Editing Zamboanga (province) (section)

===Division===
On June 6, 1952, the Republic Act 711,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chanrobles.com/republicacts/republicactno711.html|title=PHILIPPINE LAWS, STATUTES AND CODES; CHAN ROBLES VIRTUAL LAW LIBRARY|last=Firm|first=Ronald Echalas Diaz, Chan Robles & Associates Law|website=www.chanrobles.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref> authored by Zamboanga [[Roseller T. Lim|Congressman Roseller Lim]] was passed by the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|Philippine House of Representatives]] to divide the province of Zamboanga to [[Zamboanga del Norte]] and [[Zamboanga del Sur]], while the chartered City of Zamboanga and Basilan became part of Zamboanga del Sur . The bill was signed by President [[Elpidio Quirino]] in a ceremony held at the [[Malacañan Palace]].

The towns of [[Dapitan]], Dipolog, [[Rizal, Zamboanga del Norte|Rizal]], [[Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte|New Piñan]], [[Polanco, Zamboanga del Norte|Polanco]], [[Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte|Katipunan]], [[Manukan, Zamboanga del Norte|Manukan]], [[Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte|Sindangan]], [[Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte|Liloy]], [[Labason, Zamboanga del Norte|Labason]] and [[Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte|Siocon]] are composed of the province of Zamboanga del Norte. The City of [[Zamboanga City|Zamboanga]] & Island of [[Basilan]] and towns of Molave, [[Pagadian City|Pagadian]], [[Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur|Labangan]], [[Margosatubig, Zamboanga del Sur|Margosatubig]], [[Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur|Dimataling]], [[Dinas, Zamboanga del Sur|Dinas]], [[Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay|Ipil]], [[Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay|Buug]], [[Malangas, Zamboanga Sibugay|Malangas]], [[Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay|Kabasalan]] and [[Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur|Aurora]] are under Zamboanga del Sur.

The town of [[Dipolog]] was designated capital of Zamboanga del Norte and the town of [[Pagadian City|Pagadian]] as Zamboanga del Sur's capital.

In 2001, a brand new Zamboanga province, [[Zamboanga Sibugay]], was created from the province of Zamboanga del Sur with [[Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay|Ipil]] as its provincial capital.