Pagadian City

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**City of Pagadian**
Image:Pagadianlogo.gif
Location
Map of Zamboanga del Sur showing the location of Pagadian City
Government
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Province	Zamboanga del Sur (capital)
District	1st district of Zamboanga del Sur
Barangays	54
Income class:	1st class city; partially urban
Mayor	Samuel "Sammy" S. Co
Founded	March 23, 1937
Cityhood	June 21, 1969
Official Website	elgu.ncc.gov.ph/ecommunity/pagadiancity/
Physical characteristics
Area	333.8 km²
Population Total (2000) Density	142,515 426.9/km²
Coordinates	7° 49' 42" N, 123° 20' 4.61" E

Pagadian City is a 1st class city in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. It is the capital city of the province, and the regional center of the Zamboanga Peninsula. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 142,515 people in 28,027 households. It is nicknamed the "little Hong Kong of the South"^{[citation needed]}.

1 Barangays
2 History
3 Hotels
4 Shopping
5 External links

[edit] Barangays

Pagadian City is politically subdivided into 54 barangays.

Alegria
Balangasan (Pob.)
Balintawak
Baloyboan
Banale
Bogo
Bomba
Buenavista
Bulatok
Bulawan
Dampalan
Danlugan
Dao
Datagan
Deborok
Ditoray
Dumagoc
Gatas (Pob.)

Gubac
Gubang
Kagawasan
Kahayagan
Kalasan
Kawit
La Suerte
Lala
Lapidian
Lenienza
Lizon Valley
Lourdes
Lower Sibatang
Lumad
Lumbia
Macasing
Manga
Muricay

Napolan
Palpalan
Pedulonan
Poloyagan
San Francisco (Pob.)
San Jose (Pob.)
San Pedro (Pob.)
Santa Lucia (Pob.)
Santa Maria
Santiago (Pob.)
Santo Niño
Tawagan Sur
Tiguma
Tuburan (Pob.)
Tulangan
Tulawas
Upper Sibatang
White Beach

[edit] History

A view of the fishermans shore in Pagadian

A former barrio of the municipal district of Labangan in the old province of Zamboanga, Pagadian was organized into a regular municipality on March 23, 1937, by virtue of Executive Order No. 77.

Pagadian was converted into chartered city on June 21, 1969 by virtue of Republic Act No. 5478, otherwise known as the Charter of the City of Pagadian. Benjamin F. Arao was the first mayor of the city. In 1990, during the administration of President Corazon C. Aquino, the regional center of Region IX was proposed for transfer ot Pagadian, yet this proposal cannot be pushed through. However, in 2004, President Gloria Arroyo ordered all offices to be transferred to Pagadian with the exception of regional branches of Department of Tourism, Department of Labor and Employment and Department of Trade and Industry, which will be retained in Zamboanga.

Pagadian city may be aimed to become one of the most important hubs in the south following the controversial regional transfer from Zamboanga City. Many people in Zamboanga City felt that the timing of the move was an attempt to punish Zamboanga City for not supporting the presidential campaign of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Others questioned the move because Zamboanga City has a much larger population and has direct air links with Davao, Cebu, Manila, and Malaysia. Zamboanga City is the commercial and transportation hub of Western Mindanao. Furthermore, analysts see the P2 billion pricetag of the move to be prohibitive in an era of belt tightening. Another sources stated that the transfer of the regional center to Pagadian would make Zamboanga the center of business and trade. Yet in early 2006, the regional transfer to Pagadian was reportedly blocked by the city's congressional body for its reasons: Zamboanga will be divided into two congressional districts effective May 2007, and the population of Zamboanga is about to reach 1,000,000 residents from Limpapa in the West Coast, to Licomo in the east coast.

[edit] Hotels

There are a few hotels in Pagadian, but no international hotels. The hotels that could be called tourist class include:

1.) Hotel Guillermo, Rizal Ave.; Coffeeshop, restaurant and nightly entertainment Business Hotel, accredited by DOT Accreditation no. TE-SH2-18-2006. August 28, 2006. Tel.: (6362)2141479

2.) New Roxanne Hotel, Pajares Ave.; single, double air conditioned rooms. Restaurant on ground level. Tel.: (6362)2141683

3.) Hotel Camila, J Ariosa St.; Restaurant on ground level. Tel.: (6362)2142934

There is also a resort slightly out of town in Tuburan:

4.) Springland Resort, National Hwy, Tuburan; restaurant and pool on grounds. Tel.: (6362)2141881 or (6362)2142992

[edit] Shopping

There is only one major shopping mall or department store in Pagadian: Peoples Mart Plaza on Pajares Avenue. It is dominated by the Peoples Mart department store with a food plaza and grocery store on the ground level, and a book store on the top level. There are also several shops in the vicinity including a recently (as of late 2005) opened Bench store.