Highly urbanized city

Zamboanga City

Zamboanga City is a highly urbanized city in Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Peninsula, Philippines. Its population was 1,018,849 in the 2024 census, and it has 98 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 2, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays 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

PeopleSources
1,018,849
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 26.2% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
1st
of the 28 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur 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
Inside itSources
98
barangays
LandSources
1,537.50 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 City's land would fill a square about 39.2 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: 663 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 7 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
276,501
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
89.2%
About 89 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: 0931700000^[5]Formerly 097332000
ZIP code: 7000^{[14, 15]}

People

Zamboanga City had 1,018,849 people in the 2024 census, up 26.2% from 2010.

People at each census since 1970

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 City had the most people of the 28 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur in 2024^[1]

1Zamboanga City1,018,849
2Pagadian City206,483
3Aurora52,746
4Molave52,540
5Mahayag48,695
6Dumingag48,495
7Labangan45,343

All 28 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 31 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Talon-talon38,1084 in 100
Calarian37,2634 in 100
Tumaga33,3203 in 100
Mampang31,3023 in 100
Pasonanca30,3693 in 100
Tetuan29,8313 in 100
Kasanyangan29,6973 in 100
San Roque29,1903 in 100
Sangali28,4403 in 100
Tugbungan27,3013 in 100

See all 98 barangays of Zamboanga City

Age structure · 2024 Census^[4]People living in households, by age and sex

About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (28.2%)
About 66 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (66.2%)
About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (5.6%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
Under 5	90,654	46,378	44,276
5 - 9	93,862	48,087	45,775
10 - 14	99,250	50,799	48,451
15 - 19	94,097	47,958	46,139
20 - 24	95,577	47,518	48,059
25 - 29	85,585	42,621	42,964
30 - 34	79,568	40,194	39,374
35 - 39	68,628	34,641	33,987
40 - 44	64,316	32,855	31,461
45 - 49	56,407	28,688	27,719
50 - 54	48,556	24,251	24,305
55 - 59	39,513	19,434	20,079
60 - 64	34,327	16,615	17,712
65 - 69	24,404	11,437	12,967
70 - 74	16,551	7,324	9,227
75 - 79	8,578	3,391	5,187
80 - 84	4,250	1,413	2,837
85 and over	2,634	698	1,936

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: 1,018,849^{[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: 276,501^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.6 on average^{[1, 2]}
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: 89.2% (909,011 people)^[6]
Men and women, 2024: 504,302 men, 502,455 women^[4]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	1,018,849^{[1, 2]}	1.01% a year	276,501	3.6
2020as of May 1, 2020	977,234^[1]	2.68% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	861,799^[1]	1.26% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	807,129^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	774,407^[34]	3.54% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	601,794^{[34, 35]}	3.56% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	511,139^[34]	2.74% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	442,345^[34]	2.55% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	343,722^[34]	5.33% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	265,023^[34]	5.82% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	199,901^[34]	—	—	—

Barangays

Zamboanga City is made up of 98 barangays.

