*ZAMBOANGA CITY*

=PHILIPPINES=

The City of Zamboanga

 ( Subanon: Sembwangan, Chavacano: Ciudad de Zamboanga, Tagalog: Lungsod ng Zamboanga)

 is a highly urbanized city located in Mindanao, Philippines.

 It has a population of more than 807,129

 according to the 2010 census.

 Zamboanga is the 6th most populous

 and 3rd largest city by land area in the Philippines.

 It is the commercial and industrial center of the

 Zamboanga Peninsula.

Zamboanga was formerly known as Sembwangan

 in Subanon and the center of Subanon tribe

 and culture during the pre-Hispanic times. It was then capital of the former Moro Province,

 now Mindanao, from 1903 to 1913.

 On October 12, 1936,

 Zamboanga became a chartered city under Commonwealth Act No. 39.

 It was formally inaugurated on

February 26, 1937 which was declared a local holiday.

 Known for Hispanic influences in its culture,

 it bears the nickname "Asia's Latin City.

On September 15, 1911,

 the Legislative Council of the Moro Province

 passed Act No. 272 converting the municipality

 into a city with a commission form of government

but was amended to be effective on

 January 1, 1912.

 Frederick Christopher Bader was appointed mayor of the city.

Population

The population of Zamboanga has registered

 an increase of 172,613 (an average annual growth rate of 3.54 percent)

 in seven years, latest data

 from the National Statistics Office (NSO) showed.

 The data released by the NSO

regional office based in this city showed

 that from 601,794 in 2000,

the population grew to 807,129 as of May 1, 2010.^[34]

Among the 98 barangays

 in this Zamboanga, Talon-Talon was the most populous

 with a 3.9-percent share of this city���s population.

 Next to Talon-Talon were Tetuán (3.8 percent),

 Baliwasan (3.6 percent), Pasonanca (3.5 percent),

 Calarian and Tumaga both with 3.3-percent share,

 and San José Gusu (3.2 percent).