Zamboanga del Norte is a province in the Philippines situated in the Zamboanga Peninsula region occupying the western section of Mindanao. Its capital is the City of Dipolog.
The province has a land area of 7,300.11 square kilometers or 2,818.59 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,047,455. This represented 27.03% of the total population of the Zamboanga Peninsula region, 3.99% of the overall population of the Mindanao island group, or 0.96% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 143 inhabitants per square kilometer or 372 inhabitants per square mile.
Zamboanga del Norte is bordered, clockwise from the North, by the Sulu Sea, Dipolog Strait, Bohol Sea, Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, and Zamboanga City.
Zamboanga del Norte has 25 municipalities and 2 cities. The total number of barangays in the province is 691.
Name | Type | Population (2020) | Population (2015) | Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020) | Area (2013), in km2 | Density (2020), per km2 | Brgy count |
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Baliguian | municipality | 23,771 | 22,588 | 1.08% | 439.26 | 54 | 17 |
Dapitan | city (CC) | 85,202 | 82,418 | 0.70% | 390.53 | 218 | 50 |
Dipolog | city (CC), capital | 138,141 | 130,759 | 1.16% | 241.13 | 573 | 21 |
Godod | municipality | 17,510 | 17,424 | 0.10% | 190.00 | 92 | 17 |
Gutalac | municipality | 36,090 | 34,654 | 0.86% | 492.86 | 73 | 33 |
Jose Dalman | municipality | 28,881 | 27,388 | 1.12% | 135.00 | 214 | 18 |
Kalawit | municipality | 23,812 | 23,633 | 0.16% | 217.89 | 109 | 14 |
Katipunan | municipality | 44,661 | 45,577 | -0.43% | 244.12 | 183 | 30 |
La Libertad | municipality | 8,119 | 8,406 | -0.73% | 69.51 | 117 | 13 |
Labason | municipality | 43,934 | 41,357 | 1.28% | 169.58 | 259 | 20 |
Leon B. Postigo | municipality | 27,639 | 26,221 | 1.12% | 255.50 | 108 | 18 |
Liloy | municipality | 42,213 | 39,812 | 1.24% | 126.90 | 333 | 37 |
Manukan | municipality | 36,887 | 36,526 | 0.21% | 246.35 | 150 | 22 |
Mutia | municipality | 11,726 | 12,675 | -1.63% | 73.58 | 159 | 16 |
Piñan | municipality | 20,221 | 20,161 | 0.06% | 93.75 | 216 | 22 |
Polanco | municipality | 42,265 | 39,347 | 1.52% | 206.88 | 204 | 30 |
President Manuel A. Roxas | municipality | 39,198 | 39,323 | -0.07% | 206.25 | 190 | 31 |
Rizal | municipality | 15,052 | 14,021 | 1.51% | 80.03 | 188 | 22 |
Salug | municipality | 32,134 | 32,204 | -0.05% | 206.60 | 156 | 23 |
Sergio Osmeña Sr. | municipality | 31,942 | 30,220 | 1.17% | 557.08 | 57 | 39 |
Siayan | municipality | 36,236 | 34,966 | 0.75% | 494.75 | 73 | 22 |
Sibuco | municipality | 36,049 | 34,620 | 0.86% | 782.54 | 46 | 28 |
Sibutad | municipality | 17,453 | 17,645 | -0.23% | 65.57 | 266 | 16 |
Sindangan | municipality | 103,952 | 99,435 | 0.94% | 451.00 | 230 | 52 |
Siocon | municipality | 48,524 | 46,907 | 0.72% | 503.20 | 96 | 26 |
Sirawai | municipality | 31,163 | 28,799 | 1.67% | 222.50 | 140 | 34 |
Tampilisan | municipality | 24,680 | 24,307 | 0.32% | 137.75 | 179 | 20 |
Zamboanga del Norte Total | 1,047,455 | 1,011,393 | 0.74% | 7,300.11 | 143 | 691 |
The annual regular revenue of Zamboanga del Norte for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱1,761,408,301.80.
Fiscal Year | Annual Regular Income | Change |
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2009 | 1,044,091,264.13 | – |
2010 | 1,074,926,490.64 | 2.95% |
2011 | 1,140,028,144.67 | 6.06% |
2012 | 1,095,357,700.68 | -3.92% |
2013 | 1,206,011,994.51 | 10.10% |
2014 | 1,362,766,287.99 | 13.00% |
2015 | 1,575,925,089.63 | 15.64% |
2016 | 1,761,408,301.80 | 11.77% |
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According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Zamboanga del Norte is 5 to 9, with 121,043 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 8,851 individuals.
Age group | Population (2015) | Age group percentage |
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Under 1 | 22,843 | 2.26% |
1 to 4 | 99,317 | 9.82% |
5 to 9 | 121,043 | 11.97% |
10 to 14 | 115,226 | 11.39% |
15 to 19 | 104,787 | 10.36% |
20 to 24 | 86,741 | 8.58% |
25 to 29 | 72,594 | 7.18% |
30 to 34 | 62,565 | 6.19% |
35 to 39 | 58,982 | 5.83% |
40 to 44 | 55,629 | 5.50% |
45 to 49 | 51,604 | 5.10% |
50 to 54 | 44,644 | 4.41% |
55 to 59 | 35,476 | 3.51% |
60 to 64 | 28,176 | 2.79% |
65 to 69 | 19,155 | 1.89% |
70 to 74 | 14,393 | 1.42% |
75 to 79 | 9,367 | 0.93% |
80 and over | 8,851 | 0.88% |
Total | 1,011,393 | 100.00% |
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The population of Zamboanga del Norte grew from 23,577 in 1903 to 1,047,455 in 2020, an increase of 1,023,878 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive annualized growth rate of 0.74%, or an increase of 36,062 people, from the previous population of 1,011,393 in 2015.
Census date | Population | Annualized Growth Rate |
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23,577 | – | |
57,255 | 5.76% | |
138,849 | 4.53% | |
167,700 | 1.96% | |
281,429 | 4.66% | |
409,379 | 3.73% | |
490,515 | 3.69% | |
588,015 | 3.69% | |
676,021 | 1.40% | |
770,697 | 2.49% | |
823,130 | 1.42% | |
907,238 | 1.35% | |
957,997 | 2.00% | |
1,011,393 | 1.04% | |
1,047,455 | 0.74% |
The total number of registered voters or electorate in Zamboanga del Norte for the year 2019 was 684,073.
As of December 2016, the National Roads in Zamboanga del Norte are: