Zamboanga del Norte

Zamboanga del Norte
(from top: left to right) Provincial Capitol Building in Dipolog, Saint James the Greater Church, Magsaysay Park, and Dakak Beach Resort
Motto(s): 
Unity, Prosperity, Peace
Location in the Philippines
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Coordinates: 8°08′00″N 123°00′00″E / 8.1333333°N 123°E / 8.1333333; 123
CountryPhilippines
RegionZamboanga Peninsula
FoundedJune 6, 1952
Capital
and largest city
Dipolog
Government
  TypeSangguniang Panlalawigan
  GovernorDarel Dexter T. Uy (Lakas)
  Vice GovernorJulius C. Napigquit (Lakas)
  LegislatureZamboanga del Norte Provincial Board
Area
  Total
7,301.00 km2 (2,818.93 sq mi)
  Rank9th out of 81
Highest elevation
(Mount Dansalan)
629 m (2,064 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
1,047,455
  Rank27th out of 81
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
   Rank60th out of 81
Demonym(s)North Zamboangueño
North Samboanganon
Divisions
  Independent cities0
  Component cities
  Municipalities
  Barangays691
  DistrictsLegislative districts of Zamboanga del Norte
Time zoneUTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code
7100–7124
IDD:area code+63(0)65
ISO 3166 codePH-ZAN
Spoken languages
Income classification1st class
WebsiteProvince of Zamboanga del Norte Official Website

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.