Zamboanga Sibugay
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Province of Zamboanga Sibugay | |
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Zamboanga Sibugay, officially the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay (Cebuano: Lalawigan sa Zamboanga Sibugay; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Zamboanga Sibugay), is a province in the Philippines located in the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital is Ipil and it borders Zamboanga del Norte to the north, Zamboanga del Sur to the east and Zamboanga City to the southwest. To the south lies Sibuguey Bay in the Moro Gulf.
Zamboanga Sibugay is the 79th province created in the Philippines, when its territories were carved out from the third district of Zamboanga del Sur in 2001.
History
The earliest recorded mention of Sibugay was in Historia de las islas de Mindanao, Jolo y sus adyacentes (1667) by the Spanish priest Francisco Combés, which describes the village of "Sibuguey" along the river Sibuguey.[3]
Zamboanga Sibugay was formerly part of
It started in the 1960s when several bills were filed in Congress such as House Bill No. 17574 by the late Rep. Vincenzo Sagun, HB No. 8546 of Congresswoman Belma Cabilao, HB No. 341 through Congressman Vicente M. Cerilles and the Batasan Parliamentary Bill sponsored by parliament members (Antonio Ceniza, Manuel M. Espaldon, Hussien Loong, Kalbi Tupay, and Minister Romulo Espaldon). All of these bills were relegated to the recesses of the archives.
In 1993, an initiative called the Zamboanga Occidental Movement ushered in a renewed political consciousness among the people of the 3rd district of Zamboanga del Sur. The movement was so intense that a People’s Initiative was conducted simultaneously with the May 1997 Barangay Elections. In this exercise, majority of the voters signed in favor of forming a new province. It was then that Congressman George T. Hofer sponsored HB No. 1311. He managed to push the bill in Congress and gave it a new identity by naming the proposed province as Zamboanga Sibugay. He lobbied for its approval in the senate and the new province was finally created by
Government
Presently, former representative Dr. Dulce Ann K. Hofer is the governor of the province, while the representatives of the first and second districts are Wilter Palma and Antonieta "Tata" Eudela, respectively.
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Geography
Zamboanga Sibugay covers a total area of 3,607.75 square kilometres (1,392.96 sq mi)
To the north it intersects the common municipal boundaries of
Climate
The climate of the province is moderately normal (climate type III). Annual rainfall varies from 1,599 to 3,500 millimetres (63.0 to 137.8 in). Temperature is relatively warm and constant throughout the year ranging from 22 to 35 °C (72 to 95 °F). The province is situated outside the country's typhoon belt.
Administrative divisions
Zamboanga Sibugay comprises 16
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NOTE: Municipality with caret symbol (^) marks the province's largest settlement.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1918 | 9,843 | — |
1939 | 15,882 | +2.30% |
1948 | 19,037 | +2.03% |
1960 | 110,085 | +15.74% |
1970 | 236,005 | +7.91% |
1975 | 252,916 | +1.40% |
1980 | 278,762 | +1.96% |
1990 | 407,038 | +3.86% |
1995 | 450,340 | +1.91% |
2000 | 497,239 | +2.15% |
2007 | 546,186 | +1.30% |
2010 | 584,685 | +2.51% |
2015 | 633,129 | +1.53% |
2020 | 669,840 | +1.11% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][7] |
The population of Zamboanga Sibugay in the 2020 census was 669,840 people,[2] with a density of 190 inhabitants per square kilometre or 490 inhabitants per square mile.
The vast majority of the people of Zamboanga Sibugay speak
Religion
The province is predominantly
Economy
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The leading industries are in the areas of semi-processed
Major crops produced include rice, corn, coconuts, rubber, fruit trees, vegetables, tobacco, coffee, cacao, and
Tourism
- Rotunda Obelisk
- Provincial Capitol
- Buluan Island
Education
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Private schools include:
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In BUUG, there are two colleges in Buug. One is the government-owned,
References
- ^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on May 18, 2001. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Combés, Francisco (1667). Historia de las islas de Mindanao, Jolo y sus adyacentes: Progressos de la religion, y armas catolicas (in Spanish). Madrid: Herederos de Pablo de Val.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 8973; An Act Creating the Province of Zamboanga Sibugay from the Province of Zamboanga del Sur and for Other Purposes". PhilippineLaw.info. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Province: Zamboanga Sibugay". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Table for religious affiliation psa.gov.ph
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "2009 Official Poverty Statistics of the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 8 February 2011.
- ^ "Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Poverty Incidence and Magnitude of Poor Population, by Region and Province: 1991, 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Poverty Incidence and Magnitude of Poor Population, by Region and Province: 1991, 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Poverty Incidence and Magnitude of Poor Population, by Region and Province: 1991, 2006, 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Updated Annual Per Capita Poverty Threshold, Poverty Incidence and Magnitude of Poor Population with Measures of Precision, by Region and Province: 2015 and 2018". Philippine Statistics Authority. 4 June 2020.
- Sun.StarZamboanga. Sun.Star Publishing, Inc. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
THE Department of Science and Technology (Dost) has improved the rubber processing facility in Zamboanga Sibugay, as part of the agency's effort to upgrade the rubber industry in the region.
External links
- Media related to Zamboanga Sibugay at Wikimedia Commons
- Geographic data related to Zamboanga Sibugay at OpenStreetMap
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