Region 9

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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

 Mineral deposits of gold, chromite, manganese, asbestos & silica


 Fishing & farming are the primary economic activities
 3rd highest in fishing production in the country
 It also has rice & corn mills, oil processing, coffee berry processing & processing of latex
from rubber

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