Zamboanga

city of the Philippines
Organization highly_urbanized_city Q1629
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Summary

Zamboanga is a highly urbanized city[1]. Zamboanga draws 3,162 Wikipedia views per month (highly urbanized city category, ranking #7 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Zamboanga Peninsula[3]
  • Country: Philippines[4]
  • Instance of: big city[5]
  • Shares border with: Zamboanga del Norte[6], Zamboanga Sibugay[7], Basilan[8]
  • Twinned administrative body: Zaragoza[9]
  • Postal code: 7000[10]
  • Commons category: Zamboanga City[11]
  • Local dialing code: 62[12]
  • Inception: 1635[13]
  • Official website: http://www.zamboanga.gov.ph/[14]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Zamboanga City[15]
  • Population: 20,692[16], 42,007[17], 43,894[18], 103,317[19], 131,489[20], 199,901[21], 265,023[22], 343,722[23], 442,345[24], 511,139[25], 601,794[26], 774,407[27], 807,129[28], 861,799[29]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Zamboanga City[30]
  • Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[31], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[32]
  • Official name: City of Zamboanga[33]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Zamboanga City[34]
  • Number of households: 20,359[35], 31,170[36], 59,735[37], 78,476[38], 114,782[39], 149,622[40], 169,542[41], 185,621[42], 227,352[43]
  • Demonym: zamboangueña[44], Zamboangan[45], zamboangueño[46], Samboanggenyo[47]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Zamboanga City[48]
  • Electorate: 263,085[49], 265,981[50], 369,121[51], 357,033[52], 362,124[53], 405,601[54], 412,795[55], 467,535[56], 445,240[57], 483,058[58]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Zamboanga include Zamboanga International Airport[59], an international airport[60], in Philippines[61].

Why It Matters

Zamboanga has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Zamboanga is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

Entities named for Zamboanga include Zamboanga International Airport[59], an international airport[60], in Philippines[61].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . 1903 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . 1918 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 1939 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 1948 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 1960 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 1970 Census of the Philippines. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 1975 Census of the Philippines. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 1980 Census of the Philippines. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 1990 Census of the Philippines. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 1995 Census of the Philippines. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2000 Census of the Philippines. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2007 Census of the Philippines. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . 2010 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . 2015 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . 1960 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . 1970 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . 1980 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . 1990 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . 2000 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . 2007 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . 2010 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . 2015 Census of the Philippines. psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . 2020 Philippine census. Retrieved . psa.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . comelec.gov.ph. comelec.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . 2022 Philippine general election. comelec.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  56. [58] ↑ . 2025 Philippine general election. Retrieved . comelec.gov.ph. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['an', 'ar', 'arz', 'bcl', 'bg', 'ca', 'cbk_zam', 'ceb', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo',
    Gnd id → 4636338-5
    Sitelink count → 60
    Claims rich → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  2. 5w ago · Lady01v · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Poverty incidence: 11.10 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270818|batch #270818]]"
  3. 5w ago · AeeyJaeyPH · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Poverty incidence: 11.10, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270791|batch #270791]]"
  4. 5w ago · Bjeweld · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Poverty incidence: 11.10, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270774|batch #270774]]"
  5. 5w ago · Bjeweld · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Poverty incidence: 3.30 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270707|batch #270707]]"
  6. 5w ago · AeeyJaeyPH · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Poverty incidence: 3.30 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270696|batch #270696]]"
  7. 5w ago · KenJstn · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Poverty incidence: 10.23 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270638|batch #270638]]"
  8. 5w ago · Bjeweld · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Poverty incidence: 10.23 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270622|batch #270622]]"
  9. 5w ago · WishywizPH · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Poverty incidence: 17.26 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270586|batch #270586]]"
  10. 5w ago · MarieGHS35 · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Poverty incidence: 17.26 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270584|batch #270584]]"
  11. 5w ago · KenJstn · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Poverty incidence: 12.60 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270558|batch #270558]]"
  12. 5w ago · Bjeweld · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Poverty incidence: 12.60 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270548|batch #270548]]"
  13. 5w ago · Sup3rR3dFir3 · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Poverty incidence: 19.87 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270520|batch #270520]]"
  14. 5w ago · B14ckSw4n · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Poverty incidence: 19.87 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270498|batch #270498]]"
  15. 5w ago · MrMelvinn · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Poverty incidence: 19.70 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270453|batch #270453]]"
  16. 5w ago · Riverfl0ww · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Poverty incidence: 19.70 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270444|batch #270444]]"
  17. 5w ago · AeeyJaeyPH · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Poverty incidence: 20.08 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270319|batch #270319]]"
  18. 5w ago · Loonyyyy · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Poverty incidence: 20.08 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270315|batch #270315]]"
  19. 5w ago · 8thButterfly · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Poverty incidence: 23.81 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270299|batch #270299]]"
  20. 5w ago · PamelaNDY06 · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Poverty incidence → {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+23.81'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+20.08'}, {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+19.70'} +6
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Poverty incidence: 23.81 percent, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270292|batch #270292]]"
  21. 8w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48043|batch #48043]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  22. 19w ago · Iampjanz · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total expenditure → {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1278995537.71'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1350958238.66'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1482672793.52'} +12
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/34741|batch #34741]]"
  23. 19w ago · JasDolt · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total expenditure → {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1278995537.71'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1350958238.66'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1482672793.52'} +12
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Point in time: 2024, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258989|batch #258989]]"
  24. 19w ago · Riverfl0ww · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total expenditure → {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1278995537.71'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1350958238.66'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+1482672793.52'} +12
    Fiscal/tax revenue → {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2050184302.07'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2167183820.64'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2384064185.71'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Total expenditure: 1,311,051,022.27 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258975|batch #258975]]"
  25. 20w ago · Elizabeth4H25 · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fiscal/tax revenue → {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2050184302.07'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2167183820.64'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2384064185.71'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Fiscal/tax revenue: 5,197,712,102.72 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258606|batch #258606]]"
  26. 20w ago · Bjeweld · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fiscal/tax revenue → {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2050184302.07'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2167183820.64'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2384064185.71'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Fiscal/tax revenue: 2,192,187,297.02 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258604|batch #258604]]"
  27. 20w ago · PamelaNDY06 · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fiscal/tax revenue → {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2050184302.07'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2167183820.64'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+2384064185.71'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Fiscal/tax revenue: 2,054,315,382.49 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258568|batch #258568]]"
  28. 20w ago · RemiaLSO256 · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total liabilities → {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+608236862.46'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+821456356.07'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+741413016.74'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Total liabilities: 3,094,150,509.24 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258563|batch #258563]]"
  29. 20w ago · IzzyLuxe · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total liabilities → {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+608236862.46'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+821456356.07'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+741413016.74'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Total liabilities: 3,342,806,457.83 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258448|batch #258448]]"
  30. 20w ago · IzzyLuxe · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total liabilities → {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+608236862.46'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+821456356.07'}, {'unit': 'Q17193', 'amount': '+741413016.74'} +12
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Total liabilities: 417,096,353.66 Philippine peso, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258341|batch #258341]]"
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