Zamboanga del Norte vis-Ã -vis Mindanao and Zamboanga Peninsula Region
- The province is situated in the western border of Mindanao, particularly in the northwestern edge of the ZamboangaPeninsula Region or Region IX
- It is one of the provinces in the Zamboanga Peninsula Region, the others being the Provinces of Zamboanga del Sur and ZamboangaSibugay
Zamboanga del Norte
- The province is bounded in the :
north – Province of Misamis Occidental
south – City of Zamboanga
east – Province of Zamboanga del Sur
and Zamboanga Sibugay
west – Sulu Sea
Political units
–3 districts
-2 component cities (Dipolog and Dapitan)
Dipolog City as the capital
Dapitan City as the Shrine City where
National Hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal was
exiled for 4 years.
-25 municipalities
-691 barangays
LEGEND
PEOPLE
| •Population (actual 2015) | : | 1,011,393 | |
| •Population (estimated 2018) | : | 1,043,231 | |
| Provincial Growth rate | : | 1.04% | |
| National Growth rate | : | 1.72% | |
| Cebuano/Bisaya | : | 85% | |
| Indigenous Peoples | : | 10% | |
| Muslim | : | 5% | |
| •Population Density 2015 | : | 144 persons/sq km. | |
| •Literacy Rate 2012 | : | 98.80% | |
| •Employment Rate 2016 (Regional data) | : | 97.5% | |
| •Languages Spoken | : | English, Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish | |
| •Dialects Spoken | : | Tagalog, Cebuano, Subanen, Tausug, Hiligaynon, Chavacano |
Municipal Water Boundaries
Province of Zamboanga del Norte
–Coastline extends over 400 kilometers, from the Municipality of Rizal in the north, to the Municipality of Sibuco in the south
–Coastal LGUs:
•2 cities and 16 municipalities
–162 barangays,
 132,338 households