ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR

Zamboanga City

ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE

Ipil

Pagadian

Dipolog

Region boundaryProvince boundary

Perennial lakeMain river

Population Density (per km2)

Legend

Primary roadSecondary road

Provincial capitalMajor city/town

Major portActive volcano

Major airportMinor airport (Philippines only)

0 - 56 - 2526 - 5051 - 100101 - 500501 - 2,5002,501 - 5,000> 5,000

Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) is located in NorthwesternMindanao, extending toward the Sulu Archipelago and Borneo. It has an area of roughly 18,730.1 square kilometres. The island is connected to the main part of Mindanao through a strip of land situated between Panguil bay and Pagadian bay. The boundary between the peninsula and the mainland is officially marked bythe border between Zamboanga del Sur and Lanao del Norte.Zamboanga Peninsula includes Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboangadel Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay and urbanized chartered Zamboanga City.

3PROVINCES

5CITIES

67MUNICIPALITIES

1,904BARANGAYS

POVERTY

% Poverty incidence

0 - 14 15 - 26 27 - 39 40 - 56 57 - 84

Poverty incidence among population (%)

60%

2006 2009 2012 2015

40%

20%

0

45.0% 45.8%

33.9%

40.1%

Female

Male

0-4

5-9

10-1

4

15-1

9

20-2

4

25-2

9

30-3

4

35-3

9

40-4

4

45-4

9

50-5

4

55-5

9

60-6

4

65+

1.85M51.0%

1.78M49.0%

POPULATION

Region IX population

3.63million

Region IX households

799.22thousand

Population statistics trend

3.63M 2015 Census

3.41M 2010 Census

NATURAL DISASTERS and CONFLICT INCIDENTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

519,800

560,000

678,600

2011 2012 2013 2014

Girls

Boys

265,294 285,862

348,929254,506

274,063

329,695

Source: OCD/NDRRMC Source: DSWD

Source: PSA 2016Source: PSA 2015 Census

Conditional cash transfer beneficiaries (children)

305,238

291,571

596,900

Toilets

WATER AND SANITATION

66%Water

sealed

9%None

14%Closed pit

9%Open pit

NUTRITIONSource: PSA 2010 CensusSource: FNRI 2012

Source: PSA (QuickStat) 2016

25%Underweight

7%Wasting

0-60 months old

42%Stunting

Malnutrition

Food insecurity

40%Mother

26%Children

73%Household Toilets

HEALTH

Facilities

Personnel

SHELTER

Housing tenure

81.2%Owned/being

amortized

4.4%Rented

0.9%Rent free without consent

11.6%Rent free

with consent

Roof/Wall material

Roof

27.4%

32.5% 38.0%

0.2%

1.1%

0.0%

0.0%

0.0%

0.3%

Wal

l

Strong

Stro

ng

Light

Ligh

tS

alva

ged

Salvaged

Source: PSA 2010 Census

EDUCATION

Functional literacy rate

2,105Primary schools

335KMale primary school students

305KFemale primary school students

Source: PSA 2010/DepEd 2016

LIVELIHOOD

Labor force

Sectors

95.2%Employmentrate

20.3%Underemployment rate

21%

8%

10%

1%

16%Service

Industry

Agriculture45%

62.4%Partcipation rate

757Barangay health

stations

92Rural health

units

45Hospitals

(government/private)

Source: DOH (Personnel 2012/Facilities 2016)

80%

Watersupply

Faucet community

system

53%

Tubed/piped

14%

Dugwell

11%Spring

13%

Other3%

Bottled2%

Philippines: Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula) Profile

20142013201220112010

1310

21

11 10

Armed Conflict

Wind

18

66

91

1913

45

118

Flooding

Typhoon

Affected population (in thousands)

Number of disaster incidents per year

Notable incidents

No affected populationdue to tropical cyclonesin 2015 and 2016

214Nurses

654Midwives

104Doctors

43Dentists

The boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.

Creation date: January 2017 Sources: PSA, DSWD (NHTS), DOH, OCD/NDRRMC, DEPED, FNRI, Project NOAH, NAMRIA, GADM, SRTM Feedback: addawe@un.org, mendoza1@un.org, aportol@un.org www.unocha.org/philippines www.reliefweb.int philippines.humanitarianresponse.info