Zamboanga City Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Zamboanga City
One common and popularly accepted claim how Zamboanga got its name is that it derived from theMalaywordjambangan("flower garden"), though other historical findings dispute that. All that said however, Zamboanga City is proud to call itself the "City of Flowers" after that name derivation. Zamboanga City is one of the largest cities in the Philippines by land area, with a size of about1,500km(580sqmi), coming third afterPuerto Princesa(about2,300km(890sqmi)) andDavao City(2,400km(930sqmi)). It is also the second largest city in Mindanao (after Davao City) and the sixth largest in the Philippines. by population, with about 860,000 residents as of 2015. The city is an important seaport, being the main transportation to the south. During Spanish times, Zamboanga provided protection to the rest
Top Attractions in Zamboanga City
Explore the best things to see and do in Zamboanga City:
- ★Bathe in Pasonanca's natural pools
- ★Fort Pilar Shrine
- ★Metropolitan Cathedral of Immaculate Conception
- ★Old Normal School Building
- ★Pasonanca Park
- ★Plaza Pershing
- ★R.T. Lim Boulevard
- ★Savour the area's delicacies
Where to Eat in Zamboanga City
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴ABC Bakery and Restaurant
- 🍴Alavar's Seafood House
- 🍴A Taste of Asia
- 🍴Chowking
- 🍴Country Chicken Restaurant and Country Bakeshop
- 🍴Eureka
Where to Stay in Zamboanga City
- 🏨Garden Orchid Hotel & Resort Corp.
- 🏨Hacienda de Palmeras Hotel & Restaurant
- 🏨Hotel Perlita
- 🏨Hotel Salwa
- 🏨La Casa Maria Hotel
- 🏨Lantaka Hotel by the Sea
Zamboanga City Travel Guide Sections
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