Zamboanga del Sur, officially the Province of Zamboanga del Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is the city of Pagadian. Statistically grouped with Zamboanga del Sur is the highly urbanized City of Zamboanga, which is geographically separated and a chartered city and governed independently from the province.
Image: Isla Great Santa Cruz
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Image: Rodolfo's Beach Resort with Igat Island
Dao Dao islands within the Yllana Bay
Zamboanga Peninsula is an administrative region in the Philippines, designated as Region IX. It consists of three provinces including four cities and the highly urbanized Zamboanga City. The region was previously known as Western Mindanao before the signing of Executive Order No. 36 of 2001. The city of Zamboanga was designated as the regional center until Pagadian was designated as its new regional center, although Zamboanga City remains the region's cultural, commercial, economic, and educational center.
Vintas of Zamboanga
A view of Pagadian as seen in September 2010
A view of downtown Dipolog as seen in October 2019
Image: Gov Nene Jalosjos bequeathal speech cropped
