Region 9
Region 9
Region 9
ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA
3 Provinces
1. Zamboanga del Norte
largest provice of region 9
2. Zamboanga del Sur
3. Zamboanga Sibugay
5 Cities
1. Dapitan City
“Shrine City in the Philippines”
considered as the capital of Mindanao Island
place where Jose Rizal, the National Hero, was exiled by the Spanish colonial
authorities
2. Dipolog City
Zamboanga del Norte’s coastal component city
“Gateway to Western Mindanao” & “Bottled Sardines Capital of the
Philippines”
3. Isabela City
part of the island-province of Basilan to the south of the Peninsula
4. Pagadian City
regional center of region 9
“Little Hongkong of the South” because of its topographical feature that is
reminiscent of Hongkong, China
5. Zamboanga City
highly urbanized city
67 Municipalities
1,904 Barangays