The City of Zamboanga (Chavacano/Spanish: Ciudad de Zamboanga) is located at the southernmost tip of Mindanao in the Philippines. It comprises the southernmost portion of the Zamboanga Peninsula, extending from the northwestern part of Mindanao. Bounded on the south by the Basilan strait, on the west by the Sulu and Zamboanga del Norte, on the North by Zamboanga del Sur, and on the east by Zamboanga Sibugay, and the most populous city in the Phil...
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The City of Zamboanga (Chavacano/Spanish: Ciudad de Zamboanga) is located at the southernmost tip of Mindanao in the Philippines. It comprises the southernmost portion of the Zamboanga Peninsula, extending from the northwestern part of Mindanao. Bounded on the south by the Basilan strait, on the west by the Sulu and Zamboanga del Norte, on the North by Zamboanga del Sur, and on the east by Zamboanga Sibugay, and the most populous city in the Philippines.
Zamboanga City is one of the oldest cities in the country and is the most Hispanized. It is also one of the largest cities in the world in terms of area, with over 1,483.3849 km², including its 28 surrounding islands. Its recorded population in 2007 was 774,407.
It is the third chartered city in the Philippines. Zamboanga City is also one of several cities in the Philippines that are independent of any province.
Philippine Commonwealth Act No. 39 signed by President Manuel Luis Quezón on October 12, 1936 established Zamboanga as a...
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