Christmas in Zamboanga City (Feliz Navidad!)

History of Zamboanga City (Zamboanga Peninsula)

The earliest people or the original natives of Zamboanga are the Subanen. 

The Subanen people's name for Zamboanga, 'Sung Lupa', means 'Pointed Land'.

Speculation that the name of zamboanga comes from the word 'Jambangan', meaning the 'Land of Flowers', is met by others insisting the name derives from the word 'Saguan' or 'Sambuan', A Malay word for the paddle used by natives to paddle the vintas in the sea. Still another possible origin is 'Sambon' which refers to herbal plants that grew abundantly in the city. Badjao, Samal, Tausug and the Yakan tribes from Malayan descent settled in the same part of Mindanao in the early 14th century.

Beautiful Beaches of Zamboanga City, Philippines

Bienvenidos a Ciudad de Zamboanga!

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This is Zamboanga City; known as the Asia's Latin City and Sardines Capital of the Philippines.
The premier city of Western Mindano, is classified as a highly urbanized city and It is currently ranked as the 6th most populous city (774,407 population as of 2007) and the 3rd largest by area in the Philippines ((522/km²) 1,353/sq mi).
It is approximately 460 nautical miles south of City of Manila.
The Main and/or Native language of Zamboanga City is Chavacano (Spanish Creole).


To visit the Zamboanga City webpage: http://www.zamboanga.net/CityofZamboangaNow.htm