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Zamboanguita | |
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Municipality of Zamboanguita | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 9°06′00″N123°11′56″E / 9.1°N 123.199°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Visayas |
Province | Negros Oriental |
District | 3rd district |
Founded | 1866 |
Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jonah Pat L. Aviles (UNA) |
• Vice Mayor | Felipe T. Elmido Sr. (UNA) |
• Representative | Arnolfo A. Teves Jr. |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 19,743 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 85.86 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] | |
• Total | 29,569 |
• Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
• Households | 7,532 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 17.50 |
• Revenue | ₱ 135.3 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 326.6 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 153.6 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 78.2 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Negros 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]
Zamboanguita was established in 1866. Modest compared to the 6th largest city in the Philippines with 98 barangays, Zamboanguita has only 10 barangays.
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.
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.
Zamboanguita is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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 days | 7.5 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 21.6 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 26.2 | 19.2 | 12.1 | 213.6 |
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.) [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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 [6] [7] [8] [9] |
It is part of the 3rd District of Negros Oriental.
Current elected officials of Zamboanguita (2022):
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:
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