Zamboanga del Sur is a province in the Philippines situated in the Zamboanga Peninsula region occupying the western section of Mindanao. Its capital is the City of Pagadian.
The province has a land area of 4,484.21 square kilometers or 1,731.36 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 1,050,668. This represented 27.11% of the total population of the Zamboanga Peninsula region, 4.00% 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 234 inhabitants per square kilometer or 607 inhabitants per square mile.
Zamboanga del Sur is bordered, clockwise from the North, by Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Iligan Bay, Lanao del Norte, Ilana Bay, Moro Gulf, Dumanquilias Bay, and Zamboanga Sibugay.
Zamboanga del Sur has 26 municipalities and 1 city. The total number of barangays in the province is 681. The City of Zamboanga City is commonly grouped with the province, although it is administratively independent due to its distinction as a highly urbanized city.
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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Aurora | municipality | 52,995 | 50,755 | 0.91% | 180.95 | 293 | 44 |
Bayog | municipality | 34,519 | 33,591 | 0.58% | 356.40 | 97 | 28 |
Dimataling | municipality | 31,340 | 30,081 | 0.87% | 141.80 | 221 | 24 |
Dinas | municipality | 36,291 | 35,504 | 0.46% | 121.10 | 300 | 30 |
Dumalinao | municipality | 32,928 | 32,013 | 0.60% | 117.64 | 280 | 30 |
Dumingag | municipality | 48,881 | 47,485 | 0.61% | 297.75 | 164 | 44 |
Guipos | municipality | 21,738 | 20,729 | 1.01% | 90.53 | 240 | 17 |
Josefina | municipality | 12,205 | 11,799 | 0.71% | 56.35 | 217 | 14 |
Kumalarang | municipality | 29,479 | 28,469 | 0.74% | 151.49 | 195 | 18 |
Labangan | municipality | 44,262 | 41,790 | 1.22% | 157.90 | 280 | 25 |
Lakewood | municipality | 21,559 | 20,374 | 1.20% | 201.30 | 107 | 14 |
Lapuyan | municipality | 27,737 | 27,264 | 0.36% | 329.00 | 84 | 26 |
Mahayag | municipality | 48,258 | 46,516 | 0.78% | 194.90 | 248 | 29 |
Margosatubig | municipality | 38,660 | 37,873 | 0.43% | 111.69 | 346 | 17 |
Midsalip | municipality | 33,711 | 32,075 | 1.05% | 161.56 | 209 | 33 |
Molave | municipality | 53,140 | 52,006 | 0.46% | 251.50 | 211 | 25 |
Pagadian | city (CC), capital, regional center | 210,452 | 199,060 | 1.18% | 378.80 | 556 | 54 |
Pitogo | municipality | 27,516 | 27,057 | 0.35% | 95.94 | 287 | 15 |
Ramon Magsaysay | municipality | 27,280 | 26,606 | 0.53% | 113.70 | 240 | 27 |
San Miguel | municipality | 19,838 | 19,205 | 0.69% | 181.59 | 109 | 18 |
San Pablo | municipality | 26,648 | 26,106 | 0.43% | 149.90 | 178 | 28 |
Sominot | municipality | 19,061 | 18,537 | 0.59% | 111.52 | 171 | 18 |
Tabina | municipality | 25,734 | 25,061 | 0.56% | 71.65 | 359 | 15 |
Tambulig | municipality | 37,480 | 36,160 | 0.76% | 130.65 | 287 | 31 |
Tigbao | municipality | 21,675 | 20,979 | 0.69% | 120.69 | 180 | 18 |
Tukuran | municipality | 42,429 | 39,820 | 1.35% | 144.91 | 293 | 25 |
Vincenzo A. Sagun | municipality | 24,852 | 23,759 | 0.95% | 63.00 | 394 | 14 |
Zamboanga del Sur Total | 1,050,668 | 1,010,674 | 0.82% | 4,484.21 | 234 | 681 |
The annual regular revenue of Zamboanga del Sur for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱1,566,511,217.84.
Fiscal Year | Annual Regular Income | Change |
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2009 | 821,239,234.00 | – |
2010 | 883,814,663.00 | 7.62% |
2011 | 946,728,682.00 | 7.12% |
2012 | 938,685,990.00 | -0.85% |
2013 | 1,054,087,254.01 | 12.29% |
2014 | 1,199,047,701.97 | 13.75% |
2015 | 1,414,100,475.28 | 17.94% |
2016 | 1,566,511,217.84 | 10.78% |
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According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Zamboanga del Sur is 5 to 9, with 213,520 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 12,437 individuals.
Age group | Population (2015) | Age group percentage |
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Under 1 | 42,027 | 2.24% |
1 to 4 | 172,061 | 9.19% |
5 to 9 | 213,520 | 11.40% |
10 to 14 | 204,721 | 10.93% |
15 to 19 | 202,498 | 10.81% |
20 to 24 | 182,690 | 9.76% |
25 to 29 | 146,879 | 7.84% |
30 to 34 | 124,105 | 6.63% |
35 to 39 | 116,519 | 6.22% |
40 to 44 | 104,186 | 5.56% |
45 to 49 | 92,674 | 4.95% |
50 to 54 | 79,146 | 4.23% |
55 to 59 | 62,969 | 3.36% |
60 to 64 | 49,108 | 2.62% |
65 to 69 | 32,661 | 1.74% |
70 to 74 | 20,492 | 1.09% |
75 to 79 | 13,780 | 0.74% |
80 and over | 12,437 | 0.66% |
Total | 1,872,473 | 100.00% |
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The population of Zamboanga del Sur grew from 49,337 in 1903 to 1,050,668 in 2020, an increase of 1,001,331 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive annualized growth rate of 0.82%, or an increase of 39,994 people, from the previous population of 1,010,674 in 2015.
Census date | Population | Annualized Growth Rate |
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49,337 | – | |
15,139 | -7.19% | |
69,798 | 7.94% | |
121,590 | 5.86% | |
345,118 | 9.61% | |
454,283 | 2.72% | |
484,913 | 1.32% | |
561,361 | 2.97% | |
695,741 | 2.17% | |
766,918 | 1.84% | |
836,217 | 1.87% | |
914,278 | 1.24% | |
959,685 | 1.78% | |
1,010,674 | 0.99% | |
1,050,668 | 0.82% |
The total number of registered voters or electorate in Zamboanga del Sur for the year 2019 was 1,108,435.
As of December 2016, the National Roads in Zamboanga del Sur are: