Zamboanga City (
Zamboangueño or
Chavacano/
Spanish:
Ciudad de Zamboanga) (
Tagalog:
Lungsod ng Zamboanga)is classified as a highly urbanized city and It is currently ranked as the 6th most populous city (947,020 population as of 2010) and the 3rd largest by area in the Philippines ((522/km
2) 1,353/sq mi).It is located at the southernmost tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula and is bounded in the north by the provinces of Zamboanga Sibugay and Zamboanga del Norte, in the west by the Sulu Sea, in the east by Sibugay Bay, and in the south by the Basilan Strait. It is approximately 460 nautical miles south of
City of Manila, 365 nautical miles northeast of
Kota Kinabalu,
Malaysia, 345 nautical miles northeast of
Menado,
Indonesia, bounded to the west by
Sulu Sea, on the east by the
Moro Gulf, and on the south by the
Basilan Strait and
Celebes Sea. Its distance from
Cebu City is about 372.57 nautical miles, and is 340.17 nautical miles from
Davao City.
Currently, Zamboanga City is one of the primary hubs in the
Philippines, being the premier city in
Zamboanga Peninsula Region in terms of commerce, trade, health services, financial institutions and education.
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