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
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Creation date: January 2017 Sources: PSA, DSWD (NHTS), DOH, OCD/NDRRMC, DEPED, FNRI, Project NOAH, NAMRIA, GADM, SRTM Feedback: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] www.unocha.org/philippines www.reliefweb.int philippines.humanitarianresponse.info
