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Illustration of Zamboanga and Fort Pilar, detail from the Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Yslas Filipinas, 1734. In 1635, upon the requests of the Jesuit missionaries and Bishop Fray Pedro of Cebu, the Spanish governor of the Philippines Juan Cerezo de Salamanca (1633–1635) approved the building of a stone fort in defense against pirates and raiders of the sultans of Mindanao and ...
Main entrance of Fort Pilar with the historical marker in Zamboanga City. This list of historical markers installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) is an annotated list of people, places, or events in the region that have been commemorated by cast-iron plaques issued by the said commission.
This list contains an overview of the government recognized Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Zamboanga Peninsula. The list is based on the official lists provided by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts , National Historical Commission of the Philippines and the National Museum of the Philippines .
Zamboanga City accounts for one-third of Zamboanga Peninsula's Gross Domestic Product. (GDP) Accounting over 32.6% of the region's P427.78 Billion GDP, the largest share of any province or city in the region. [116] in 2022, Zamboanga City's economy grew by 8.1% Zamboanga City's economy is the third largest in Mindanao, after Davao and Cagayan ...
The Zamboanga City Hall (Filipino: Bahay Pamahalaan ng Lungsod ng Zamboanga) [1] is the seat of the local government of Zamboanga City. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines considers the city hall building as a National Historical Site.
Originally constructed to be the "Youth Citizenship Training Center" in April 1960 with the generous assistance of the city council. This Pasonanca Tree House is visited by 3000 thousands of visitor per year.
The National Museum also established and operates regional museums across the Philippines: National Museum Eastern-Northern Mindanao , National Museum Central Visayas , National Museum Western Visayas (Iloilo City), National Museum Western-Southern Mindanao (Zamboanga City), and National Museum Ilocos , to name a few.
Zamboanga City, a highly urbanized city since 22 November 1983, comprises 98 barangays, which are grouped into 13 geographic districts. [1] The territory of Zamboanga City covers approximately 148,338.40 hectares, of which 142,089.90 (95.8%) lies on mainland Mindanao and 6,248.50 (4.2%) are on islands.