Zamboanga Peninsula
WELCOME TO Zamboanga Peninsula Asia's Latin City Highlights History Zamboanga City ( Chavacano : Ciudad de Zamboanga ) is a highly urbanized city and the second largest city in Mindanao , Philippines and 3rd largest city by land area in the Philippines. It has a population of 861,799 people as of the 2015 census which also makes it the 6th most populous city in the country. It is the commercial and industrial center of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region. Zamboanga City is an independent city, which became a highly urbanized city on November 22, 1983. Zamboanga City used to be known as Samboangan in historical records. It was founded by the Subanen people during the pre-Hispanic times. After independence from Spain in May 1899, Zamboanga became the Republic of Zamboanga with Chavacano as its official language and Spanish as its co-official language. Af...