West Mindanao
GEOGRAPHY
Land area: 16,609sqkm (6,413sqmi)
Topography: northern portion is mountainous, the rest is rugged
Mountains: Mt Malindang near Ozamiz, Misamis Occidental 2,409m (7,904ft); Mt Dapiak near Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur 2,617m (8,586ft); Mt Silingan near Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte 899m (2,950ft)
POPULATION
Majority Group: Cebuanos
Language: Cebuano, in Zamboanga also Chabacano
Minorities: Subanons
Region Population: 2,642,000
Cities, Towns (Census of 1990, x1000):
Province Misamis Occidental: Aloran 21, Baliangao 14, Bonifacio 24, Calamba 15, Clarin 24, Concepcion 4, Don Victoriano Chiongbian 6, Jimenez 21, Lopez Jaena 20, Oroquieta City 53, Ozamiz City 92, Panaon 9, Plaridel 29, Sapang Dalaga 18, Sinacaban 15, Tangub City 43, Tudela 19.
Province Zamboanga del Norte: Bacungan 15, Baliguian 9, Dapitan City 59, Dipolog City 80, Godod 12, Gutalac 17 Jose Dalman (Ponot) 18, Kalawit 12, Katipunan 33, La Libertad 8, Labason 25, Liloy 29, Manukan 29, Mutia 9, Pinan (New Pinan) 15, Polanco 28, Pres. Manuel A. Roxas 27, Rizal 13, Salug 26, Sergio Osmeña Sr. 22, Siayan 24, Sibuco 21, Sibutad 16, Sindangan 66, Siocon 27, Sirawai 20, Tampilisan 15.
Province Zamboanga del Sur: Alicia 25, Aurora 38, Bayog 22, Buug 33, Dimataling 20, Dinas 28, Diplahan 21, Dumalinao 45,Dumingag 34, Imelda 16, Ipil 43, Josefina 8, Kabasalan 32, Kumalarang 21, Labangan 29, Lakewood 13, Lapuyan 21, Mabuhay 13, Mahayag 38, Malangas 29, Margosatubig 29, Midsalip 23, Molave 37, Naga 32, Olutanga 16, Pagadian City 106, Payao 24, Pitogo 18, Ramon Magsaysay 21, Roseller Lim 29, San Miguel 20, San Pablo 21, Siay 25, Sominot 13, Tabina 19, Talusan 9, Tambulig 28, Titay 32,Tukuran 27, Tungawan 26, Vincenzo A. Sagun 17, Zamboanga City 442.
Political Structure (Provinces, Population x1000, Area, Capital): Misamis Occidental (424, 1939sqkm, 749sqm, Oroquieta), Zamboanga del Norte (674, 6618sqkm, 2555sqm, Dipolog), Zamboanga del Sur (1544, 8052sqkm, 3109sqm, Pagadian)
OZAMIZ CITY
Formerly called Misamis, a dusty provincial city without tourist attractions.
Accommodation
Holiday Tourist Inn (17)
Blumentritt St corner Cebedo St
sgl 60 (tb), 80 (ac, tb); dbl 80 (tb), 125 (ac, tb)
recommended
Minerva Hotel (23)
Zamora corner Washington Sts, Tel 20-65
dbl 150 (ac, tb, hot water); moderate
Country Lodge (2) - Ledesma St
sgl 45 (tb), 100 (ac, tb); dbl 75 (tb), 150 (ac, tb)
clean, quiet, recommended
Misamis Park Hotel (6) - Rizal St
sgl 70 (tb), 110 (ac, tb); dbl 90 (tb), 140 (ac, tb)
simple, old building
Soriano Pension House (3) - Mabini St
sgl 50, 100 (ac, tb); dbl 75, 125 (ac, tb); clean, quiet
Barangay Hotel (25) - Zamora St
sgl 35, 45 (tb), 80 (ac, tb); dbl 65 (tb), 110 (ac, tb); basic
Cebuano Lodge (4) - Rizal St
room 20 per person; basic, noisy
Gonzaga Lodge (14) - at the pier
room 20; basic, not very clean, noisy
Restaurants
ASV Food & Drinks (10) - Rizal St (Filipino)
good quality
Mandarin (17) - ground floor Holiday Tourist Inn
Blumentritt St (Chinese, ac)
Supermix / Manokan Country (21)
Zamora St (Filipino) moderate
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