Zamboanga City
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Zamboanga City (Chavacano: Ciudad de Zamboanga; Filipino: Lungsod ng Zamboanga) is a city in Mindanao, Phillippines. It is the sixth-largest city of the Phillippines.
Zamboanga City is called the "Sardines Capital of the Philippines". This is because 9 of the 12 sardine companies in the country are in the city. Other names for the city are "Asia's Latin City" and "City of Flowers".
The city of Zamboanga is politically divided into 98 barangays or barrios.
Many landmarks are in the city. These include:
Zamboanga City Media
View of Zamboanga City in 2011 from the Garden Orchid Hotel
Illustration of Zamboanga ("Samboangan") and Fort Pilar, detail from the Carta Hydrographica y Chorographica de las Yslas Filipinas, 1734
Inauguration of the Municipality of Zamboanga with Datu Kalun (1901)
Aerial view of Zamboanga, 1930
President Manuel L. Quezon signing the City Charter of Zamboanga in a ceremony held at the Malacañang Palace in (1936)
Zamboanga-made Sardines in supermarket shelves
The administrative building of the Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority
Flag of Zamboanga City, Philippines
Plaza Rizal and the Zamboanga City Hall since 1907
The building where the Zamboanga City Council (Sangguniang Panglungsod ng Zamboanga) holds its sessions.
