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Profile of Zamboanga del Sur
The Province of Zamboanga del Sur as a political
unit, comprising of 26 municipalities and one component city, serves
as an effective mechanism in the development process. It is headed
by the Governor as the Chief Executive and the Vice Governor as
the head of the legislative body, which is composed of 14 members,
10 males and 4 females.
As a local government unit, the Provincial Government
is made up of 16 mandatory offices and 1 optional office which have
respective distinct functions and responsibilities. As of January
1, 2002, its personnel complement has numbered to 714, with 295
males and 419 females. The present organizational structure of the
province has conformed with the Standard Organizational Structure
and Position Classification set forth by the Civil Service Commission
(CSC).
The Special Bodies which are composed of the key
participants from the national government agencies, local government
units and members of civil society organizations include the following
Councils, Boards, Committees and LGU Alliances, namely: the Provincial
Development Council (PDC), Provincial Peace and Order Council (PPOC);
Provincial School Board (PSB); Provincial Health Board (PHB); Provincial
Pre-qualification, Bids and Awards Committees (PPBAC); Provincial
Land Use Committee (PLUC); Provincial Project Monitoring Committee
(PPMC); Provincial Steering Committee for the 5th Country Program
for Children, Illana Bay Regional Alliance Council (IBRA), Salug
Valley Development Council (SVDC) and the Dumanquillas-Maligay Bay
Development Council (DMBDC).
The cooperation and involvement of the Civil Society
Organizations (Non-Government Organizations (NGOs), Private Organizations
(POs), Religious and the Business Sectors), recognized as major
contributors to the provincial development efforts, has gained the
province active partners in facing the development challenges. To
date, the province has 59 active Civil Society Organizations.
| I |
A. Legal Basis of its Creation |
RA
711, signed on June 5, 1952 |
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B. Meaning of the Name |
Jambangan,
meaning a "pot or place of flowers" |
C. Political Subdivision
» No. of Districts
» No. of Municipalities/City
- District I
- District II
» No. of Barangays
- District I
- District II |
2
26 municipalities and 1 city
11 municipalities and 1 city
15 municipalities
618
369
312 |
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| II |
A.
Land Area |
473,491
hectares or 4,734.91 sq.m. |
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B.
Boundaries
» North
» South
» Southwest
» East |
Province of Zamboanga del Sur
Moro Gulf
Province of Zamboanga Sibugay
Province of Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Panguil
Bay |
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C.
Land use
» Agriculture
» Forest
» Residential
» Industrial
» Others
- Grassland/Pasture Land
- Mangrove
- Tourism |
187,313 hectares
65,298 hectares
40,263 hectares
4,440 hectares
132,781 hectares
5,504 hectares
12 hectares |
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D.
Topography |
Zamboanga
del Sur is occupying the southern section of Zamboanga
Peninsula that forms the western part of the island of
Mindanao. It is located within longitude 122o13"
and latitude 7o 15" North. Stretching northward from
Zamboanga Sibugay in the southwest and running along the
northern boundary onward to Salug Valley in the east is
a mountainous county. The coastal plains are extending
regularly from the south-west, then spreading into wide
flat lands when reaching the coastal plains of Baganian
Peninsula in Southeast. |
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E.
Major Rivers/Lakes/Mountains
» Rivers
» Lakes
» Mountain |
Labangan Rivers, Labangan
Dimorok River, Molave
Salug River, Dumingag, Mahayag, Molave
Dipolo River, Tambulig
Lakewood, Lakewood
Lake Dasay, San Miguel
Lake Maragang, Tigbao
Mount Palpalan, Pagadian City
Mount Timolan, Tigbao
Mount Pinukis, Lakewood |
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| III |
A.
Demography
» Total Population
» Male-Female Rate
» Population Density
» Number of Households
» Ave. Household Size
» Birth Rate
» Death Rate |
836,147 (2000 census)
104.28
191.95 per sq. km.
161,561
5.2
19.2
2.58 |
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B.
Health
» Malnutrition Rate
» Infant Mortality
» Maternal Mortality
» FIC
» Iodized Salt Utilization
» Contraceptive Prevalence Rate
» Health Facilities
- No. of Health Centers
- No. of BHS
- No. of Hospitals (Gov't)
- No. of Doctors (Gov't)
- No. of Nurses
- No. of Dentist
- No. of Midwives
- No. of Active BHW's |
2001
7.17
8.86
8.32
74.8%
66.62
63.77
27
135
7
21
64
14
198
2,654 |
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C.
