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Zamboanga Del Sur
Zamboanga del Sur ( Cebuano: ''Habagatang Zamboanga;'' Subanen: ''S'helatan Sembwangan/Sembwangan dapit Shelatan''; Chavacano: ''Zamboanga del Sur''; tl, Timog Zamboanga; mdh, Pagabatan Sambuanga), 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. 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. Etymology The name of Zamboanga is the Hispanicized spelling of the Sinama term for "mooring place" - ''samboangan'' (also spelled ''sambuangan''; and in Subanen, ''sembwangan''), from the root word ''samboang'' ("mooring pole"). "Samboangan" w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakewood, Zamboanga Del Sur
Lakewood, officially the Municipality of Lakewood ( ceb, Lungsod sa Lakewood; Subanen: ''Benwa Danaw''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Lakewood''; tl, Bayan ng Lakewood), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,559 people. Etymology The old name of Lakewood is Danaw Likowai and Tubod is Obod. Its name derives from the Cebuano term ''tubod'' which means "spring". Its current name derived from Lake Wood, a large lake on which the poblacion is located. History The municipality was founded on November 11, 1977, when Barangays Gatub and Bagong Kahayag of the Municipality of Kumalarang and Barangays Lakewood, Bolalawan, Sebugay, Bisuangan, Lokoan, Backing, Dagum, Sapang Pinolis, Tubod, Gasa, Tiwales and Matalang of the Municipality of Lapuyan were separated and formed into an independent municipality. The most popular species of fish in the province can only be caught in the lake: the carpa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumalarang, Zamboanga Del Sur
Kumalarang, officially the Municipality of Kumalarang ( ceb, Lungsod sa Kumalarang; Subanen: ''Benwa Kumalarang''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Kumalarang''; tl, Bayan ng Kumalarang), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,479 people. Geography Barangays Kumalarang is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. Climate Demographics Economy References External links Kumalarang Profile at PhilAtlas.com* Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...br>Philippine Census Information Municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur {{ZamboangaP-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dumingag, Zamboanga Del Sur
Dumingag, officially the Municipality of Dumingag ( ceb, Lungsod sa Dumingag; Subanen: ''Benwa Dumingag''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Dumingag''; tl, Bayan ng Dumingag), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,881 people. Etymology Local stories said it is named after a noted Subanen chieftain, "''Dumi''" and his wife, "''Ingag''". Another supposed origin of the name tells about the native fellow who was asked by a government agent as to what the name of the place was while watching a cockfight. After the game was over, the stranger inquired about the name of the place. The native curtly replied: "''Duminag!''" meaning "I won". The government agent misheard the word. Instead of "Duminag", he wrote down "Dumingag". The authenticity of these stories, however, is questionable since there has never been a single piece of evidence or record that Dumi and Ingag had ever actually existed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinas, Zamboanga Del Sur
Dinas, officially the Municipality of Dinas ( ceb, Lungsod sa Dinas; Subanen: ''Benwa Dinas''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Dinas''; tl, Bayan ng Dinas), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,291 people. History Several theories have been woven and advanced to explain the origin of the now famous municipality of Dinas, which had been the cradle of Islamic Culture and civilization and the bulwark of anti-Hispanic colonization of the entire Baganian Peninsula in Zamboanga del Sur. According to ancient history which has been accepted and educated by the scions of the great grand Sultan Kudarat, a descendants of the renowned Shariff Kabungsuan of Maguindanao was that the name Dinas was taken from a Maguindanao tern Di Nas where "Di" means "Not" and "Nas" means "Bad Luck or Unlucky". Hence, the early settlers who migrated from the province of Cotabato found their new haven as not unluck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Santa Cruz Island
Great Santa Cruz Island is a small inhabited island in Zamboanga City in the southern region of the Philippines that is famous for its pink coralline sand. The island, located south of downtown at the Santa Cruz Bank in the Basilan Strait, boasts one of the pink sand beaches in the Philippines. The color of the sand comes from the pulverized red organ pipe coral from eons of surf erosion mixed with the white sand."Pink Sand Beach" Zamboanga.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-12. The island started to become popular since the 1970s and early 1980s when it was frequented by German, Japanese and Italian tourists. Recently, there's an upsurge of tourists that has been recorded due to its rising popularity as one of a handful of Pink Sand Beaches in the World and is the only one in Asia. In 2017, it was recognized by National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of The Philippines
A municipality ( tl, bayan/munisipalidad; hil, banwa; ceb, lungsod/munisipalidad/munisipyo; pag, baley; pam, balen/balayan; bcl, banwaan; war, bungto/munisipyo; ilo, ili) is a local government unit (LGU) in the Philippines. It is distinct from ''city'', which is a different category of local government unit. Provinces of the Philippines are divided into cities and municipalities, which in turn, are divided into barangays (formerly barrios) – ''villages''. , there are 1,488 municipalities across the country. A municipality is the official term for, and the official local equivalent of, a town, the latter being its archaic term and in all of its literal local translations including Filipino. Both terms are interchangeable. A municipal district is a now-defunct local government unit; previously certain areas were created first as municipal districts before they were converted into municipalities. History The era of the formation of municipalities in the Philippines sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margosatubig, Zamboanga Del Sur
