philippines
2007-01-27 12:32:35 · 9 answers · asked by dub7065 1 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Philippines
first of all (and this is for some of the answerers above), mindanao = muslims is a flawed concept. a good majority of the island is inhabited by christians. muslims are very much in the minority.
that said, zamboanga city does have a lot of muslims -- but they don't constitute a majority of the population either. the muslim culture figures prominently whenever filipinos think of zamboanga (which is just as well, since it's a beautiful and proud culture), but in terms of religious affiliation, muslims are in the minority in that city.
2007-01-28 06:04:08 · answer #1 · answered by BlueBox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there are Muslims in Zamboanga City. But still, majority of the population are Christians.
2007-01-27 23:16:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think so... i have friends from zamboanga who are serious catholics! i havent been there but the history of the PHilippines would tell us that zamboanga couldnt be a muslim majority region.
why?
because zamboanga was the only province in Mindanao that was successfully colonized by the spaniards. that is why they speak a mixture of their own dialect and spanish. zamboanga was the fort of the Spaniards while they try to colonize the other parts of Mindanao. if there maybe muslims, i think theyre only a minority in that province or maybe living outside the city area.
2007-01-27 12:54:01 · answer #3 · answered by jasmine19805 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Zamboanga city have alot of muslims and buddhist. I know for sure that this city is more like Asian side comparing to other cities in the Philippines. Matter of facts, people that are resided in that city are very proud of their Malay stock.
2007-01-27 16:39:44 · answer #4 · answered by Soki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10% of the Philippine population are Muslims and are concentrated in Central, Southern and Western Mindanao. Zamboanga City hosts a large number of Muslim population since it is near Jolo, Tawi-Tawi and Basilan Islands which are predominantly Muslim. In fact Jolo is home to the Sultan of Sulu which still claims Northern Borneo or Sabah as part of its territory which was leased to the British before Malaysia became a country.
2007-01-27 16:56:00 · answer #5 · answered by CDOguide 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont think so!!! Because I have a lot of Catholic cousins there... But I'm still not that sure because the Muslims usually inhabit Mindanao and Zamboanga is in Mindanao!!!
2007-01-28 01:09:40 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Zamboanga City comprised of 70% christian and 30% muslim.
2007-01-27 16:18:18 · answer #7 · answered by EaglesEyeView 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, muslims are concentrated in mindanao and zamboanga city is in mindanao.
2007-01-27 12:43:15 · answer #8 · answered by swyt_suphladah 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are Muslims all over the world. If there are two in a group, thats a lot to me. So, I would have to say yes, there are a lot there.
2007-01-27 13:07:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