Eduction
» Literacy Rate
» Educational Institutions
- No. of Pre-schools (PTCA organized
- Enrolment
- No. of Elementary/Primary Schools
- Complete Elementary
- Incomplete Elementary
- Complete Primary
- Incomplete Primary
- Total Enrolment
- Male
- Female
- No. of High Schools
- Total Enrolment
- Male
- Female |
(SY
2001-2002)
95.87
19
395
626 (Total)
414
9
121
82
131,141
66,857
64,284
52
37,348
17,428
19,920 |
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D.
Housing
» No. of Housing Projects
» No. of Family Beneficiaries |
Government
Private
3
5
1,286 2000 |
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E.
Religion and Culture
» Religion
» Culture (Major Denominations) |
Roman
Catholic 72.67%
Iglesia ni Kristo 2.90%
Aglipay 2.43%
Islam 6.36%
UCCP 3.53%
SDA 1.97%
Assembly of God 0.36%
Alliance Missionaries 3.26%
Other Evangelical/ 4.54%
Protestant
PBMA .24%
Jehovah’s Witness .37%
Buddhist .01%
Cebuano 61.31%
Tagalog 9.99%
Subanon 7.55%
Chavacano 5.44%
Ilonggo 4.81%
Other Local Dialect 3.51%
Maguindanao 2.13%
Tausug 2.10%
Boholano 1.24%
Ilocano 0.85% |
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| IV |
A.
Income
» Amount of Annual Income
» Major Sources of Income |
P78,307
Agriculture, Agribusiness & Compensation |
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B.
Employment
» Labor Force Population
» Employment Rate
» Major Field of Employment
- Professional Workers
- Admin. Workers
- Clerical Workers
- Sales Workers
- Agri. Workers
- Production Workers |
463,974
93.2%
4.7%
0.8%
3.9%
11.8%
59.6%
13.8% |
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C.
Agriculture
» Rice
» Corn
» Mango
» Banana
» Coffee
» Cacao |
Annual
Production (M.T.) Area Planted(Ha.)
321,336 88,483
145,415 90,855
14,611 2,924
217,429 18,843
6,012 3,012
222 320 |
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D.
Livestock
» Carabao
» Cattle
» Hog
» Goat
» Poultry/chicken
» Horses
» Sheep
» Duck
» Turkey
» Geese
» Dog |
Population
43,317
40,796
162,035
39,105
642,627
23,191
1,649
82,733
5,718
2,212
60,305 |
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E.
Fishing |
Illana
Bay, Panguil Bay, Dumanguillas Bay, Maligay Bay |
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F.
Fish Ponds |
Dimataling,
Dinas, Kumalarang, Pagadian City, Tukuran, Labangan |
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G.
Annual Fish Production |
103,511.22MT(Average
annual) |
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H.
Forestry and Mining Mineral Resources
» Marble
» Gold reserves
» Chromite
» Manganese
» Clay Ore |
Area
Mahayag, Dumalinao, San Miguel, Kumalarang, Labangan,
Tukuran and Sominot
Bayog, Labangan
Dumingag, Mahayag
Kumalarang, R. Magsaysay
Dumalinao |
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I.
Trade and Industry
» Agri-based
» Gifts and House ware
» Wood-Based |
» Manufacture of coco oil, livestock feed milling, rice/corn
milling, including the processing of fruits
» Includes crafting of woven products, basketry and Christmas
décor made from indigenous materials like: handmade paper,
roots, rattan, buri and bamboo
» Manufacture of furniture and furniture components from
wood, rattan and bamboo |
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» Marine and Aquaculture |
» Processing and preservation of marine products,
including support services like the putting up of ice
plant and cold storage facilities.
» Construction and construction materials includes construction
services and the manufacture of marble products, concrete
products and wooden construction. |
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J.
Existing Major Business Establishment |
Banks
Hotel and Restaurants
Department Stores
Bakery and Refreshment Parlors
Rice and Corn Milling
Coco Oil Processing
Rattan and Wood Furniture
Concrete Products
Metal Craft
Ice Plant and Cold Storage
Insurance Companies
Private Lending institution |
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K.
