Key facts
- Country
- Philippines
- Region
- Zamboanga Peninsula
- Founded
- June 6, 1952
- Capital and largest city
- Dipolog
- Type
- Sangguniang Panlalawigan
- Governor
- Darel Dexter T. Uy ( Lakas )
- Vice governor
- Julius C. Napigquit ( Lakas )
- Legislature
- Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Board
- Total
- 7,301.00 km (2,818.93 sq mi)
- Rank
- 9th out of 82
- Highest elevation mount dansalan
- 629 m (2,064 ft)
- Density
- 146.154/km (378.536/sq mi)
- Demonym s
- North Zamboangueño , North Samboanganon
- Component cities
- 2 Dapitan Dipolog
- Municipalities
- 25 Baliguian Godod Gutalac Jose Dalman Kalawit Katipunan La Libertad Labason Leon B. Postigo Liloy Manukan Mutia Piñan Polanco President Manuel A. Roxas Rizal Salug Sergio Osmeña Sr. Siayan Sibuco Sibutad Sindangan Siocon Sirawai Tampilisan
- Districts
- Legislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte
- Time zone
- UTC+8 ( PHT )
- Idd area code
- +63 (0)65
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
Zamboanga del Norte (Cebuano: Amihanang Zamboanga; Subanon: Utara Sembwangan; Filipino: Hilagang Zamboanga), officially the Province of Zamboanga del Norte, is a province in the Philippines situated within the Zamboanga Peninsula region in Mindanao. Its capital and largest city is Dipolog and the province borders Zamboanga del Sur and Zamboanga Sibugay to the south, Misamis Occidental to the east, and the Sulu Sea to the west.
Zamboanga del Norte is the largest province of the Zamboanga Peninsula region by land area covering 7,301.00 square kilometres (2,818.93 sq mi). Zamboanga del Norte is the 26th populous province in the Philippines.