Barangays of Zamboanga City. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 6, 7, 8]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Talon-talon	38,108	3.74%	0.48% a year	about 8.22 km²	Urban
Calarian	37,263	3.66%	2.54% a year	about 3.88 km²	Urban
Tumaga	33,320	3.27%	−0.06% a year	about 2.96 km²	Urban
Mampang	31,302	3.07%	−0.51% a year	about 7.92 km²	Urban
Pasonanca	30,369	2.98%	2.66% a year	about 12.34 km²	Urban
Tetuan	29,831	2.93%	0.17% a year	about 3.02 km²	Urban
Kasanyangan	29,697	2.91%	0.72% a year	about 1.34 km²	Urban
San Roque	29,190	2.86%	0.30% a year	about 7.59 km²	Urban
Sangali	28,440	2.79%	1.47% a year	about 10.18 km²	Urban
Tugbungan	27,301	2.68%	0.68% a year	about 3.15 km²	Urban
Ayala	27,119	2.66%	0.41% a year	about 4.08 km²	Urban
Santa Maria	25,041	2.46%	0.89% a year	about 3.92 km²	Urban
Mercedes	24,302	2.39%	2.06% a year	about 13.14 km²	Urban
Recodo	23,812	2.34%	0.57% a year	about 1.74 km²	Urban
Sinunoc	23,568	2.31%	0.67% a year	about 8.78 km²	Urban
Putik	22,296	2.19%	0.03% a year	about 3.27 km²	Urban
Baliwasan	19,806	1.94%	2.41% a year	about 1.28 km²	Urban
Cabatangan	18,402	1.81%	0.78% a year	about 5.84 km²	Urban
San Jose Gusu	16,379	1.61%	0.18% a year	about 1.51 km²	Urban
Santa Catalina	16,156	1.59%	−0.71% a year	about 0.692 km²	Urban
Labuan	15,683	1.54%	−0.62% a year	about 14.97 km²	Urban
Talisayan	15,463	1.52%	7.52% a year	about 11.56 km²	Urban
Lunzuran	15,251	1.5%	3.46% a year	about 3.87 km²	Urban
Arena Blanco	13,848	1.36%	0.31% a year	about 0.947 km²	Urban
Guiwan	13,579	1.33%	0.62% a year	about 1.42 km²	Urban
Divisoria	13,375	1.31%	0.37% a year	about 3.96 km²	Urban
Tulungatung	13,321	1.31%	3.07% a year	about 3.74 km²	Urban
Zambowood	13,035	1.28%	0.31% a year	about 4.61 km²	Urban
Manicahan	12,647	1.24%	1.27% a year	about 8.94 km²	Urban
Curuan	12,017	1.18%	0.13% a year	about 56.18 km²	Urban
Campo Islam	11,906	1.17%	0.36% a year	about 0.307 km²	Urban
Patalon	11,899	1.17%	1.62% a year	about 16.13 km²	Urban
Boalan	11,849	1.16%	0.63% a year	about 8.11 km²	Urban
Culianan	11,339	1.11%	1.06% a year	about 6.64 km²	Urban
Maasin	11,221	1.1%	4.70% a year	about 4.51 km²	Urban
Vitali	11,118	1.09%	0.89% a year	about 113.75 km²	Urban
Canelar	10,467	1.03%	−0.10% a year	about 1.07 km²	Urban
Cawit	10,355	1.02%	0.26% a year	about 3.39 km²	Urban
Taluksangay	9,455	0.93%	0.05% a year	about 1.53 km²	Urban
Rio Hondo	8,892	0.87%	0.18% a year	about 0.361 km²	Urban
Cabaluay	8,868	0.87%	0.05% a year	about 12.08 km²	Urban
Bunguiao	8,585	0.84%	1.85% a year	about 65.38 km²	Urban
Buenavista	8,508	0.84%	1.02% a year	about 17.43 km²	Urban
Malagutay	8,341	0.82%	0.22% a year	about 4.10 km²	Urban
Bolong	8,041	0.79%	−0.08% a year	about 18.51 km²	Urban
La Paz	7,864	0.77%	−2.46% a year	about 60.94 km²	Urban
Limpapa	7,753	0.76%	6.09% a year	about 15.25 km²	Urban
Camino Nuevo	7,544	0.74%	0.40% a year	about 0.737 km²	Urban
Santa Barbara	7,090	0.7%	1.33% a year	about 3.14 km²	Urban
Mariki	6,780	0.67%	1.74% a year	about 1.27 km²	Urban

The 50 with the most people, of 98. See all 98 barangays of Zamboanga City

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Zamboanga City covers 1,537.50 km² of land, 663 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,205 m above the sea and it has 283.6 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: 1,537.50 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: 663 people per km²^[7]
Coordinates: 7.39988° N, 122.27280° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[30]

Lowest: Sea level
Average: 199 m
Highest: 1,205 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

283.6 km of coastline^[31]

Rivers^[31]

Vitali River48.6 of 49.9 km
Tumaga River32.2 km
Mercedes River26.1 km
Bolong River18.5 km
Curuan River16.8 of 17.1 km
Tumaga River15.7 of 16.0 km
Saaz River14.0 of 14.1 km
Alimpaya River11.2 of 13.4 km

The longest inside it: 25 in all.