Exports |
Copra
Aquamarine Products
Marble
Livestock |
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L.
Tourism (Major Tourism Attractions) |
Fort
Militar, Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur
Theaters, Pagadian City
Sominot Cave, Sominot, Zamboanga del Sur
Bugwak Spring, Molave
Lourdes Hot ‘Spring, Pagadian City
Pulacan Falls, Labangan
Tugaya Falls, Aurora
Buracan Falls, Molave
Kalasan Falls, Pagadian
Noboran Falls, Pagadian
Kagawasan Falls, Pagadian
Tukuran Beach, Tukuran
Lovers Lane, Aurora
Natural Swimming Pool, Tambulig
Mount Palpalan, Pagadian
Lower Sibatang Bridge, Pagadian City
Bulatoc Hills, Pagadian City
Fatima Shrine, Labangan
Lake Maragang, Tigbao
Lakewood, Lakewood
Lake Dasay, San Miguel
Tuburan Spring, Mahayag
Megayon – a subanen festival held at Mt. Timolan, ZDS
showing their culture and arts. |
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M.
Hotel and Restaurant |
Hotel
Camila, Pagadian City
Roxane Hotel, Pagadian City
Hotel Gullermo, Pagadian City
Peninsula Hotel, Pagadian City
Pilgrims Tourist Inn, Pagadian City
Capitol Park Inn, Pagadian City
Rainbow Hotel, Pagadian City
Yllana Bay Mountain Resort, Pagadian City
Springland Resort, Pagadian City
Hilbon Lodge, Pagadian City
Milkway Lodging House, Pagadian City
Holy Family Lodge, Pagadian City
Pen Chik, Pagadian City
Jollibee, Pagadian City
Dunkin Donut, Pagadian City |
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A.
Roads
» National Road
» Provincial Road
» Municipal Road
» Barangay Road |
Length
255,448 km.
445.14 km.
304.835 km.
1,935.41 km. |
Type
Concrete, gravel and asphalt
Concrete, gravel and asphalt
Gravel, asphalt and earth
Gravel, earth |
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B.
Bridges (Number per type)
» Concrete
» Steel
» RCDG
» Bailey |
63
28
3
94 |
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C.
Irrigation
» CIS (Total Irrigated Farms)
» PIS (Total Irrigated Farms) |
47(4,743 hectares)
17(258 hectares) |
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D.
Ports
» No. and type of seaports
- National
- Fishing ports
» No. and type of airports |
» 2 (Pagadian City Ports and Margosatubig Ports)
» 12 (Aurora, Tambulig, Tukuran, Pagadian City, Dimataling,
Dumalinao, Kumalarang, Lapuyan, Margosatubig, Tabina,
V. Sagun and Pitogo)
» 1 airport, domestic |
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E.
Utilities
» Water Supply
- Level I
- Level II
- Level III
» No. of Population Served
» Power Supply
- Existing Electric Cooperative
- Percent of HHs served
- Percent of Barangay served
» Transportation
- Land
- Super 5 Transit
- Rural Transit/Lilian
- Van (JS, Jovens and 5 Star)
- Motorized Tricycle
- Sea
- Weesam (Fastrcraft)
- Aleson Shipping Lines
- Nora Shipping Lines
- Air
- South East Asian Airlines
» Communication
- Postal
- Telegraph
- Cellphone
- Radio
- Television/Cable Server |
1,117
351
62
674,168
ZAMSURECO (Zamboanga del Sur Electric Cooperative)
69% (61,260 households)
54%(331 Barangays)
Route
Pagadian-Ozamis-Dipolog-Dapitan,
Pagadian-Iligan-Cagayan de Oro
Pagadian-Iligan-Cagayan de Oro
Pagadian-Ipil-Zamboanga City
Pagadian-Ozamis City-Dipolog
Pagadian-Ozamis, Pagadian-Kapatagan
Pagadian-Margosatubig
Pagadian-Dumalinao, Pagadian-Labangan
Pagadian-Zamboanga City
Pagadian-Zamboanga City
Pagadian-Cotabato City
Pagadian-Cebu
27
26
Globe, Smart, Mobiline
AM(3), FM(6)
13 server |
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