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Zamboanga del Norte

Zamboanga del Norte is a province in the Zamboanga Peninsula region of Mindanao, Philippines. Its population was 1,067,067 in the 2024 census, and it has 2 cities and 25 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 2, 2026
A sunlit lawn under tall shade trees and palms, with the Philippine flag on a high pole, a bamboo-and-thatch house on stilts at the right and the blue bay with green hills beyond.
The grounds of the Rizal Shrine, in Dapitan, with Dapitan Bay beyond.Photo: “Jose Rizal Park and Shrine” by Francisco M. Pajares, Jr., CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; resized by Scene. Scene's copy is shared under the same licence.

  • PeopleSources

    1,067,067

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 11.4% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    2nd

    of the 4 provinces of Zamboanga Peninsula by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 21 of every 100 people in Zamboanga Peninsula lived in Zamboanga del Norte in 2024 (20.96%)

  • Inside itSources

    27

    cities and municipalities

    691 barangays

  • LandSources

    6,993.50 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Zamboanga del Norte's land would fill a square about 83.6 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 153 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 2 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    292,347

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.6 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    20.1%

    About 20 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0907200000[4]Formerly 097200000

People

Zamboanga del Norte had 1,067,067 people in the 2024 census, up 11.4% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Zamboanga del Norte had the 2nd most people of the 4 provinces of Zamboanga Peninsula in 2024[1]
  1. 1Sulu1,146,097
  2. 2Zamboanga del Norte1,067,067
  3. 3Zamboanga del Sur1,045,126
  4. 4Zamboanga Sibugay661,498
All 4 provinces of Zamboanga Peninsula
Of every 100 people in Zamboanga del Norte in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 30 of every 100 are children under 15 (30%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.2%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.9%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 593,30348,12645,177
5 - 9108,72456,64952,075
10 - 14117,26060,80856,452
15 - 19107,28755,35451,933
20 - 2493,79147,62146,170
25 - 2983,66842,65841,010
30 - 3478,15240,55937,593
35 - 3965,95234,51831,434
40 - 4458,07430,47227,602
45 - 4953,23127,58125,650
50 - 5450,73625,61525,121
55 - 5944,49122,45722,034
60 - 6438,06718,88719,180
65 - 6928,85313,78115,072
70 - 7420,5919,40811,183
75 - 7911,6634,9466,717
80 - 847,1472,7604,387
85 and over4,7791,5903,189

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
1,067,067[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
292,347[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.6 on average[1, 2]
Share of Zamboanga Peninsula, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
20.96%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
20.1% (214,745 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
543,790 men, 521,979 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20241,067,067[1, 2]0.45% a year292,3473.6
2020as of May 1, 20201,047,455[1]0.74% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20151,011,393[1]1.04% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010957,997[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then907,238[35]1.35% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders823,130[35, 36]1.42% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then770,697[35]2.49% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then676,021[35]1.40% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then588,015[35]3.69% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then490,515[35]3.69% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then409,379[35]3.73% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then281,429[35]———

