Republic of the Philippines

Aklan State University

College of Teacher Education

Banga, Aklan

Nikki A. Dumaran Ms. Abigail U. Ibao

Bsed 3 Social Studies Instructor

Social Studies 106:

Geography 3

Region 9 Zamboanga Peninsula

Zamboanga Del Norte of flowers") or sampaga (for

Geography:
Zamboanga del Norte is situated in
Northern Mindanao. It is bounded on the
north and west by the Sulu Sea, on the
east by Misamis Occidental, and on the
south by Zamboanga del Sur.
"flower"), both of which cannot be
linked linguistically to the current form
of the name. It is clear that early
historical accounts give the name of
the settlement as Samboangan,
with samboang ("mooring pole") as
the obvious root, and notjambang.

Dialect:
Food/Cuisine:
The main dialect is Cebuano/Visayan.
English and Filipino (Tagalog) are also Halang-Halang is a spicy soup made
spoken, indicative of a high level of
with minced chicken neck while the
literacy. The original and native
other three are pork-based meals that is
Subanen dialect lives on, especially in
the highlands. perfect for lunch and dinner time.

Etymology: (Zamboanga del Bas-ay

Norte,Zamboanga Sibugay, zamboanga Balbacua
del Sur) Paklay

Hispanicized form Festival:

of samboangan, Sinama for
Sinulog Festival
"anchorage," or literally, "place
El Torro Festival
of mooring poles," referring to the
Pangasi Festival
settlement and port town at the
southern tip of Mindanao's western Buklog Festival
peninsula. Just like the practice in Dipolog Pgsalabuk Festival
naming many other provinces, Pgsalabuk is a Subano term that
the undivided province of means togetherness.
Zamboanga was named after Hudyaka festival
its capital.[ Some persisting
erroneous folk etymologies for the
name of Zamboanga
include jambangan (Malay for "place Dipolog Sunset Boulevard
The Rizal Shrine (Dapitan City)

Glorias fantasy Land

Rizals Landing Place

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Most Holy

Rosary

Linabo Peak

Aliguay Island