Zamboanguita

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Zamboanguita
Municipality of Zamboanguita
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Zamboanguita Roman Catholic Church
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Zamboanguita
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°06′00″N123°11′56″E / 9.1°N 123.199°E / 9.1; 123.199
Country Philippines
Region Negros Island Region
Province Negros Oriental
District 3rd district
Founded 1866
Barangays 10 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  Type Sangguniang Bayan
   Mayor Jonah Pat L. Aviles (UNA)
   Vice Mayor Felipe T. Elmido Sr. (UNA)
   Representative Vacant (Martin Romualdez serves as legislative caretaker)
   Municipal Council
Members
   Electorate 19,743 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
  Total85.86 km2 (33.15 sq mi)
Elevation
170 m (560 ft)
Highest elevation
1,846 m (6,056 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
  Total29,569
  Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
   Households
7,532
Economy
   Income class 4th municipal income class
   Poverty incidence
28.19
% (2021) [4]
   Revenue 135.3 million (2020)
   Assets 326.6 million (2020)
   Expenditure 153.6 million (2020)
   Liabilities 78.2 million (2020)
Service provider
  ElectricityNegros Oriental 2 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 2)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6218
PSGC
IDD : area code +63(0)35
Native languages Cebuano
Tagalog

Zamboanguita (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Zamboanguita; Tagalog : Bayan ng Zamboanguita), officially the Municipality of Zamboanguita, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,569 people. [3]

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Zamboanguita was established in 1866. Modest compared to the 6th largest city in the Philippines with 98 barangays, Zamboanguita has only 10 barangays.

Etymology

A town rooted in history and replete with natural resources, Zamboanguita derived its name from an incident involving a coguita (octopus). Long before the Spaniards set foot in Negros Island, fishermen from as far as Mindanao would visit the yet unnamed town and benefit from the bounty of its rich fishing grounds – from its small tugnos (juvenile gobies) to the large iho (shark) in nearby Apo Island.

One day, a group of Moro fishermen fishing in the area found a coguita caught in their fishing net, which they then separated from their fish catch as it had tentacles and had no gills. The leader of the Moro group then ordered one of his men to go to the beach, find a tree and “isab-ong ang coguita” (hang the octopus).” Since then, every time an octopus was caught, it was hung on that particular tree.

The local people eventually started calling the place “Sab-ongan ug coguita.” When the Spaniards descended on the town, they called the town “Zamboangaguita” and later on it was shortened to “Zamboanguita”.

On the other hand, local stories that circulated among the town folks mentioned that Zamboanguita, with its Spanish diminutive of -ita, (meaning "little Zamboanga") acquired its name from its neighbor down south across the sea, Zamboanga City.

Geography

Shoreline in Zamboanguita Negros - Zamboanguita - Thalatta Beach Resort (Alexander Hatley) - Flickr.jpg
Shoreline in Zamboanguita

28 kilometres (17 mi) from Dumaguete, Zamboanguita is at the southern tip of the province of Negros Oriental and across from the island province of Siquijor. To the west of Zamboanguita is the municipality of Siaton, and to the north/east is the municipality of Dauin.

Barangays

Zamboanguita is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020 [3] 2010 [5]
074625001 Basak (Basac) 8.5% 2,505 1,894 2.83%
074625002 Calango 5.8% 1,721 1,469 1.60%
074625003 Lutoban (Lotuban) 7.2% 2,131 1,728 2.12%
074625004 Malongcay Diot 3.8% 1,114 940 1.71%
074625005 Maluay 12.7% 3,752 2,954 2.42%
074625006 Mayabon 25.7% 7,612 6,224 2.03%
074625007 Nabago 4.3% 1,261 1,001 2.34%
074625009 Najandig 5.2% 1,541 1,483 0.38%
074625008 Nasig-id 5.0% 1,482 1,177 2.33%
074625010 Poblacion 21.8% 6,450 6,126 0.52%
Total29,56924,9961.69%

Climate

Climate data for Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)30
(86)
30
(86)
31
(88)
33
(91)
32
(90)
31
(88)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
29
(84)
30
(86)
30
(86)
31
(87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)22
(72)
22
(72)
22
(72)
23
(73)
24
(75)
25
(77)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)26
(1.0)
22
(0.9)
28
(1.1)
41
(1.6)
95
(3.7)
136
(5.4)
147
(5.8)
126
(5.0)
132
(5.2)
150
(5.9)
98
(3.9)
46
(1.8)
1,047
(41.3)
Average rainy days7.56.78.910.421.625.626.325.024.126.219.212.1213.6
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.) [6]

Demographics

Population census of Zamboanguita
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 6,181    
1918 8,076+1.80%
1939 10,141+1.09%
1948 9,922−0.24%
1960 11,692+1.38%
1970 11,385−0.27%
1975 12,822+2.41%
1980 14,083+1.89%
1990 17,110+1.97%
1995 18,905+1.89%
2000 23,338+4.62%
2007 24,914+0.91%
2010 24,996+0.12%
2015 27,552+1.87%
2020 29,569+1.40%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [5] [8] [9]

Economy

Pumpboats along the coast of Zamboanguita Negros - Zamboanguita (Alexander Hatley) - Flickr.jpg
Pumpboats along the coast of Zamboanguita

Poverty incidence of Zamboanguita

10
20
30
40
2006
38.90
2009
39.13
2012
32.19
2015
39.88
2018
17.50
2021
28.19

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Tourism

A resort in Zamboanguita Negros - Zamboanguita 2 (Alexander Hatley) - Flickr.jpg
A resort in Zamboanguita

Government

It is part of the 3rd District of Negros Oriental.

Current elected officials of Zamboanguita (2022):

Education

The public schools in the town of Zamboanguita are administered by two school districts under the Schools Division of Negros Oriental.

Elementary schools:

High schools:

Private schools:

See also

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