Peaks^[31]

Mount Maria484 m
Sacol Hill212 m
Mount Panubigan176 m
Tungalip Hill61 m
Cone Hillheight not mapped
Mount Pulunbatoheight not mapped

The highest: 9 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^[32]

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.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Zamboanga, the nearest PAGASA station, 58 km away^[33]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,322 mm of rain on 113 days a year; 28.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Zamboanga, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	69 mm	7	28.0 °C	32.3 °C	23.6 °C
February	55 mm	6	28.2 °C	32.7 °C	23.7 °C
March	68 mm	7	28.5 °C	33.1 °C	24.0 °C
April	77 mm	7	28.9 °C	33.2 °C	24.5 °C
May	90 mm	9	28.9 °C	33.0 °C	24.8 °C
June	140 mm	12	28.5 °C	32.3 °C	24.6 °C
July	150 mm	12	28.2 °C	32.1 °C	24.4 °C
August	134 mm	11	28.4 °C	32.3 °C	24.4 °C
September	160 mm	11	28.4 °C	32.5 °C	24.3 °C
October	197 mm	13	28.2 °C	32.3 °C	24.1 °C
November	105 mm	10	28.4 °C	32.8 °C	24.0 °C
December	76 mm	8	28.3 °C	32.6 °C	23.9 °C
The year	1,322 mm	113	28.4 °C	32.6 °C	24.2 °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 7 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Zamboanga City's economy made ₱189.9 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱179,021 for each person. About 11 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: ₱189.9 billion^[17]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱152.4 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025: 0.4%^[18]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025: ₱179,021^[19]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: 11.1% of people^[20]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^[5]

About 11 of every 100 people in Zamboanga City lived below the poverty line in 2023 (11.1%)^[20]

The PSA's survey puts it between 7.5% and 14.7%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱32,876 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

250government offices
42hospitals and health centres
256schools
82places of worship
9markets
12stations and terminals
12parks
5beaches
10monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 9]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

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

Government offices204

198 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 98 barangays of Zamboanga City

Hospitals and health centres42

36 more hospitals and health centres are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 98 barangays of Zamboanga City

Markets9

3 more markets are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 98 barangays of Zamboanga City

Stations and terminals12

6 more stations and terminals are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 98 barangays of Zamboanga City

Parks12

Pada's Park · Calarian
Cesar C. Climaco Freedom Park · Pasonanca
Santa Maria Park · Santa Maria
Paseo del Mar · Barangay Zone III
Cruz Mayor · Pasonanca
Plaza Alvarez · Barangay Zone III

6 more parks are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 98 barangays of Zamboanga City

Beaches5

Alintanaqa Beach · Patalon
Bolong Beach · Bolong
Caragasan Bridge · Maasin
Dan Mar Beach · Talisayan
Great Sta. Cruz Island Pink Sand Beach · Santa Barbara

Monuments and memorials10

4 more monuments and memorials are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See all 98 barangays of Zamboanga City

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

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Zamboanga City. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod (the city council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[12, 13]}

City classCity classA highly urbanized city or an independent component city governs itself apart from the province around it: its voters do not elect the governor. A component city is part of its province.More in the glossary: Highly urbanized city: it governs itself apart from the province of Zamboanga del Sur^[5]

2 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^[16]

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

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor 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.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Khymer Adan Taing Olaso^[21]
Vice mayor
Maria Isabelle Garcia Climaco^[21]
2022–2025
Mayor
John Mendoza Dalipe^[22]
Vice mayor
Josephine Espadilla Pareja^[22]
2019–2022
Mayor
Maria Isabelle Garcia Climaco^[23]
Vice mayor
Rommel Samonte Agan^[23]
2016–2019
Mayor
Maria Isabelle Garcia Climaco^[24]
Vice mayor
Cesar Sebastian Iturralde^[24]
2013–2016
Mayor
Maria Isabelle Garcia Climaco^[25]
Vice mayor
Cesar Sebastian Iturralde^[25]
2010–2013
Mayor
Celso Lorenzo Lobregat^[26]
Vice mayor
Cesar Sebastian Iturralde^[26]
2007–2010
Mayor
Celso Lorenzo Lobregat^[27]
Vice mayor
Manuel Jose Mendoza Dalipe^[27]
2004–2007
Mayor
Celso Lobregat^[28]
Vice mayor
Maria Isabelle Climaco^[28]
2001–2004
Mayor
Maria Clara L. Lobregat^[29]
Vice mayor
Erico Basilio A. Fabian^[29]

Mayors and vice mayors of Zamboanga City, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Khymer Adan Taing Olaso^[21]	Maria Isabelle Garcia Climaco^[21]
2022–2025	John Mendoza Dalipe^[22]	Josephine Espadilla Pareja^[22]
2019–2022	Maria Isabelle Garcia Climaco^[23]	Rommel Samonte Agan^[23]
2016–2019	Maria Isabelle Garcia Climaco^[24]	Cesar Sebastian Iturralde^[24]
2013–2016	Maria Isabelle Garcia Climaco^[25]	Cesar Sebastian Iturralde^[25]
2010–2013	Celso Lorenzo Lobregat^[26]	Cesar Sebastian Iturralde^[26]
2007–2010	Celso Lorenzo Lobregat^[27]	Manuel Jose Mendoza Dalipe^[27]
2004–2007	Celso Lobregat^[28]	Maria Isabelle Climaco^[28]
2001–2004	Maria Clara L. Lobregat^[29]	Erico Basilio A. Fabian^[29]

History & Identity

Stories that tell of Zamboanga City

Zamboanga City is part of this Story, told from its own place.

