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Zamboanguita | |
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| Municipality of Zamboanguita | |
 Zamboanguita Roman Catholic Church | |
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 Map of Negros Oriental with Zamboanguita highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Zamboanguita | |
.svg)  Zamboanguita Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:9°06′00″N123°11′56″E / 9.1°N 123.199°E /9.1; 123.199 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Negros Island Region |
| Province | Negros Oriental |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | 1866 |
| Barangays | 10 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jonah Pat L. Aviles (PFP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Felipe Gil U. Elmido, Jr. (PFP) |
| • Representative | Janice Degamo (Lakas) |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 20,790 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 85.86 km2 (33.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,846 m (6,056 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 30,412 |
| • Density | 354.2/km2 (917.4/sq mi) |
| • Households | 7,532 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 28.19 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 174.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 467.6 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 131.1 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 86.97 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Negros Oriental 2 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6218 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)35 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Zamboanguita (Cebuano:Lungsod sa Zamboanguita;Tagalog:Bayan ng Zamboanguita;Spanish:Municipio de Zamboanguita), officially theMunicipality of Zamboanguita, is amunicipality in theprovince ofNegros Oriental,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 30,412 people.[5]
Zamboanguita was established in 1866. Modest compared to the 6th largest city in the Philippines with 98 barangays, Zamboanguita has only 10 barangays.
A town rooted in history and replete with natural resources, Zamboanguita derived its name from an incident involving a coguita (octopus). Long before the Spaniards set foot in Negros Island, fishermen from as far as Mindanao would visit the yet unnamed town and benefit from the bounty of its rich fishing grounds – from its small tugnos (juvenile gobies) to the large iho (shark) in nearby Apo Island.
One day, a group of Moro fishermen fishing in the area found a coguita caught in their fishing net, which they then separated from their fish catch as it had tentacles and had no gills. The leader of the Moro group then ordered one of his men to go to the beach, find a tree and “isab-ong ang coguita” (hang the octopus).” Since then, every time an octopus was caught, it was hanged onto that particular tree.
The local people eventually started calling the place “Sab-ongan ug coguita.” When the Spaniards descended on the town, they called the town “Zamboangaguita” and later on it was shortened to “Zamboanguita”.
On the other hand, local stories that circulated among the town folks mentioned that Zamboanguita, with its Spanishdiminutive of -ita, (meaning "little Zamboanga") acquired its name from its neighbor down south across the sea,Zamboanga City.
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28 kilometres (17 mi) fromDumaguete, Zamboanguita is at the southern tip of the province of Negros Oriental and across from the island province of Siquijor. To the west of Zamboanguita is the municipality ofSiaton, and to the north/east is the municipality ofDauin.
Zamboanguita is politically subdivided into 10barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[6] | 2010[7] | |||||
| 074625001 | Basak (Basac) | 8.2% | 2,505 | 1,894 | ▴ | 2.05% |
| 074625002 | Calango | 5.7% | 1,721 | 1,469 | ▴ | 1.15% |
| 074625003 | Lutoban (Lotuban) | 7.0% | 2,131 | 1,728 | ▴ | 1.53% |
| 074625004 | Malongcay Diot | 3.7% | 1,114 | 940 | ▴ | 1.24% |
| 074625005 | Maluay | 12.3% | 3,752 | 2,954 | ▴ | 1.75% |
| 074625006 | Mayabon | 25.0% | 7,612 | 6,224 | ▴ | 1.47% |
| 074625007 | Nabago | 4.1% | 1,261 | 1,001 | ▴ | 1.69% |
| 074625009 | Najandig | 5.1% | 1,541 | 1,483 | ▴ | 0.28% |
| 074625008 | Nasig-id | 4.9% | 1,482 | 1,177 | ▴ | 1.68% |
| 074625010 | Poblacion | 21.2% | 6,450 | 6,126 | ▴ | 0.37% |
| Total | 30,412 | 24,996 | ▴ | 1.43% | ||
| Climate data for Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 33 (91) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 31 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 26 (1.0) | 22 (0.9) | 28 (1.1) | 41 (1.6) | 95 (3.7) | 136 (5.4) | 147 (5.8) | 126 (5.0) | 132 (5.2) | 150 (5.9) | 98 (3.9) | 46 (1.8) | 1,047 (41.3) |
| Average rainy days | 7.5 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 10.4 | 21.6 | 25.6 | 26.3 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 26.2 | 19.2 | 12.1 | 213.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue(Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[8] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1903 | 6,181 | — |
| 1918 | 8,076 | +1.80% |
| 1939 | 10,141 | +1.09% |
| 1948 | 9,922 | −0.24% |
| 1960 | 11,692 | +1.38% |
| 1970 | 11,385 | −0.27% |
| 1975 | 12,822 | +2.41% |
| 1980 | 14,083 | +1.89% |
| 1990 | 17,110 | +1.97% |
| 1995 | 18,905 | +1.89% |
| 2000 | 23,338 | +4.62% |
| 2007 | 24,914 | +0.91% |
| 2010 | 24,996 | +0.12% |
| 2015 | 27,552 | +1.87% |
| 2020 | 29,569 | +1.50% |
| 2024 | 30,412 | +0.68% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][7][11][12] | ||
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Poverty incidence of Zamboanguita
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
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It is part of the3rd District of Negros Oriental.
Current elected officials of Zamboanguita (2022):
The public schools in the town of Zamboanguita are administered by two school districts under theSchools Division of Negros Oriental.
Elementary schools:
High schools:
Private schools:
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