Pagadian information

Pagadian
Pagadian
Component city
	City of Pagadian
	F.S. Pajares Ave. in Pagadian City, showing the view of Illana Bay in the background
	Flag Seal
	Nickname(s): Home of the 40 Degree Tricycle; Little Hongkong of the South
	Motto: Asenso Pagadian!
	Anthem: Beautiful Pagadian
	Map of Zamboanga del Sur with Pagadian highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Pagadian Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 7°49′38″N 123°26′11″E / 7.8272°N 123.4364°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Sur
District	1st district
Founded	March 23, 1937
Cityhood	June 21, 1969
Barangays	54 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor	Samuel S. Co (PDP-Laban)
• Vice Mayor	Baldomero "Boy Baleleng" Fernandez (NUP)
• Representative	Divina Grace C. Yu
• City Council	Members
• Electorate	137,303 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	378.80 km2 (146.26 sq mi)
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Highest elevation	1,402 m (4,600 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	210,452
• Density	560/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Households	45,633
Demonym	Pagadianon
Economy
• Income class	1st class component city
• Poverty incidence	14.07% (2018)
• Revenue	₱ 1,440 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 4,026 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 835.9 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 1,926 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Sur 1 Electric Cooperative (ZAMSURECO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7016
PSGC	097322000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)62
Native languages	Subanon; Cebuano; Chavacano; Tagalog ; Maguindanaon ; Iranun
Catholic diocese	Diocese of Pagadian
Patron saint	Santo Niño de Pagadian
Website	www.pagadian.gov.ph

Pagadian, officially the City of Pagadian (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Pagadian; Subanen: Gembagel G'benwa Pagadian; Maguindanaon: Kuta nu Pagadian, كوت نو ڤڬديان; Iranun: Bandar a Pagadian, بندر ا ڤاڬاديان; Chavacano: Ciudad de Pagadian; Filipino: Lungsod ng Pagadian), is a 1st class component city and the capital of the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. It is the regional center of Zamboanga Peninsula and the second-largest city in the region and in the province, after the independent city of Zamboanga. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 210,452 people.^[4] The city will be converted to a highly urbanized city by the virtue of Proclamation No. 1247, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte dated November 8, 2021. ^[6]

Pagadian began as stop-over for traders who plied the road between the old Spanish fort-town of Zamboanga on the southwestern tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula and other bigger towns to the north of the old Zamboanga Province. Except for its sheltered bay and good fishing grounds, it was not a promising site because it is situated on steeply rolling terrain. In the course of its local history, waves of different kinds of people came to stay, and eventually called among themselves "Pagadianons".

The iconic symbol of Pagadian is its uniquely designed tricycle built to adopt to the city's hilly terrain. It is the only place in the Philippines with a public transport inclined at about 25-40° angle.^[7]^[8]^[9] In recent years, these iconic inclined public transport has been slowly being replaced by modernized tricycles, locally called "bao-bao" a kind of auto rickshaw, due to the latter's fuel-efficiency, less noise and being environment-friendly due to its smoke-less emissions.

^ "Little Hongkong of the South". Retrieved March 29, 2009.
^ City of Pagadian | (DILG)
^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
^ "Proclamation 1247" (PDF). The Official Gazette. November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
^ Tourism Philippines (retrieved: July 17, 2012)
^ The Inclined Tricycles of Pagadian City (retrieved: July 17, 2012)
^ My Pagadian.com(retrieved: March 31, 2009)

[1] "Little Hongkong of the South". Retrieved March 29, 2009.

[2] City of Pagadian | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-3] "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[PSA20–09-4] Census of Population (2020). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[5] "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.

[The_Official_Gazette-6] "Proclamation 1247" (PDF). The Official Gazette. November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

[7] Tourism Philippines (retrieved: July 17, 2012)

[8] The Inclined Tricycles of Pagadian City (retrieved: July 17, 2012)

[9] My Pagadian.com(retrieved: March 31, 2009)

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