Film, 0:59
Zamboanga Peninsula
Zamboanga Peninsula: flowers or a boat pole?
Legend says Zamboanga was first Jambangan, the land of flowers. The city also tells of Samboangan, from a boat pole, and of Fort Pilar in 1635. In 2001 the whole region took the name.
Why It's Called That

And from Mindanao, which Zamboanga City is part of:

Film, 0:59
Mindanao
Before it was Mindanao, it had at least three other names
Cesarea Karoli, the Filipina Island, Bindanao: Europeans tried several names before the local one won. Magindanao, Saleeby wrote in 1905, is the place that floods.
Why It's Called That

All Stories

Old photographs of Zamboanga City

Each with the archive that holds it, its date and its rights, on its own page.

Aerial photograph, 1917 – 1964
Landing Fields - Philipines - Mindanao Island

In the Archive

Zamboanga City's fiesta and days

Hermosa Festival / Fiesta PilarTown fiesta · Nuestra Señora la Virgen del Pilar (Our Lady of the Pillar) · Every 12 October · next Tuesday, 12 October 2027
Zamboanga Hermosa FestivalFestival · Nuestra Senora La Virgen del Pilar · Every 12 October · next Tuesday, 12 October 2027
Local special non-working holiday in the City of ZamboangaLocal special day · Every 12 October · next Tuesday, 12 October 2027

Everything listed for Zamboanga City in Now

Official name: City of Zamboanga^[5]
Created: Became a city under Commonwealth Act No. 39, The Charter of the City of Zamboanga, approved 12 October 1936 and effective on approval; it covered the municipality of Zamboanga, Bolong, Taluksangay, Basilan and adjacent islands.^[10]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe city's own history says early Malay settlers called the region Jambangan, meaning Land of the Flowers.^[11]

Local traditionIt also says the Samals and Badjaos confused Jambangan with Samboangan, from the word sabuan, a wooden pole used to push boats in shallow water or tie them up; the Spanish then rendered it Zamboanga.^[11]

Its story

It says a small Catholic mission was set up briefly at La Caldera, now Recodo, in 1569, and that the cornerstone of Fort Pilar was laid on 23 June 1635, which the city treats as its founding date.^[11]

In 1899 the United States established full authority in Zamboanga.^[11]

The city was proclaimed a highly urbanized city in 1983, according to its own history page.^[11]

Timeline

1569
A small Catholic mission was briefly established at La Caldera, now Recodo.^[11]
23 June 1635
The cornerstone of Fort Pilar was laid.^[11]
1899
The United States established full authority in Zamboanga.^[11]
12 October 1936
Commonwealth Act No. 39 created the City of Zamboanga.^[10]
1983
Zamboanga City was proclaimed a highly urbanized city.^[11]

Nearby

Zamboanga City shares a border with Sibuco, Sirawai and Tungawan.

How it compares

Zamboanga City beside Zamboanga del Sur, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur.

Zamboanga City beside Zamboanga del Sur
Figure	Zamboanga City	Zamboanga del Sur	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Zamboanga del Sur
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 glossary	1,018,849^{[1, 2]}	1,045,126	1st of 28
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 glossary	1.01% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	−0.13% a year	5th of 28
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 glossary	663^[7]more crowded	244	2nd of 28
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	1,537.50 km²^[7]	4,290.46 km²	1st of 28
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 glossary	3.6^{[1, 2]}lower	3.9	not 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 glossary	89.2%^[6]higher	25.6%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Pagadian City, the capital of Zamboanga del Sur: 136.7 km east
Manila: 812.6 km north

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

SirawaiZamboanga del Norte17.6 km northwest
TungawanZamboanga Sibugay20.3 km northeast
SioconZamboanga del Norte30.8 km north
SibucoZamboanga del Norte33.0 km southwest
Roseller LimZamboanga Sibugay38.1 km northeast
BaliguianZamboanga del Norte47.3 km north

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