Margosatubig, officially the Municipality of Margosatubig ( ceb, Lungsod sa Margosatubig; Subanen: ''Benwa Margosatubig''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Margosatubig''; tl, Bayan ng Margosatubig), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,660 people. History The Subanens were believed to be the first people to have settled in this land, right near the swift flowing river that now traverse the Margosatubig Pilot School and Guiwan district. “Malagus Tubig” was the original name of the town, which was taken after the swift river current that kept changing its course towards the mouth of the Dumanquilas Bay. In the 15th century, the Spaniards arrived and found that its bay is a natural refuge from bad weather for their ships. Soon it became their choice settlement changing Malagus Tubig (Marugusaig) to its present name Margosatubig. They built a huge stone fort on top of a hill that serv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahayag, Zamboanga Del Sur
Mahayag, officially the Municipality of Mahayag ( ceb, Lungsod sa Mahayag; Subanon language, Subanen: ''Benwa Mahayag''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Mahayag''; tl, Bayan ng Mahayag), is a 3rd class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 48,258 people. History The town's name is derived from the Cebuano term "''mahayag''" (''ma'' = to become + ''hayag'' = bright) which means to become bright or sunny. When the Visayan migrants first trickled into the area after World War II, the place was heavily forested, which, to some looks dark and forbidding. Local historical sources had it that when a large "''Dao''" tree which stands in the townsite was felt, the place becomes bright, hence the expression "''mahayag''". Mahayag used to be the sitio of the barangay Molave, Zamboanga del Sur, Molave in the municipality of Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur, Aurora. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lapuyan, Zamboanga Del Sur
Lapuyan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Lapuyan; Subanen: ''Benwa Dlepuyan''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Lapuyan''; tl, Bayan ng Lapuyan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,737 people. The municipality of Lapuyan is located in the southern section of the Zamboanga del Sur province. It is also often referred to as "Little America". History Lapuyan was created by separating the barrios of Lapuyan, Maruing, Kumalarang, Karpok, and Timbang, all of the municipality of Margosatubig and formed into a regular municipality by virtue of Executive Order No. 273 on October 16, 1957, by President Carlos P. Garcia upon the recommendation of Sen. Roseller T. Lim, Gov. Bienvenido Ebarle and the Provincial Board of Zamboanga del Sur. The municipality was formally inaugurated on April 21, 1958, with the induction into office of the following municipal officials: Mayor Coco I. Sia, Vice Mayor Bayang Guiaya, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labangan, Zamboanga Del Sur
Labangan, officially the Municipality of Labangan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Labangan; Subanen: ''Benwa Labangan''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Labangan''; tl, Bayan ng Labangan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,262 people. Geography Barangays Labangan is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. Climate Demographics Economy Tourism * Pulacan Falls - 12 km. from Pagadian City, and covering an area of 400 square meters. It is the source of water for the Labangan irrigation system. Two kilometers from the area is the 134-hectare Home Defense Center. The falls can be reached easily by any motor vehicle. With the opening of the PADAP road, Pulacan Falls became a beautiful camping and picnic site. It now has a permanent Boy and Girl Scout site with facilities and has been the location of regional and provincial jamborees. * Army Site - The new division site of 1st Infan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josefina, Zamboanga Del Sur
Josefina, officially the Municipality of Josefina ( ceb, Lungsod sa Josefina; Subanen: ''Benwa Josefina''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Josefina''; tl, Bayan ng Josefina), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,205 people. History In the early years the lands of which is now Josefina was part of the Municipality of Aurora. In later years, Molave separated from Aurora and became a town; at that time Tambulig and the area now within the jurisdiction of the present municipality were still part of the former. Some years later Tambulig became independent and was recognized as a township with the land of Josefina still tagged as part of its territories. During this time the first Visayan settlers came to live in the area. These settlers came from Tudela, Misamis Occidental, a barrio part of Tambulig was established and was named Bagong Tudela. Some years passed and the Paredes family, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guipos, Zamboanga Del Sur
Guipos, officially the Municipality of Guipos ( ceb, Lungsod sa Guipos; Subanon language, Subanen: ''Benwa Guipos''; Chavacano: ''Municipalidad de Guipos''; tl, Bayan ng Guipos), is a 4th class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,738 people. The town was officially established on October 7, 1991, by virtue of ''Republic Act No. 7159'', signed by President Corazon C. Aquino. It was formed from barangays Guipos, Katipunan, Bagong Oroquieta, and Dalapang of the San Miguel, Zamboanga del Sur, municipality of San Miguel; barangays Datagan, Dagohoy, Balongating, Baguitan, Magting, Sikatuna, Dacsol, Guling, and Canunan of the Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur, municipality of Dumalinao; barangays Lintum, Singclot and Litan of the Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur, municipality of Dinas; and barangay Regla of the San Pablo, Zamboanga del Sur, municipality of San Pabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