Cities and municipalities

Zamboanga del Norte is made up of 25 municipalities and 2 cities, with 691 barangays in all.
Colour byColours the map of Zamboanga del Norte by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
Misamis OccidentalZamboanga del SurZamboanga SibugayBaliguian: 25,585 people, 58 per km², 1.78% a yearDapitan City: 87,699 people, 385 per km², 0.70% a yearDipolog City: 136,528 people, 1,049 per km², −0.28% a yearGodod: 18,040 people, 71 per km², 0.72% a yearGutalac: 37,512 people, 88 per km², 0.93% a yearJose Dalman: 27,951 people, 150 per km², −0.78% a yearKalawit: 23,381 people, 74 per km², −0.44% a yearKatipunan: 43,427 people, 213 per km², −0.67% a yearLa Libertad: 7,874 people, 140 per km², −0.73% a yearLabason: 44,615 people, 241 per km², 0.37% a yearLeon T. Postigo: 29,535 people, 112 per km², 1.60% a yearLiloy: 41,881 people, 330 per km², −0.19% a yearManukan: 35,669 people, 251 per km², −0.80% a yearMutia: 12,197 people, 147 per km², 0.95% a yearPiñan: 19,184 people, 115 per km², −1.25% a yearPolanco: 40,485 people, 189 per km², −1.03% a yearPres. Manuel A. Roxas: 38,649 people, 161 per km², −0.34% a yearRizal: 15,347 people, 205 per km², 0.47% a yearSalug: 33,060 people, 233 per km², 0.68% a yearSergio Osmeña Sr.: 31,187 people, 56 per km², −0.57% a yearSiayan: 40,937 people, 83 per km², 2.97% a yearSibuco: 37,883 people, 55 per km², 1.20% a yearSibutad: 18,199 people, 278 per km², 1.01% a yearSindangan: 104,514 people, 195 per km², 0.13% a yearSiocon: 51,239 people, 161 per km², 1.31% a yearSirawai: 39,836 people, 131 per km², 6.07% a yearTampilisan: 24,653 people, 163 per km², −0.03% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap
Cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Norte. Each column heading sorts the table.
Kind[1, 7]Share (2024)
BaliguianMunicipality25,5852.4%1.78% a year441.52 km²
Dapitan CityComponent city87,6998.22%0.70% a year227.76 km²
Dipolog CityComponent city136,52812.79%−0.28% a year130.11 km²
GododMunicipality18,0401.69%0.72% a year254.37 km²
GutalacMunicipality37,5123.52%0.93% a year426.43 km²
Jose DalmanMunicipality27,9512.62%−0.78% a year185.93 km²
KalawitMunicipality23,3812.19%−0.44% a year317.79 km²
KatipunanMunicipality43,4274.07%−0.67% a year204.08 km²
La LibertadMunicipality7,8740.74%−0.73% a year56.11 km²
LabasonMunicipality44,6154.18%0.37% a year185.38 km²
Leon T. PostigoMunicipality29,5352.77%1.60% a year263.27 km²
LiloyMunicipality41,8813.92%−0.19% a year126.90 km²
ManukanMunicipality35,6693.34%−0.80% a year142.22 km²
MutiaMunicipality12,1971.14%0.95% a year82.74 km²
PiñanMunicipality19,1841.8%−1.25% a year167.11 km²
PolancoMunicipality40,4853.79%−1.03% a year214.11 km²
Pres. Manuel A. RoxasMunicipality38,6493.62%−0.34% a year239.88 km²
RizalMunicipality15,3471.44%0.47% a year74.89 km²
SalugMunicipality33,0603.1%0.68% a year141.88 km²
Sergio Osmeña Sr.Municipality31,1872.92%−0.57% a year557.07 km²
SiayanMunicipality40,9373.84%2.97% a year494.75 km²
SibucoMunicipality37,8833.55%1.20% a year684.67 km²
SibutadMunicipality18,1991.71%1.01% a year65.57 km²
SindanganMunicipality104,5149.79%0.13% a year536.03 km²
SioconMunicipality51,2394.8%1.31% a year317.97 km²
SirawaiMunicipality39,8363.73%6.07% a year304.00 km²
TampilisanMunicipality24,6532.31%−0.03% a year150.96 km²

Land & Environment

Zamboanga del Norte covers 6,993.50 km² of land, 153 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,412 m above the sea and it has 484.3 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
6,993.50 km²[7]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
153 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
8.39809° N, 123.40183° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[31]
Lowest
Sea level
Average
274 m
Highest
1,412 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

484.3 km of coastline[32]

Rivers[32]

  1. Layawan River56.8 km
  2. Dapitan River54.8 of 63.2 km
  3. Piao River39.7 km
  4. Dikayu River38.9 km
  5. Usoy Creek36.7 km
  6. Ingin River34.5 of 34.6 km
  7. Punta River33.7 of 34.0 km
  8. Mucas River33.6 of 33.8 km

The longest inside it: 63 in all.

Peaks[32]

  1. Gampoy Peak580 m
  2. Mount Tapi510 m
  3. Linabo Peak471 m
  4. Mount Nangca418 m
  5. Mount Latugon402 m
  6. Mount Lab320 m

The highest: 16 in all.

