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The City of Pagadian (Filipino: Lungsod ng Pagadian, Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Pagadian, Spanish/Chavacano:

Ciudad de Pagadian, Iranun: Bandar Eng'd a Pagadian, Subanen:Gembagel G'benwa P'hagadi-an/Bagbenwa P'hagadi-an) is located in the province of Zamboanga del Sur, in the island of Mindanao. It is the regional

government seat of Zamboanga Peninsula (Region 9) of the Republic of the Philippines.

The city started its humble beginnings as a stopover for traders who ply the road between the Spanish town-

fort of Zamboanga on the southern tip of the Zamboanga Peninsula and other bigger towns to the north of the

old province of Zamboanga. Apart from its sheltered bay and good fishing grounds, it was not a place where

anyone envisioned a city would be founded upon it, as it mostly consists of rolling terrain. In the course of its

local history, steady waves of different kinds of people settled into the place. Eventually these people came to

love the area's hilly features and called among themselves "Pagadianons."

Situated on the northeastern side of the Western Mindanao region, Pagadian is the capital city of Zamboanga

 del Sur[7] province. It is bounded by the municipalities of Tigbao and Dumalinao on the southwest, Lakewood

on the west, Labangan on the east and northwest, and Midsalip on the north.

It is located within the tropics of the northern hemisphere which has pronounced dry season from January to

March and rainy season from April to December. The region is generally not affected by tropical storms and

 typhoons as it is located outside the Philippine Typhoon Belt. Temperatures range from 22.2 째C (72.0 째F) to

32.9 째C (91.2 째F). The prevailing winds are the southwest wind that blow shot gust wind from over the sea

during dry seasons going northeast, and the trade winds brought about by the mountain range. Rainfall

distribution is moderate from 2,500 mm to 3,000 mm annually.