ZAMBOANGA. thim-b6-iin'gri, Philippines, (1) town. capital of the District of 7.arnboansra; on the southern coast: 17 miles across the strait from Isabela. It was founded in 1635 as a base of operations against Moro pirates; shortly before the American occupancy of the islands it was almost entirely destroyed by fire, partly by the Spaniards and partly by the Filipinos; since then it has been rebuilt. Many of the houses are of stone, and the town contains a fort, the Castle of San Felipe, a cathedral, a public hos pital, the provincial a*tol, completed in 1904 and a customs house. Since the American occu pation the streets have been improved. public parks established and docking facilities have been extended. It is with Manila by steamer, and is the chief market in the soothers part of the archipelago for hemp, copra and grata perdia. Pop. 30,000. (2) A District of Moro province, forming the western peninsula of the island of bounded on the north by Dapitan and fiftsamis, on the south* the Celebes Sea and Basilan Strait, on the east by Lanao and on the west by the Sulu Sea; area, with dependent islands, 6,065 square lades.
The district was increased in size by the act of the Philippine Commission 1 June 1901 TY main mountain range extends west and thee southwest from the northeastern bounds:Las• 1 other range traverses the or peninsula. The climate is the best in the Phil ovules, the temperature varying but a few de grees. Agriculture and stock raising are the more important industries; rice, hemp, coma, coffee, sugar, cocoanuts are cultivated; and cloves and nutmegs and vegetables are she among the valuable products of this province. Cattle, horses and hogs are raised. There is as abundance of valuable woods, particuharly teak and juniper; deposits of coal at the head of Sibuguey Bay and at other places, and gold she is found in the western portion. Pop. MOM