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type III[33]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 57 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Dipolog, the nearest PAGASA station, 24 km away[34]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,484 mm of rain on 162 days a year; 27.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Dipolog, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January170 mm1526.7 °C30.3 °C23.0 °C
February136 mm1026.8 °C30.7 °C23.0 °C
March104 mm927.4 °C31.6 °C23.2 °C
April104 mm728.1 °C32.6 °C23.7 °C
May169 mm1128.1 °C32.6 °C23.6 °C
June252 mm1627.6 °C32.0 °C23.2 °C
July226 mm1527.0 °C31.8 °C22.1 °C
August195 mm1327.6 °C32.0 °C23.1 °C
September182 mm1427.5 °C32.0 °C23.0 °C
October301 mm1727.4 °C31.8 °C23.1 °C
November366 mm1827.2 °C31.3 °C23.1 °C
December280 mm1727.0 °C30.9 °C23.2 °C
The year2,484 mm16227.4 °C31.6 °C23.1 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 4 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Zamboanga del Norte's economy made ₱167.3 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱155,053 for each person. About 48 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱167.3 billion[18]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱130.3 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
4.1%[19]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱155,053[20]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
47.6% of people[21]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 48 of every 100 people in Zamboanga del Norte lived below the poverty line in 2023 (47.6%)[21]

The PSA's survey puts it between 42.0% and 53.3%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱37,169 a person for the year.

Public places

  • 302government offices
  • 101hospitals and health centres
  • 852schools
  • 75places of worship
  • 24markets
  • 21stations and terminals
  • 6parks
  • 21monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Zamboanga del Norte” in their name, then one in each of its most populous cities and municipalities.

Stations and terminals21

15 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 27 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Norte

Parks6

Monuments and memorials21

15 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the cities and municipalities they stand in. See the 27 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Norte

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Zamboanga del Norte. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[15, 16]

Capital
Dipolog City[4]

3 legislative districtsLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary[17]

Each district elects one member of the House of Representatives. These are the districts as the laws drew them for the 2025 elections.

1st district

2nd district

3rd district

Leaders

The governor and vice governor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Darel Dexter Tang Uy[22]
    Vice governor
    Julius Cabilin Napigquit[22]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Rosalina Garcia Jalosjos[23]
    Vice governor
    Julius Cabilin Napigquit[23]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Roberto Yu Uy[24]
    Vice governor
    Senen Olvis Angeles[24]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Roberto Yu Uy[25]
    Vice governor
    Senen Olvis Angeles[25]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Roberto Yu Uy[26]
    Vice governor
    Senen Olvis Angeles[26]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Rolando Enriquez Yebes[27]
    Vice governor
    Francis Hamoy Olvis[27]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Rolando Enriquez Yebes[28]
    Vice governor
    Francis Hamoy Olvis[28]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Rolando Enriquez Yebes[29]
    Vice governor
    Francis Hamoy Olvis[29]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Isagani S. Amatong[30]
    Vice governor
    Eduardito G. Pacatang[30]
Governors and vice governors of Zamboanga del Norte, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Darel Dexter Tang Uy[22]Julius Cabilin Napigquit[22]
2022–2025Rosalina Garcia Jalosjos[23]Julius Cabilin Napigquit[23]
2019–2022Roberto Yu Uy[24]Senen Olvis Angeles[24]
2016–2019Roberto Yu Uy[25]Senen Olvis Angeles[25]
2013–2016Roberto Yu Uy[26]Senen Olvis Angeles[26]
2010–2013Rolando Enriquez Yebes[27]Francis Hamoy Olvis[27]
2007–2010Rolando Enriquez Yebes[28]Francis Hamoy Olvis[28]
2004–2007Rolando Enriquez Yebes[29]Francis Hamoy Olvis[29]
2001–2004Isagani S. Amatong[30]Eduardito G. Pacatang[30]

History & Identity

Zamboanga del Norte's fiesta and days

Everything listed for Zamboanga del Norte in Now

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 711, approved 6 June 1952, which divided the Province of Zamboanga[9]

How it got its name

Local traditionAs the government of Zamboanga del Sur explains the name the two provinces share, Zamboanga comes from the Malay jambangan, a pot or place of flowers.[10]

When Republic Act No. 711 divided the Province of Zamboanga in 1952, the northern part, from Dapitan and Dipolog to Siocon, became Zamboanga del Norte.[9]

