23, 1635 by the Spanish Jesuit priest Fr. Melchor de Vera as a Spanish
military fort in defense against the moro pirates. Zamboanga City is one of
the oldest cities in the country and the most hispanicized. It is also one
of the largest cities in the world in terms of area, with over 1,483 km²,
including its 28 surrounding islands.
TABLE A: CITY BASELINE INDICATORS
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INDICATOR |
DATA MEASUREMENT |
SOURCE/FORMULA |
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Total Population (2000) |
601,794 |
NSO |
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Projected Population (2005) |
716,817 |
CPDO |
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Total Barangays |
98 |
CPDO |
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Rural Barangays |
68 |
CPDO |
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Urban Barangays |
30
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CPDO
7 Km. Radius
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Coastal Barangays |
35 (Mainland)
10 (Island Barangays) |
CPDO |
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Urban Population (2000) |
345,532 |
NSO
CPDO, 411,575
Urban Pop Projection of 2005 |
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Population by Under 16 Years Old (2000) |
236,811 |
NSO
39.35% to Total Population |
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Population from 6-12 (2000) |
106,038 |
NSO
17.62% to Total Population |
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Population 13-16 (2000) |
51,849 |
NSO
8.62% to Total Population |
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Administrative Land Area (Sq.Km.) |
1,483.3849 Sq.Km. |
1975
Framework Plan of ZC = 1,483.3849 Sq.Km.
OCAss
= 1,420.8999 Sq.Km land Area & 62.485 Sq.Km. other islands within the
territorial jurisdiction of ZC making the total land area of 1,483.3849
Sq.Km.
NAMRIA
= 141,470.00 Has or 1,414.70 Sq.Km, excluding mangroves & islands |
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Urbanized Land Area |
78.10 Sq.Km. |
OCPDC, MDP-ZC
Upland
Forest = 478.2430 Sq.Km
Mangrove
Forest = 36.8855 Sq.Km. |
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Number of Households (2000) |
117,152 |
NSO
2005 Projected HH = 139,540
716,817/5.137 (Ave. HH Size) |
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Number of Urban Households (2000) |
66,190 |
NSO
56.5% to Total Households Population |
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Estimated Employment by Industry Sector |
199,000 |
NSO
April 2003 |
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Primary(agri, fishery, forestry) |
27,000 |
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Secondary (manufacturing, mining, processing) |
34,000 |
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Tertiary(services, banking, insurance, wholesale/retail trade) |
138,000 |
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What are the City’s geographical advantages? |
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- Regional Center
(Commercial, Industrial, & de Facto Regional Center ) |
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Presence |
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- Accessibility to an international airport |
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Presence |
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- Accessibility to an international port |
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Presence |
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- Special Economic Zone & Freeport Zone |
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Presence |
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- Fishing port (PFDA) |
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Presence |
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- Privately-owned ports |
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Presence |
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- Southern Command, & other Military Facilities |
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Presence |
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- Watersheds (Old growth forest) |
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Presence |
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