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Pagadian
Pagadian, officially the City of Pagadian, is a 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, after the independent city of Zamboanga. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 206,483 people. The city will be converted into a highly urbanized city by virtue of Proclamation No. 1247, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on November 8, 2021. But it shall still take effect after ratification in a plebiscite.
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- Population: 206,483.
- Founded: 1937.
- Area: 378.8 sq km.
- Timezone: Asia/Manila.