Its story

Before the Spaniards came, it was the home of the Subanon, who lived along the suba, the river banks.[11]

In 1563 some 800 families from Bohol, led by the chieftain Pagbuaya, settled at Dapitan, and two years later Legazpi and Urdaneta landed there and were made welcome. Dapitan became a Christian stronghold in Mindanao, with a permanent mission by 1631.[11]

José Rizal lived in exile at Dapitan from 17 July 1892 to 31 July 1896.[11]

Under American rule Zamboanga was a district of the Moro Province from 1903 and a province from 1914, with its capital at Zamboanga. During the Second World War the provincial seat moved to Dipolog.[11, 12, 13]

Republic Act No. 711, written by Congressman Roseller T. Lim and signed by President Elpidio Quirino on 6 June 1952, divided the province, with Dipolog as the capital of Zamboanga del Norte. The province celebrates 6 June as Araw ng Zamboanga del Norte; the 73rd fell in 2025.[9, 11, 14]

Timeline

  1. 1563

    Boholano families led by Pagbuaya settle at Dapitan.[11]

  2. 1631

    A permanent Christian mission is established at Dapitan.[11]

  3. 17 July 1892

    José Rizal arrives at Dapitan to begin four years of exile.[11]

  4. 1 June 1903

    Act No. 787 makes Zamboanga a district of the Moro Province.[12]

  5. 23 July 1914

    Act No. 2408 sets up the civil Province of Zamboanga.[13]

  6. 6 June 1952

    Republic Act No. 711 creates Zamboanga del Norte, with Dipolog as its capital.[9]

Nearby

Zamboanga del Norte shares a border with Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay.

How it compares

Zamboanga del Norte beside Zamboanga Peninsula, and where it stands among the provinces of Zamboanga Peninsula.

Zamboanga del Norte beside Zamboanga Peninsula
FigureZamboanga del NorteZamboanga PeninsulaRank among the provinces of Zamboanga Peninsula
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary1,067,067[1, 2]5,089,9342nd of 4
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.45% a year[1, 2]slower1.04% a year2nd of 4
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary153[7]less crowded2784th of 4
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary6,993.50 km²[7]18,291.44 km²1st of 4
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.6[1, 2]lower4.2not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary20.1%[6]lower40.3%not ranked

Sources

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  7. 7.Philippine Statistics Authority, from the Land Management Bureau (DENR). Population, Land Area, Population Density, and Percent Change in Population Density by Region, Province/Highly Urbanized City, and City/Municipality: 2015, 2020, and 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0221A6DLPD0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  8. 8.OpenStreetMap contributors. Named public places in OpenStreetMap: schools, hospitals and health centres, places of worship, government offices, markets, stations, parks, beaches and monuments, from Geofabrik's extract of the Philippines. Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  9. 9.Congress of the Philippines (text from the Chan Robles Virtual Law Library). Republic Act No. 711: An Act to Create the Provinces of Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur. Published June 6, 1952. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  10. 10.Provincial Government of Zamboanga del Sur. About (2017 site, as archived by the Internet Archive on 25 November 2017). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  11. 11.Provincial Government of Zamboanga del Norte. History (as archived by the Internet Archive on 21 April 2026). Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  13. 13.Philippine Commission. Act No. 2408: An Act Providing a Temporary Form of Government for the Territory Known as the Department of Mindanao and Sulu, Making Applicable thereto, with Certain Exceptions, the Provisions of General Laws Now in Force in the Philippine Islands, and for Other Purposes. Published July 23, 1914. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  14. 14.Office of the President of the Philippines. Proclamation No. 881, s. 2025: Declaring Friday, 06 June 2025, as a Special (Non-Working) Day in the Province of Zamboanga del Norte. Published May 7, 2025. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
  15. 15.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
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  18. 18.Philippine Statistics Authority. Gross Domestic Product by Province and HUC (OpenSTAT table 0012A5FPPA0). Published August 28, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
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  25. 25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 9, 2016 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  26. 26.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections. Published January 12, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  27. 27.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 10, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  28. 28.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
  29. 29.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected Provincial Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
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  31. 31.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
  32. 32.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
  33. 33.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
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