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*Zamboanga del Norte,

Zamboanga del Sur,Zamboanga Sibugay,Isabela City,

Zamboanga City*16,823 km2 (6,495.4 square miles)

*Total Area.



*Surrounded by bodies of water, the region has, thus,relied on fishing as one of its major industries.

* Bays: Sindangan, Sibuco, Sibuguey, Dumanquilas, Maligay, Taguite &Pagadian

* Rivers: Kumalarang, Sibuguey, Dinas & Labangas

*

The Zamboanga Peninsula lies between the MOROGULF, part of the CELEBES SEA, and the SULU SEA.



*The peninsula is connected tothe main part of Mindanao

through an isthmus situatedbetween PANGUIL BAY andPAGADIAN BAY.

The boundary between the peninsula and themainland is artificially marked by the borderbetween the provinces of ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

and LANAO DEL NORTE.



*ZAMBOANGA RANGE – forms thebackbone of the Zamboanga Peninsulastretching from Mt. Dabiak in Zamboangadel Norte and arching to Zamboanga Cityin the Southwest

*No active volcanoes

• Zamboanga del Norte – hilly &mountainous with plains alongthe coastlines

• Zamboanga del Sur – flat coastal

plain with interior mountains



*ISABELA CITY continues to be

under the jurisdiction of Basilan

for the administration ofprovincially-devolved servicesand functions. But for the

administration of regionalservices, the city is part of the

Zamboanga Peninsula Region

despite the rest of Basilan being

under the authority of the

Autonomous Region in Muslim

Mindanao (ARMM).



ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE has the highest number of farms.

The total farms for the province accounted for 41.2 % of the

total farms in the region.

*Total agricultural land area comprisedalmost half (45.2%) of the entire land area.

*Due to the increase in the no. of farms and

area planted over 1991 estimates, theaverage farm size increased from 2.87 ha.(per farm) to 3.11 ha. in 2002.

*Area harvested likewise increased by 5.8%.



•

PALAY is the major temporary crop in the region. Totalpalay production increased by 2.62%.

• COCONUT is the dominant permanent crop.

• All provinces have the same top three crops namely,

COCONUT, RUBBER & BANANA both in 2002 and 1991.



*Raising of chicken is the primary

poultry raising activity. (Zamboanga

del Sur contributed most.)

*Other agricultural activities:Ornamental & flower gardening

(excluding orchid) are more

common.

High percentage increases in

mushroom culture &

sericulture/silk/cocoon activity



*Male operators dominated the agricultural operation. (30-54

age group)

Implies that gender stereotypes persist within this region.

*Majority of the household members engaged in agricultural

activity were working in their own holding.



*Coastline is about 43% of Mindanao's

total coastline.

*Major sea products include tuna,

herring sardines, anchovies andmackerel. Shrimps, prawns, lobsters,

crabs, squid and cuttlefish also

abound.

*Zamboanga City Special Economic

Zone and Freeport Authority

(ZamboEcozone)

Only freeport in Visayas & Mindanao



*Dipolog City in Zamboanga

del Norte is renowned for

pioneering the production

of in-glass or bottledsardines in the country.

*Region 9 ranks third in

terms of seaweeds

production contributingroughly 12% of the total

national output.



*ZAMBOANGA FREEPORTAUTHORITY (Zamboanga City Special

Economic Zone Authority) -Conceptualized to be aneconomic hub that is designed togenerate local economicactivities that will serve as aspringboard for the promotion oftrade, investments, and ecologytourism not only in ZamboangaCity but also throughout theregion.



*Total number of buildingconstruction projects in Zamboanga

Peninsula was recorded at 327 units

or valued at Php234,695,000 in the

third quarter of 2010.

*Among the provinces, Zamboanga delNorte was noted to have the mostnumber of building constructions

which was recorded at 272 units,followed by Zamboanga del Sur and

Isabela City at 53 and 2 units,

respectively.



* In the latest census count of 2007, the total

population of Region 9 reached 3.230million, up from 2.831 million recorded

in census year 2000.*Yearly average increase of 57,000 people

*Region IX accounts for 15% ofMindanao’s population and about 3.6%

of the national population of 88.6 million.

*1.83% average annual growth rate

*Population will reach 3.487 million in 2010

and 4.205 million by 2020.



*The reasons for the decrease inexports are the following:

* Indirect exports were included in 2008.

*The focus in 2009 was on those exports

which the DTI Region 9 had directinterventions like market matching,

trade fairs, trade missions and

marketing consultancy.

*But the ZamboEcozone, on top of

generous incentives granted toinvestors and locators, also

guarantees free flow, entry ,and

movement of machineries and other

good tax free within its jurisdiction.



*KALIBUGAN*from the Subanon community who

submitted themselves to the practice of

intermarriages and change of faith (Islam)

*Sama-Tausug slang which literally means"half breed”

*remain Subanon in speech and in their

culture

* lack a distinctive political organization

* live their lives as subsistence farmers

cultivating upland rice, roots, and tree

crops



*TAUSUG (“people of the current”)

*most politically dominant group in the SuluArchipelago; formed the Sultanate of Sulu in the

15th century

* experienced sailors and are known for theircolorful boats or “vintas;” superb warriors and

craftsmen

* amalgam of different cultures and foreign

influence that dates back to as early as the 13th

century, when Sulu was trading with China, India,the East Indies, Arabia, and Japan.

* Fishing is one occupation many Tausugs are

engaged in

* plant upland rice inter-cropped with cassava,

coconut, abaca, and coffee



*BAJAU (“sea gypsies”)

*nomadic, seafaring people, living off the sea

by trading and subsistence fishing

*erect houses on stilts, and travel using “lepa-

lepa,” handmade boats in which many lived

*Claims to religious piety and learning are an

important source of individual prestige

*Originally expert horsemen & known for

weaving and needlework skills

* ***often intentionally rupture their eardrums

at an early age in order to facilitate diving

and hunting at sea

*The SAMALS originated from this group



*CHAVACANO: Spanish-based creole

language (derived from the Spanish

word "chabacano", meaning "poor

taste," "vulgar," "common," "of low

quality”)

*CEBUANO (Bisaya)

*ZAMBOANGUEÑO

*MAGINDANAON

*SAMA

*SUBANON (Tuboy-Salog;Kanluranin/Siocon; Lapuyan



*Farming and fishing are the main economic activities of theregion.

* It also has rice and corn mills, oil processing, coffee berry

processing and processing of latex from rubber.

*Its home industries include rattan and furniture craft, basketmaking, weaving and brass work.

*Art: weaving, basketry, metalwork, basketry

*Music: kulintang ensemble (gandingan, dabakan, etc.)



*END

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